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Title: Svetlana Monastyrskaia papers
Date (inclusive): 1858-2016
Collection Number: 2020C41
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian with some German, Polish, and English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 flexi-disc
(3.25 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Svetlana Monastyrskaia papers (1858-2016) includes photographs, identification documents, and genealogical records documenting
the experience of Russo-Polish emigrants after the Second World War.
Creator:
Monastyrskaia, Svetlana, 1920-
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
[Identification of item], Svetlana Monastyrskaia papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Svetlana Monasytrskaia (née Taritsyna, born 1920). Daughter of Viktor Stepanovich Taritsyn (1894-1975), a Russian imperial
cavalry officer, and Serfima Matveevna Taritsyna. Svetlana Monastyrskaia married Vladimir Savvich Monastyrski (1917-1988),
son of Savva Alekseevich Monastyrski (1880-1950) and Maria Bronislavovna Monastyrskaia (1887-1986).
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of photographs, identification documents, and genealogical records. Genealogical records and identification
documents pertain to the Monastyrski family and their experience in displaced persons camps in Germany following the Second
World War. Photographic materials are grouped into albums. Of particular note are depictions of Russian imperial military
officers, everyday life of displaced persons and immigrants to the United States, and a 1998 trip to the Russian Federation
to help establish military schools.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
Refugee camps -- Germany
Russians -- United States
Military education -- Russia (Federation)
Officers
Photographs
Family histories
Russia. Armii͡a