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Title: Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze papers
Date (inclusive): 1648-1977
Collection Number: 78055
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English, Russian, French, German and Georgian
Physical Description:
32 manuscript boxes, 10 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 39 envelopes, 11 motion picture film reels, 5 sound discs
(29.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, research notes, printed matter, photographs, engravings, lithographs, maps, and sound
and video recordings relating to the history of Georgia (Transcaucasia), the Romanov family, Russian-American relations, and
the Association of Russian Imperial Naval Officers in America. Includes photocopies of Romanov family letters, photographs
of Russia during World War I by Donald C. Thompson, and a documentary film of Tsar Nicholas II.
Creator:
Tarsaidze, Alexandre Georgievich, 1901-1978
Creator:
Thompson, Donald C.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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. Access copies of some motion
picture film and all sound recordings in this collection are available for immediate access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1978.
[Identification of item], Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
| 1901 | Born, Tiflis, Russia, into family of old Georgian nobility |
| 1918 | Graduated, Imperial Naval Academy, Petrograd |
| 1918-1921 | Worked with Allied High Commissioner, Col. W. Haskell, in Tiflis |
| 1921 | Worked for American Relief Administration |
| Escaped from Bolsheviks to Constantinople | |
| 1923-1941 | Director, Caucasian Society "Allaverdy" |
| Member, Georgian Society in the U.S.A. | |
| Member, Association of Former Russian Imperial Naval Officers | |
| Worked for Matchabelli Perfumes, R. H. Macy Co., Parfum Chevalier Garde, and other retailers in cosmetic and jewelry business | |
| Immigrated to the United States | |
| 1941-1944 | Worked for U.S. Army intelligence |
| 1944 | Author, Morskoi Korpus za CHetvert' Veka, 1901-1925, N.Y. |
| 1945-1958 | Director of Public Relations, Serge Obolensky Associates |
| 1958 | Author, Czars and Presidents |
| 1969 | Author, CHetyre mifa |
| 1977 | Author, Katia: Wife Before God |
| 1959-1978 | Freelancer, public relations |
| 1978 | Died, New York City |
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, speeches and writings, research notes, printed matter, photographs, engravings, lithographs, maps, and sound
and video recordings relating to the history of Georgia (Transcaucasia), the Romanov family, Russian-American relations, and
the Association of Russian Imperial Naval Officers in America. Includes photocopies of Romanov family letters, photographs
of Russia during World War I by Donald C. Thompson, and a documentary film of Tsar Nicholas II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russians -- United States
Video tapes
Sound recordings
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
Motion pictures
World War, 1914-1918 -- Russia
Russia -- Court and courtiers
Georgia (Republic) -- History
Russia -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Russia
Romanov, House of
Nicholas, Emperor of Russia, II, 1868-1918
Alexander, Emperor of Russia, II, 1818-1881
Association of Russian Imperial Naval Officers in America