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Title: Lev I͡Akovlev papers
Date (inclusive): 1904-1990
Collection Number: 2020C3
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian and English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Lev I͡Akovlev was a Russian Imperial Navy officer who immigrated to the United States and became a musical critic in the San
Francisco Bay Area. The collection contains personal papers, photographs, printed materials, and correspondence.
Creator:
I︠A︡kovlev, Lev Nikolaevich, 1888-
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2021.
[Identification of item], Lev I͡Akovlev papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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Russian Imperial Navy officer who first came to the United States in a government mission and stayed after the revolution,
becoming a musical critic in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Scope and Content of Collection
Personal papers, photographs, printed materials, and correspondence, reflecting Iakovlev's activity assisting Russian émigré
students to immigrate to the United States and promoting Russian arts and music in America. Includes rare printed materials
(music and performance guides from the 1930s and 1940s) and correspondence with prominent émigrés including George Guins and
Rodion Berezov.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russians
California
Russians -- United States
Music -- United States
Music -- Societies, etc.
Political refugees
Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration
United States -- Emigration and immigration