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  • Title: Thomas Sgovio papers
    Date (inclusive): 1938-2008
    Collection Number: 87038
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In English and Russian
    Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 12 canvas paintings, 2 optical disks, digital material (2.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Memoir, relating to imprisonment in Soviet forced labor camps also known as the gulags; photocopies of Soviet arrest records and summaries of judicial proceedings, and of United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports on interviews after repatriation; and 44 original paintings and drawings depicting living and working conditions in Soviet forced labor camps.
    Creator: Sgovio, Thomas
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Box 1 and art rack items may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Thomas Sgovio papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    American artist; prisoner in Soviet forced labor camps, Kolyma and Krasnoyarsk regions, 1938-1954.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Memoir, relating to imprisonment in Soviet forced labor camps also known as the gulags; photocopies of Soviet arrest records and summaries of judicial proceedings, and of United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports on interviews after repatriation; and 44 original paintings and drawings depicting living and working conditions in Soviet forced labor camps.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Forced labor -- Soviet Union
    Soviet Union -- Pictorial works
    Paintings
    Drawing