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Series III: Human Rights Activity, 1975-1990s
Series IV: Personal Documents and Biographical Materials, 1939-2003
Series V: Photographs, Art Works, and Video-Audio Materials, 1898-2000s

Raisa Berg Papers, 1898-2006

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Series IV: Personal Documents and Biographical Materials, 1939-2003

Contains certificates, educational and financial documents, IDs, immigration and travel documents of Raisa Berg. Biographical materials include autobiographies, CVs, bibliography of Berg's works, interviews with her, articles about her, materials on emigration of Raisa Berg's daughter Maria Shenderova; address books, business cards, calendars, exhibit catalogs, playbills, and other related materials.

Personal Documents:


Box 52 Folder 1 Awards, 1990-1997

Box 52 Folder 2 Birth certificate, divorce certificate, retirement ID, employment history,, 1974

Box 52 Folder 3 to 4 Educational Diplomas and Certificates, 1939-1965

Box 52 Folder 5 to 6 Financial Documents, 1970s-1990s

Box 52 Folder 7 IDs, 1975-1999

Box 52 Folder 8 to 9 Immigration and travel documents, 1974-1990s

Box 52 Folder 10 Legal, 1994-2003

Box 52 Folder 11 to 12 Memberships, 1980s-1990s

Box 52 Folder 13 Passports, 1981 1986, 1981, 1986

Box 52 Folder 14 Subscriptions, 1979-1994

Box 52 Folder 15 Varia, 1970s-1990s

Biographical Materials:

Box 52 Folder 16 to 20 Autobiography and biographical notes, undated

R.Berg - painter:


Box 53 Folder 1 "Autobigraphy of self-educated painter", undated

Box 53 Folder 2 "Ia - abstraktsionist vosemnadtsatogo veka", undated, 1982

Box 53 Folder 3 "Vremia moe nastalo", 1983

Box 53 Folder 4 Exhibits: catalogs, invitations, lists of pictures, various years

Box 53 Folder 5 Petition, undated

Box 53 Folder 6 CV, various years

Box 53 Folder 7 List of publications, various years

Box 53 Folder 8 Interviews, 1960s-1993 (videotape with R.Berg's interview of 2002: see Series V--Videomaterials--Box 57, Folder 23), 2002:

Box 53 Folder 9 to 11 Emigration of Raisa Berg's daughter Maria Shenderova (documents, letters, essays)

Box 53 Folder 12 Articles about her in newspapers, 1975-1984

Box 53 Folder 13 About her: to 90th anniversary, 2003

Box 53 Folder 14 Obituaries, 2006

Box 53 Folder 15 Unidentified. "Izbergizm na tezoimenitstvo vseslavneishei Raisy L'vovny Berg",, undated


Box 54 Folder 1 to 4 Contacts (address book, business cards, addresses and telephones of various people and organizations), various dates

Box 54 Folder 5 to 6 List of addressees, calendars, various dates

Box 54 Folder 7 Inscriptions to various people, 1990

Box 54 Folder 8 Invitations to exhibit openings of various artists, 1970s-1980s

Box 54 Folder 9 to 10 Catalogs of exhibits of various artists, 1960s-1980s (some with inscriptions), 1960s-1980s

Box 54 Folder 11 Playbills, programs, tickets, 1970s-1980s

Box 54 Folder 12 Varia, undated