Register of the George Koudinoff (Georgii Vassil'evich Kudinov) Papers
Prepared by Polina Ilieva
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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© 2003
Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Register of the George Koudinoff (Georgii Vassil'evich Kudinov) Papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Hoover Institution Archives
- Stanford University
- Stanford, California 94305-6010
- Phone: (650) 723-3563
- Fax: (650) 725-3445
- Email: archives@hoover.stanford.edu
- Prepared by:
- Polina Ilieva
- Date Completed:
- 2000
- Encoded by:
- ByteManagers using OAC finding aid conversion service specifications
© 2003 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: George Koudinoff (Georgii Vassil'evich Kudinov) papers,
Date (inclusive): 1917-1969
Collection number: 2001C29
Creator:
Koudinoff, George, d. 1969
Extent:
2 microfilm reels
(0.3 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Clippings, programs, letters, and photographs, relating to Russian opera.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
Russian,
and English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], George Koudinoff Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired.
Location of Originals
Originals in: Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco.
Biographical Note
| ? |
Born, Russia |
| 1923 |
Studied singing in Harbin |
| 1931(?)-1948 |
Baritone, the Russian Light Opera Company, the Russian Opera Comique, Shanghai Opera House and Obshchedostupnii Teatr pod
upr. V. Klarina in Shanghai, China
|
| 1948 |
Moved to the United States |
| 1948-1950(?) |
Soloist, Jaroff Don Cossack Chorus |
| 1969 March 17 |
Died, San Francisco |
Scope and Content Note
George Koudinoff (aka George Koudinov/Kudinoff) was a baritone who performed with the Russian Light Opera Company, the Russian
Opera Comique, Shanghai Opera House, and Obshchedostupnii Teatr pod upr. V. Klarina in Shanghai. After moving to the United
States in 1948, he was a soloist in the Jaroff Don Cossack Chorus, then he became a waiter in a San Francisco restaurant.
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 Museum of Russian Culture. The grant also
provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution 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 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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Opera.
Russians--China.
Russians--United States.
Russia.
China.
United States.
Series Description
box 1
Biographical File, 1923-1969.
Scope and Content Note
Clippings (including obituaries), letters of thanks, scrapbooks and miscellany, arranged alphabetically by physical form
box 1
Correspondence, 1948.
Scope and Content Note
One letter from unidentified correspondent
box 2
Photographs, 1917-1940s.
Scope and Content Note
Album of prints depicting Koudinoff in different opera costumes and his performances. Includes several family prints
Container List
Box 1
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1923-1969
Box/Folder 1 : 1
Clippings.
Scope and Content Note
Includes obituaries
Box/Folder 1 : 3-4
Scrapbooks.
Scope and Content Note
Includes clippings and programs
Box/Folder 1 : 6
CORRESPONDENCE, 1948.
Scope and Content Note
One letter from an unidentified correspondent
Box 2
PHOTOGRAPHS, 1917-1940s.
Scope and Content Note
Album of prints depicting Koudinoff in different opera costumes and his performances. Includes several family prints
