Register of the Vasilii Sergeevich Il'in papers
Finding aid prepared by Anatol Shmelev
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Vasilii Sergeevich Il'in papers
Date (inclusive): 1913-1959
Collection Number: 2000C68
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian, Spanish and English
Physical Description:
3 microfilm reels
(0.45 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, printed matter, and photographs, relating to plant physiology and to Russian émigré affairs.
Creator:
Ilʹin, Vasiliĭ Sergeevich, 1888-1957
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Vasilii Sergeevich Il'in Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Location of Originals
Originals in: Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco.
Chronology
| 1888 October 17 |
Born, Poliany, Riazanskaia guberniia, Russia |
| 1912 |
Degree, Natural Science, University of St. Petersburg |
| 1912-1915 |
Director, Biological Steppe Station, Voronezhskaia guberniia, Russia |
| 1916-1920 |
Professor, Ekaterinoslav University |
| |
Director, Department of Plant Physiology, Regional Agricultural Experiment Station, Ekaterinoslavskaia guberniia, Russia |
| 1920-1940 |
Professor, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 1923 |
Doctoris Rerum Naturalium, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 1924 |
Author,
Anatomiia i fiziologiia rastenii
|
| 1940 |
Author,
Boden und Pflanze
|
| 1941-1944 |
Scientist, Deaprtment of Plant Physiology, University of Vienna, Austria |
| 1945-1947 |
Scientist, Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1948-1953 |
Scientist, Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Soils, Maracay, Venezuela |
| 1953-1957 |
Professor, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1957 August 9 |
Died, Caracas, Venezuela |
Biography
V. S. Il'in was a prominent botanist specializing in the biochemistry and physiology of plants. Born in Russia on 17 October
1888, he received his degree in natural science from the University of St. Petersburg in 1912, following which he worked at
agricultural research stations in the Voronezh and Ekaterinoslav governments, from 1912 to 1920. In addition to this, from
1917-1920 he was the assistant chancellor of Ekaterinoslav University.
Emigrating to Czechoslovakia, he continued his studies at Prague University, receiving a doctorate in natural science in 1923.
Remaining on the staff there, he also became rector of the Russian Free University in Prague. Leaving Czechoslovakia early
in the Second World War, he moved to Austria, working from 1941 to 1944 at the University of Vienna, and from 1945 to 1947
at the University of Innsbruck. Turning down invitations from universities in Ecuador, Chile and Peru, he took a position
at the National Agricultural Institute in Venezuela, where he remained until 1953. That year, Il'in was appointed professor
of plant physiology at the University of Caracas, Venezuela, where he served until his death on 9 August 1957.
Aside from his scientific work, Il'in was an active member of the émigré community, heading charitable institutions wherever
he lived and assisting in the passage of Russian displaced persons from Europe to South America after the Second World War.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains materials relating to the life and scientific accomplishments of the botanist V. S. Il'in. Materials
relating to his biography include numerous obituaries, identity documents and diplomas. His writings include samples of his
scientific works, and the subject file and photographic collection illustrate émigré life in Venezuela.
Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and the Museum of Russian Culture. The grant
also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The original materials remain in the
Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco, as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers
is available at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The Hoover Institution assumes all responsibility for notifying users that they must comply with the copyright law of the
United States (Title 17 United States Code) and Hoover Rules for the Use and Reproduction of Archival Materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Plant physiology
Russians -- Venezuela
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE
1938-1959
General note
See also OVERSIZE FILE
reel 1
Articles about or mentioning Il'in
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 1.
reel 1
Bibliography
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 2.
reel 1
Calling cards
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 3.
reel 1
Certificates of appreciation
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 4. Includes letters of appreciation from Metropolitan Anastasii, 1946-1947
reel 1
Curriculum vitae
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 5.
reel 1
Employment records
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 6.
reel 1
Identity documents
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 7.
reel 1
Invitations to emigrate to various countries
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 8. Includes invitations to teach at universities
reel 1
Membership cards
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 9.
reel 1
Programs of conventions listing Il'in's presentations
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 10.
reel 1
Scientific reports
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 11. Includes activity reports and proposals for further research
reel 1
Miscellany
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 12.
CORRESPONDENCE
1929-1959
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with Il'in's wife, Nina Ivanovna
reel 1
General
[1950]-1956
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 13.
reel 1
Scientific correspondence
1950-1959
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 14. Includes invitations to conferences, requests for offprints of articles, and
similar correspondence
reel 1
Il'in, Ivan A.
1947-1954
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 15. Includes biographical material on Ivan A. Il'in
reel 1
Konstantin, Archimandrite
1952-1957
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 16.
reel 1
Kutepov, A. P.
1929
General note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 17. See also SUBJECT FILE/Kutepova, L. D.
reel 1
Tolstoy Foundation
1948
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 18.
reel 1
Turkul, A.
1951-1956
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 19.
reel 1
[Tyrkova]-Williams, Ariadna
1949
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 20.
SPEECHES AND WRITINGS
1924-1959
General
1949-1955 and undated
reel 1
Field notes
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 21.
reel 2
Scientific notes
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 1. Include calculations, drafts, citations and references to literature and other
materials for articles, lectures or research
reel 2
"Bioquímica,"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 2. Holograph
reel 2
"Determinacion...,"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 3. Typescript. Herein are gathered several studies reflecting Il'in's methods of
chemical determination
reel 2
"Determinacion colorimetrica de nitratos con alfa-naftilamina,"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 4. Printed copy
reel 2
"Fisiológia vegetal agricola,"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 5. Holograph
reel 2
"Influencia de suelos calcarios sobre el metabolismo en las plantas,"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 6. Typescript
reel 2
"Yield and Chemical Composition of Commercially Fertilized Plants in the Tropics,"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 7. Printed copy
reel 2
Anatomiia i fiziologiia rastenii
1924
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 8. Printed copy
reel 2
Boden und Pflanze
1940
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 9. Printed copy
reel 2
"Influencia de los abonos sobre la composición química de las plantas. I. Influencia del nitrógeno, fósforo, potasio y calcio
sobre el pasto Capim melao,"
Revista Grancolombiana de Zootecnica, Higiene y Medicina Veterinaria
1950 January-March
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 10. Printed copy
reel 2
"Determinacion turbimetrica del azufre,"
Agronomia Tropical
1951 April-June
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 11. Printed copy
reel 2
"Influencia de los abonos sobre la composición química de las plantas forrajeras,"
Agro
1951 June
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 12. Printed copy
reel 2
"Metabolism of Plants Affected with Lime-Induced Chlorosis (Calciose),"
Plant and Soil
1951 July
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 13. Printed copy
reel 2
"Influencia de la sequía sobre algunos de los procesos fisiológicos de las plantas,"
Revista de la Facultad de Ingenieria Agronomica
1952 June
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 14. Printed copy
reel 2
"Influencia de abonos fosfatados y nitrogenados sobre la composición química y el rendimiento del pasto Guinea,"
Agronomia Tropical
1952 October-December
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 15. Printed copy
reel 2
"Fisiologia vegetal avanzada,"
1953
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 16. Typescript
reel 2
Letter to the editor
1953 January 25
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 17. Typescript
reel 2
"Causes of Death of Plants as a Consequence of Loss of Water: Conservation of Life in Dessicated Tissues,"
Bulletin of Torrey Botanical Club
1953 May
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 18. Printed copy
reel 2
"Bioquímica de plantas cloroticas desarrolladas en suelos calcareos,"
Agronomia Tropical
1953 October-December
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 19. Printed copy
reel 2
"El aprovechamiento del nitrógeno por la planta,"
Agro
1954 January-February
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 20. Printed copy
reel 3
"Nutrición mineral de las plantas,"
Revista de la Facultad de Agricultura
1954 February
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 1. Printed copy. Includes abstract (clipping)
reel 3
"Relacion entre suelo y composicion quimica de las plantas forrajeras,"
Agronomia Tropical
1955 January-March
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 2. Printed copy
reel 3
El Agua y los Procesos Vitales de la Planta
1955 September
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 3. Printed copy
reel 3
"Influencia del agua sobre la asimilacion de sales del suelo por las plantas,"
Revista de la Facultad de Agricultura
1955 October
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 4. Printed copy
reel 3
"Metabolismo y abonamiento en plantas forrajeras,"
Revista de la Facultad de Agricultura
1955 October
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 5. Printed copy
reel 3
"Analyse des plantes et problèmes des fumures minérales,"
Colloque VIe Congrès International de la Science du Sol
1956
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 6. Printed copy
reel 3
"Fisiologia vegetal agricola,"
[1957]
General note
See also PHOTOGRAPHS
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 7. Holograph and typescript. Includes partial Russian holograph.
reel 3
"Determination of Nitrogen in Plants Using Hypobromate and Avoiding Distillation,"
Protoplasma
1958
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 8. Printed copy, and Spanish version, "Metodo del hipobromito para la determinacion
de nitrogeno en las plantas,"
Agronomia Tropical, 1958 January-March
SUBJECT FILE
1928-1959
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, writings, and printed matter
reel 3
Kutepova, L. D.
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 9.
reel 3
Monarchism, Russian
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 10.
reel 3
Obitel' Prepodobnogo Iova Pochaevskogo, Munich, Germany
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 11.
reel 3
Russians--Venezuela
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 12.
reel 3
Russkaia Pravoslavnaia tserkov'
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 13.
reel 3
Tserkov' Sv. ap. Petra i Pavla, Maracay, Venezuela.
General note
See also PHOTOGRAPHS
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 14.
reel 3
Miscellany
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 15.
reel 3
8 prints depicting Vasilii Sergeevich Il'in, his house in Venezuela and tombstone
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 1.
reel 3
9 prints depicting Russian émigré religious, political, military and cultural figures
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 2.
reel 3
6 prints depicting Russian churches in Venezuela, including Tserkov' Sv. ap. Petra i Pavla, Maracay
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 3.
reel 3
12 prints depicting Il'in's work on agricultural experiments in Venezuela
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 4. Includes photographs of other researchers
reel 3
Over 50 photographs depicting plant physiology, intended for publication in "Fisiologia vegetal agricola,"
[1957]
General note
See also SPEECHES AND WRITINGS
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 5.
reel 3
Diplomas
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 6.
reel 3
Miscellany relating to the activities of the Ob"edinenie rossiiskikh emigrantov v Tirole
Scope and Contents note
Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 7.
