Aleksandr Bakhrakh papers, 1922-1983

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in three series.

• Series I: Correspondence
• Subseries I.1: Cataloged correspondence
• Subseries I.2: Arranged correspondence
• Series II: Manuscripts
• Series III: Photographs

Description

Summary

Letters received by A. V. Bakhrakh which discuss 20th century Russian literature, contemporary Slavic studies, and Russian emigre publishing activities. Correspondents include Andrei Belyi (Boris Bugaev), Ivan Bunin, Kornei Chukovskii, Andre Gide and Boris Pilniak. There are over 300 letters by Gleb Struve wtitten from 1964 to 1983, which cover the above topics as well as Struve's personal and professional life. There are both letters and manuscripts by Vladislav Khodasevich, Aleksei Remizov and Marina Tsvetaeva.

• Series I: Correspondence

• Series II: Manuscripts

• Series III: Photographs

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Aleksandr Bakhrakh Papers; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchased with Tulinoff Fund; Date of acquisition--1983.

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchased with Tulinoff Fund; Date of acquisition--1984.

Publications based on the collection

• "Pis'ma M. I. TSvetaevoi k A. V. Bakhrakhu: Publikatsiia i komentarii A. Tiurina." Novyi Zhurnal No. 180 (1990) : pp. 21U-253, No. 181 (1990): pp. 98-138. (Letters of Marina TSvetaeva to Alexander Bacherac from box 5).Malmstad, John.
• "Perepiska V.F. KHodasevicha s A.V. Bakhrakhom." No-voe Literaturnoe Obozrezie no. 2 (1993) pp. 107-205.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1983.

Papers Accessioned 1984.

Papers Processed 07/--/85.

Materials were intellectually arranged in three series at the same time the finding aid was converted to EAD. Nothing in the collection was physically rearranged.

Revision Description

2021-06-17 Collection was renamed from Alexander Bacherac Papers to Aleksandr Bakhrakh Papers. ksd

2021-06-17 PDF finding aid converted to EAD and published. Authorities and notes revised, updated and expanded. ksd

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

All links open new windows.

Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical sketch

Aleksandr Vasil'evich Bakhrakh (also Bacherac, Bachrach), 1902-1985, an emigre writer (author of "Bunin v khalate"), a journalist, critic, and memoirist who published widely in émigré journals and newspapers. During WWII he lived with Ivan Bunin, who sheltered him from the Nazis (Bakhrakh was Jewish). Bakhrakh worked in a pro-Soviet newspaper after the war, in 1950s and 1960s worked for Radio Svoboda. Died in Paris in 1985, was buried in Helsinki.