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Title: Vladislav Al'bionovich (Vl.) Maevskii papers
Date (inclusive): 1869-1978
Collection Number: 2009C10
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
41 microfilm reels
(6.15 Linear Feet)
Abstract: These papers reflect the writings and research interests of Vladislav Al'bionovich Maevskii, church historian and theologian.
Among his writings are works relating to late 19th and early 20th century history of the Eastern Orthodox Church, especially
relating to Russian Orthodoxy, Mount Athos, and the Orthodox Church in the United States.
Creator:
Maevskiĭ, Vl
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
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 2008
[Identification of item], Vladislav Al'bionovich Maevskii Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
A portion of the collection is available on Microfilm. Boxes 40-45 were not filmed.
Location of Original Materials
Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York. Boxes 40-45 exist soley at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary. Boxes
40-41 contain a collection of one thousand and thirty one prints relating to Athos. Boxes 42-43 contain scrapbooks with articles
pasted by the author. Boxes 44 and 45 include brochures, postcards, and clippings from various Russia émigré newspapers and
other sources.
| 1893 April 4 | Born, Kremenchug, Russia |
| 1913 | Author, Putevye nabroski |
| 1919 | Staff Captain, White Army |
| 1920 | Evacuated from Odessa |
| 1931 | Graduated, Theological Faculty, Belgrade University |
| 19?? | Librarian, Patriarchal library, Belgrade |
| 19?? | Secretary to Patriarch Varnava (Rosich), Belgrade |
| 1932 | Author, Serbskii patriarkh Varnava i ego vremia |
| 1934 | Author, Revoliutsioner-monarkhist (Tikhomirov) |
| 1936 | Author, Narodyi patriarkh |
| 1937 | Author, Sviataia gora-Sremskie Karlovtsy |
| 1940 | Author, Neugasimyi svetil'nik |
| 1941 | Author, Lavra Khilendar |
| 1945 | Arrived in the U.S.A. |
| 194?-19?? | Professor, Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary, South Canaan, PA |
| 1950 | Author, Afonskie razskazy |
| 1959 | Author, Khristianstvo i sotsializm |
| 1966 | Author, Russkie v Iugoslavii |
| 1969 | Author, Afon i ego sud'ba |
| 1973 | Author, Istoricheskie ocherki |
| 1975 January 16 | Died |
Born on April 4, 1893, Vladislav Al'bionovich Maevskii began his literary career early, publishing his first work, a travelogue,
in 1913, after enlisting as volunteer in the Balkan War of 1912-1913. During the Civil War, he joined the White Army as staff
captain in 1919, evacuating to Constantinople from the Crimea in 1920 and then immigrating to Serbia, where he enrolled in
the Theology Department of Belgrade University, graduating in 1931. Maevskii was a close friend of Patriarch Varnava (Rusich),
serving both as his secretary and as librarian of the patriarchal library. In Serbia, Maevskii, who regularly contributed
to Russian émigré periodicals, published several monographs on Russian and Serbian church history, Russian history and Mount
Athos, which he visited several times and which occupied an important place in his writings.
In 1945, Maevskii immigrated to the United States, having been invited to teach at St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary
in South Canaan, Pennsylvania. During his time at St. Tikhon's, Maevskii invited Bishop Nikolaj (Velimirovic), subsequently
canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church, to join the seminary's faculty. Maevskii taught a wide variety of subjects, both
theological and historical, and continued to publish not only books but also articles in the Russian émigré press until his
death.
Vladislav A. Maevskii died on January 16, 1975, in New Yor
Scope and Content of Collection
These papers reflect the writings and research interests of Vladislav Al'bionovich Maevskii, church historian and theologian.
Among his writings are works relating to late 19th and early 20th century history of the Eastern Orthodox Church, especially
relating to Russian Orthodoxy, Mount Athos, and the Orthodox Church in the United States.
In emigration, Maevskii attended Belgrade University's theological faculty, and served as secretary to Patriarch Varnava (Rosich),
and librarian of the Patriarchal library. As a result, Maevskii's scholarly activities included numerous topics relating to
the Serbian Orthodox Church.
After arriving in the United States, Vladislav Maevskii became a member of the faculty of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological
Seminary in South Canaan, PA. This appointment allowed Maevskii to focus on the history as well as contemporary issues of
the Orthodox Church in the United States.
The correspondence file represents Maevskii's close contact with ecclesiastical figures, academicians, scholars, and representatives
of the Russian émigré intelligentsia.
Maevskii's speeches and writings focus largely on his major research interests, and include drafts, notes, and typescripts
of both published and unpublished works. Aside from topics relating to Church history, included are works on Rasputin, Russian
and Serbian relations, and general topics relating to Russian history and Orthodox theology.
The Subject File includes materials on the history of the Russian Orthodox Church and especially on the various jurisdictional
conflicts that affected the Church in emigration. Particularly important are documents dealing with conflicts of the Orthodox
Church in the United States, reflected in collected correspondence of Church hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic
Church of America, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, conciliar minutes, epistles, and other related documents. Of
special significance is Maevskii's research on the Athonite monks and monasteries.
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 Holy Trinity Seminary. The grant also
provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The original materials remain in the Holy
Trinity Seminary Archives as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is appended to this
register. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials do not necessarily represent those
of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The collection is organized into eight series – Biographical file, Diary, Correspondence, Speeches and writings, Subject file,
Photographs, Oversize file, Printed matter. The printed matter series exists only at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary.
Archbishop Apollinarii (Koshevoi) Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Archimandrite Amvrosii (Konovalov) Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Konstantin Nikolaevich Nikolaev Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Aleksandr Kallinikovich Svitich Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Nikolai Dmitrievich Talberg Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Most books and monographs have been separated to the library. See library catalog
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
United States
Orthodox Eastern Church
Russkai͡a pravoslavnai͡a t͡serkovʹ