Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Vereshchagin, Vladimir, 1888-, Kshesinskai︠a︡ , Matilʹda Feliksovna, 1872-1971, Kirill Vladimīrovich, Grand Duke of Russia, 1876-1938, Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vasiliĭ Ivanovich, 1845-1936, Tėffi, N. A. (Nadezhda Aleksandrovna), 1872-1952, and Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953
- Extent:
- 92 items and 1 box
- Language:
- Russian .
Background
- Scope and Content:
Correspondence and memoirs of Vereshchagin. Correspondence includes letters from a number of major emigre cultural figures, such as Ivan Bunin, Matild́a Ksheshinskai︠a︡, Vasiliĭ Nemirovich-Danchenko; there are also poems by Nemirovich-Danchenko and by Nadezhda Teffi. In addition, there are letters by members of the Imperial family in exile, particularly Grand Prince Vladimir Kirillovich. Vereshchagin's memoirs touch on such subjects as his childhood and family, the Imperial Corps of Pages, cultural life in St. Petersburg and Petrograd, and the early 1920's in Petrograd and Moscow. In addition, there is a pamphlet of poems by Vereshchagin"Stikhi" (1955).
- Biographical / Historical:
Nephew of the artist Vasiliĭ Vereshchagin.
- Acquisition information:
- Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1966.
- Processing information:
Papers Accessioned 1966.
Papers Processed 09/--/82.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- aapm
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- France -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence)
Memoirs
Pamphlets
Poems - Places:
- Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located on-site.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu