Aleksandr Kazem-Bek Papers, 1898-2014

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Series VII: Subject Files, 1935-1976


Subseries VII.1: Church related, 1945-1956

Materials about Archbishop Aleksei's and Metropolitan Nikolai's visits to the USA and St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church affair. Also includes publications of the Sviateishii Pravitel'stvuiushchii Sinod and various materials related to the Local Assembly of Russian Orthodox Church and World Council of Churches.



Box 14 Folder 10 Archbishop Aleksei's visit to the USA, 1945-1946

(correpospondence, documents, photographs, clippings, and other materials related to the visit of Archbishop Aleksei of the Moscow Patriarchate to USA. See also: Series IV: Photographs and Drawings, box 10, folder 16)


Box 14 Folder 11 Local Assembly of Russian Orthodox Church, 1945

(materials related to election of the Patriarch of Moscow and of all Russia)


Box 14 Folder 12 Metropolitan Nikolai's Visit to the USA, 1956

(programs, clippings)


Box 14 Folder 13 St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 1945-1955

(materials related to St. Nicholas Church affair and 50th anniversary of the church)


Box 14 Folder 14-15 Publications of the Sviateishii Pravitel'stvuiushchii Sinod, [1917]


Box 14 Folder 16 World Council of Churches, 1954

(leaflets, poster, programs)


Subseries VII.2: Personalia, 1944-1970, undated

Research materials on Charles De Gaulle. Correspondence, photograph, bio notes and other materials related to General Spiridovich, chief of Emperor Nicholas II personal guard. Materials related to Tolstoi's case against UN irregularities in the conduct of the examination for Russian translators.


Box 14 Folder 17 De Gaulle, Charles, 1944-1970

(bio note, printed materials, clippings, postcard)


Box 14 Folder 18 Spiridovich, Aleksandr, 1952, undated

(correspondence, photograph, bio notes and other materials related to General Spiridovich, chief of Emperor Nicholas II personal guard)


Box 14 Folder 19 Tolstoi, Andrei, 1949, undated

(typed copies of Tolstoi's letter against UN irregularities in the conduct of the examination for Russian translators; Tolstoi's autograph note)


Subseries VII.3: Various Subjects, 1901-1960s


Box 14 Folder 20 "Nasha Oborona", 1942

(galleys and other materials related to the first issue)


Box 14 Folder 21 Russian Imperial family, 1901-1960s

(autographs of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, Vladimir Kirillovich, Dmitrii Pavlovich; notes and printed materials)