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  • Title: Alvin Kapusta collection
    Date (inclusive): 1905-1986
    Collection Number: 87016
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In Russian and English
    Physical Description: 36 manuscript boxes, 3 card file boxes, 3 envelopes (16.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Clippings, photocopies of articles and pamphlets, photographs, notes, and bibliographies relating to Russian literature and art, especially in the emigration, and particularly to the writer Alekseĭ Remizov.
    source: Kapusta, Alvin
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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], Alvin Kapusta collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Scope and Content

    This collection was assembled by Alvin Kapusta, a special assistant for Soviet nationalities in the U.S. State Department. He received his education at Minot State College and the University of California, Berkeley.
    The collection consists of printed matter related to Russian and East European cultural and literary figures, to bibliographies of their work, and to bibliographical material in general. There is a detailed collection of printed matter related to the Russian author, Alekseĭ Remizov, including photocopies of his writings. Finally, there is a substantial amount of material dealing with the "Stundist" Movement in the Ukraine and the U.S., including accounts of religious persecution in the U.S.S.R.
    The bulk of the collection covers the period from 1950-1980. The Alekseĭ Remizov material includes photocopies of books published from 1908-1955.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Russian literature
    Russia -- Emigration and immigration
    Art -- Soviet Union
    Kapusta, Alvin
    Remizov, Alekseĭ, 1877-1957