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Title: Viacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov papers
Date (inclusive): 1886-2021
Collection Number: 2013C20
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Russian
Physical Description:
178 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 6 card file boxes
(79.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The collection consists of writings, correspondence, and printed matter, relating to linguistics, the Russian language and
literature, and Russian culture.
Creator:
Ivanov, V. V. (Vi͡acheslav Vsevolodovich), 1929-2017
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
[Identification of item], Viacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2013.
[Identification of item], Viacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives
Viacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov (21 August 1929 – 7 October 2017) was a prominent Soviet/Russian philologist, linguist and
literary scholar; editor,
Elemena, semiotician and Indo-Europeanist, best known for his glottalic theory of Indo-European consonantism and for placing the
Indo-European urheimat in the area of the Armenian Highlands and Lake Urmia.
1929 Born, Moscow, Russia
1959–1961 Head of the Research Group for Machine Translation at the Institute of ComputerTechnology of the
Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
1963–1989 Head of the Structural Typology Sector of the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR,
Moscow
1989–1993 Director of the All-Union Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow (VGBIL)
1989–1995 Chair of the Department of Theory and History of World Culture of the Philosophical Faculty of Moscow State University
1991 Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Program of Indo-European Studies at
University of California, Los Angeles
1992–2017 Founding director of Moscow State University's Institute of World Culture
2003–2017 Founding director of the Russian Anthropological School at the Russian State University for the Humanities in
Moscow
2015 Retired, distinguished research professor since then
2017 Died
The collection contains writings, correspondence, reports, minutes, curricular material, notes, and printed matter, relating
to the teaching of linguistics, to the Russian language and literature, and Russian culture.
Incremental Materials
Acquired in 2021, the increment to the papers in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives (boxes 23-185) substantially increases
the volume of the collection. The incremental materials span the lifetime of Ivanov ranging from his numerous books, articles,
and speeches to Ivanov's distinguished academic career as a scientist and the Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages
and Literatures and the Program of Indo-European Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and other universities.
The increment consists of Ivanov's personal records, academic career file, subject file, correspondence, speeches and writings,
photographs and audiovisual material.
The Personal Records of Ivanov contain biographical notes, early childhood papers, educational and naturalization records,
family file, as well as an extensive amount of Ivanov's diaries and notebooks.
The Academic papers contain lectures given by Ivanov in his capacity as a professor of linguistics and include research materials
and conference proceedings.
The Subject File contains materials collected by Ivanov or retained from his academic career on various subjects, some potentially
for use in the production of the books he sought to write. Of particular significance are the documents relating to Russian
literature and culture.
There is a substantial Correspondence series in the increment, including exchanges of letters between Ivanov and his family,
friends, colleagues, and public figures.
The extensive Speeches and Writings series includes numerous books, articles, interviews, and speeches, as well as drafts,
notes, research material, and various book reviews.
The Photographs depict Ivanov, his family, and associates, as well as his participation in special ceremonies and events;
photographs of Boris Pasternak, Joseph Brodsky and other public figures.
Audiovisual Materials include interviews and documentary recordings of various events.
The Incremental Materials are organized into eight series: Personal Records, Academic Career File, Correspondence, Subject
File, Speeches and Writings, Writings by Others, Photographs, and Audiovisual Materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russian literature
Russia -- Civilization
Language and languages
Russian language