Obshchestvo Pomoshchi Russkim Detiam za Rubezhom Records, 1926-1964
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- BAR Ms Coll/Obshchestvo Pomoshchi
- Bib ID:
- 4077890 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Obshchestvo Pomoshchi Russkim Deti︠a︡m za Rubezhom; Remizov, Alekseĭ, 1877-1957; Zaĭt︠s︡ev, Boris, 1881-1972; Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987; Tolstai︠a︡, A. A. , Aleksandra Andreevna, grafini︠a︡, 1817-1904; Vakar, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 52500 items (104 boxes; 9 oversized folders)
- Language(s):
- Russian .
- 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.
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The following boxes are located off-site: 2-105. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Scope and Content
The collection consists mainly of correspondence, financial records, and subject files. Also included are protocols of meetings and reports, photographs, membership and subscription lists, and printed materials. The cataloged materials include manuscripts sent by such authors as Alekseĭ Remizov and Boris Zaĭt︠s︡ev for "Den ́Russkogo Rebenka" (Day of the Russian Child) in the 1930s, as well as correspondence from Nikolaĭ Vakar, Claire Boothe Luce, Aleksandra Tolstai︠a︡, and others. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence with and about beneficiaries, and financial records from the period 1926-57.
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Series II: Arranged Correspondence
(This series has been arranged only by country of origin and year, except for certain individuals and institutions with vhich there was a large volume of correspondence. Also, in the correspondence from Germany, letters for some years have been partially sorted alphabetically by author, and in the North American correspondence, some years are partially sorted by month.)
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Series III: Protocols, Minutes, Reports, Charters, and Press Releases
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Series VII: Photographs and Picture Postcards
(Many photographs have been left in correspondence where they were found with specific letters)
Arrangement
Material is arranged into eight series.
- Series I: Cataloged Material
- Series II: Arranged Correspondence
- Series III: Protocols, Minutes, Reports, Charters, and Press Releases
- Series IV: Financial Records
- Series V: Subject Files
- Series VI: Lists
- Series VII: Photographs and Picture Postcards
- Series VIII: Printed Material
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.
The following boxes are located off-site: 2-105. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Preferred Citation
Obshchestvo Pomoshchi Russkim Detiam za Rubezhom Records. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Obshchestvo Pomoshchi Russkim Deti︠a︡m za Rubezhom. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1956.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1956.
Papers Processed 01/--/81.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical sketch
Founded in the United States in 1926.
Subject Headings
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