Mikhail Karpovich Collection on Vladislav Khodasevich, 1920-1939

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BA#0186
Bib ID:
6568136 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Karpovich, Michael, 1888-1959
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
72 items (1 manuscript box)
Language(s):
Russian .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_6568136.pdf
Access:
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This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and printed materials of the Russian writer Vladislav Khodasevich, which were collected by or sent to Karpovich. There are 6 letters by Khodasevich to Karpovich, and 2 to other people. Manuscripts and documents by Khodasevich include poetry, notes, essays, autobiographical information, listings of his publications, earnings, daily work, and references to him in print. Printed materials consist of clippings and an annotated copy of his "Poeticheskoe khozi︠a︡istvo Pushkina" (1924). There are also 2 items in the collection by Raisa Blokh, and 1 by Georgiĭ Ivanov.

Using the Collection

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.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions 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); Mikhail Karpovich Collection on Vladislav Khodasevich; 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.

Existence and Location of Copies

Also available on microfilm:

Khodasevich, Vladislav. "Chronology"; "Rabota" MN#: 91-2123 1 reel (positive) 2 copies 1 reel (negative) BAR Ms. Coll. Karpovich/Khodasevich

Also available on microfilm:

Khodasevich, Vladislav. "Biography of A. Pushkin up to 1820"; "Pushkin Celebrations in the USSR"; "Praded" (lz knigi "Pushkin") MN#: 97-2022-1 1 reel (positive) no master negative BAR Ms. Coll. Karpovich/Khodasevich

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Serge Karpovich. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1982.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Processed 03/--/83.

Revision Description

04/20/2020 PDF finding aid converted to EAD and notes revised by KSD.

Biographical / Historical

Vladislav Khodasevich (Владислав Ходасевич; May 16, 1886 – June 14, 1939), widely regarded as one of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century, lived the last part of his life in France.

Mikhail Mikhailovich Karpovich, Russian-American historian (1888-1959). Karpovich was an employee of the embassy of the Russian Provisional Government in Washington, D.C. in 1917-1922, professor of Russian history at Harvard University, and editor of "Novyi zhurnal."

Subject Headings

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

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Genre/Form
Clippings (Information Artifacts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Essays CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Notes (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poems CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Blokh, Raisa, 1899-1943 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Ivanov, Georgiĭ, 1894-1958 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Khodasevich, V. F. (Vladislav Felit͡sianovich), 1886-1939 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Books -- Format CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- United States -- Russians -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Russian literature -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Russian literature -- Foreign countries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Russians -- France CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID