Aleksandr Kazem-Bek Papers, 1898-2014

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Series V: Professional Activity, 1941-1965

The series comprises materials related to Aleksandr Kazem-Bek's teaching work and his work at YMCA.


Subseries V.1: Teaching, 1943-1965

Correspondence, documents, curriculum and teaching materials, lectures notes, newspapers and clippings related to Aleksandr Kazem-Bek's work at the Connecticut College, his activity as a member of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), his appointment as a visiting Russian lecturer and educational expert with the government of India and Pakistan.


American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), 1943-1951



Box 11 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1944-1949


Box 11 Folder 2 Members, Meetings, 1946-1948


Box 11 Folder 3 Russian language programs, 1943-1951


Bulletin of the AATSEEL, 1944-1949


Box 11 Folder 4 1944-1945


Box 11 Folder 5 1946


Box 11 Folder 6 1947-1949


Box 11 Folder 7 Notes, undated


Box 11 Folder 8 Appointment to India and Pakistan, 1951-1954

(materials related to Kazem-Bek's appointment as a visiting Russian lecturer and educational expert with the government of India and Pakistan)


Connecticut College, 1946-1965

(correspondence, reports, meetings, teaching materials, curriculum, Russian Club, cultural events, clippings)


Correspondence, 1947-1959


Box 11 Folder 9 1947-1950


Box 11 Folder 10 1951-1959


Box 11 Folder 11 Faculty Matters, 1947-1951

(reports, meetings, lists)


Box 11 Folder 12 Course curriculum and teaching materials, 1948-1954


Box 11 Folder 13 Russian Club, 1947-1965


Box 11 Folder 14 Cultural events, 1946-1965


Newspapers and clippings, 1946-1965



Box 27 OS Folder 1 Conn Census, , 1965 May 13

(oversize flat box)


Box 27 OS Folder 1 Connecticut College News , 1949-1954

(oversize flat box)



Box 11 Folder 15 Clippings regarding A. Kazem-Bek, 1947-1954


Box 11 Folder 16 General clippings, 1946-1965


Box 11 Folder 17 Grants of the Ford Foundation, 1952-1955


Box 11 Folder 18-20 Lectures notes, undated

(notes on Russian language and literature classes)


Subseries V.2: YMCA, 1941-1956



Box 12 Folder 1-2 Correspondence with Paul Anderson and John Mott; Kazem-Bek's and Anderson's writings, notes, documents and other materials related to Kazem-Bek's work with the War Prisoner's Aid of the Young Men's Christian Association.