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Chechulin Family

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and photographs, chiefly form the third quarter of the nineteenth century. There are also letters from Fedor Chechulin to his wife, from 1856-1865, in Swedish with later Russian translations; documents and other correspondence from 1847-1877; a manuscript about the family by Ekaterina Maĭdel;́ several family photographs; and a memoir by Polina Petrovna Chechulina about her experiences as a physical development instructor for the family of Grand Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich from about the end of the nineteenth century to World War I.

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Shaĭkevich, Evgenii︠a︡ Stepanovna

Shaĭkevich's (neʹe Ostrovskai︠a︡) handwritten memoirs (fifteen small notebooks) discuss her family and guests at her home, including Prince Sergeĭ Volkonskiĭ, Nikolaĭ Berdi︠a︡ev, and Maksimili︠a︡n Voloshin. She also discusses prominent Russian and Jewish families at the turn of the century. The memoirs conclude with her emigration to Latvia, Germany, and France. The essay "Poslednii︠a︡ stranichki" and her minor manuscripts are also autobiographical in nature.

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Zvereva, Larissa Dmitrievna, 1893-

Two typed memoirs of Zvereva. The larger (49 p.) discusses her family, childhood, and youth up to the time she emigrated. She discusses in some detail rural life around the turn of the century, including her father's estate and the 1905 revolution in the area. The shorter memoir (6 p.) concerns the aftermath of the murder of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in 1934. Also included are a handdrawn diagram and a photograph of Zvereva's father's house.

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Marii︠a︡, matʹ, 1891-1945

Collection includes 19 manuscript notebooks of poetry and prose; 42 titled articles in typescript form on religious, political, literary and autobiographical topics; several published collections of her poetry; and a folder of original drawings. Also included are three biographical articles by K. Mochulśkiĭ, M. Vishni︠a︡k and her mother Sofii︠a︡ Borisovna Pilenko, as well as her own childhood and that of her mother and grandmother during the era of Alexander I, Nicholas I, and Alexander II.

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Vadbolśkai︠a︡, Nina Vladimirovna

Memoirs--mostly handwritten--of Vadbolśkai︠a︡. She spent several years in Persia with her husband, General Vadbolśkiĭ, who commanded Russian troops in northern Persia after the Russo-Japanese War. The memoirs focus on the personal and social life of Vadbolśkai︠a︡. With typed transcript of handwritten portions.

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Semenov-Ti︠a︡nʹ-Shanskīĭ, Valerīĭ Petrovich, 1871-approximately 1966

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, photographs and printed materials, primarily booklets and clippings. The correspondents include Ivan and Vera Bunin, Mark Slonim and Petr Struve. Also included are photocopies of letters by Ivan A. Goncharov. By far the largest part of the collection is in the form of memoirs written by Valeriĭ P. Semenov-Ti︠a︡nʹ-Shanskiĭ, in which he dwells in detail on his ancestors, on the social and political life in Russian during the second half of the 19th century and on his public life in the emigration. The subject files deal primarily with Russian emigre organizations in Finland.