Andrei Lobanov-Rostovsky papers, 1917-1974

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Summary

Creators:
Lobanov-Rostovsky, Andrei, 1892-1979
Abstract:
Clippings, writings, correspondence, notes, and other printed matter relating to Russian history, world politics, and other subjects of interest to and about Andrei Lobanov-Rostovsky.
Extent:
9 manuscript boxes (3.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
Mainly in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Andrei Lobanov-Rostovsky papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence, clippings, diaries, manuscripts, writings, notes, and other printed matter relating to Russian history, world affairs, and other subjects of interest to or on Andrei Lobanov-Rostovsky.

Lobanov-Rostovsky's library, including a set of publications of the Russian Orthodox Mission in Peking (Beijing), was donated to the Hoover Institution Library in 2011.

Biographical / historical:

A Russian-American historian, Prince Andrei Lobanov-Rostovsky was a specialist on Russo-Asian relations and a professor of Russian history at the University of Michigan and the University of California at Los Angeles.

Date Event
1892
Born in Yokohama, Japan.
1920
Left Russia after serving in the White Army.
1917
Witnesses outbreak of the Russian Revolution.
1914-1918
Abandoned legal studies at St. Petersburg to serve in the Russian Imperial Army during World War I.
1945-1962
Served as professor of Russian History at the University of Michigan.
1936
Became an American citizen.
1930-1945
Served as a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles.
1930
Came to the United States.
1924-1930
Lectured in the School of Slavonic Studies of the University of London and at the British Royal Institute of International Affairs.
Served as a foreign correspondent for Baring Brothers, Limited, London.
1920-1923
Attended the Institut des Sciences Politiques of the University of Paris.
1979
Died in Washington, D.C.
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2002.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Russians -- United States
Places:
Russia -- History

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Andrei Lobanov-Rostovsky papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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