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Association of Russian-American Scholars in U.S.A. records
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  • Acquisition Information
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  • Historical Note
  • Scope and Content of Collection

  • Title: Association of Russian-American Scholars in U.S.A. records
    Date (inclusive): 1921-2022
    Collection Number: 2015C16
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In English and Russian
    Physical Description: 29 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (12.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, minutes, financial and membership records, and editorial records of the Association's journal, Transactions/Zapiski relating to Russian culture and to Russian scholars in the United States. Includes some records of predecessor organizations.
    Creator: Association of Russian-American Scholars in U.S.A.
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Box 26 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

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2015.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Association of Russian-American Scholars in U.S.A. records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Historical Note

    Association of scholars of Russian culture.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Association of Russian-American Scholars in the USA (also known as Russkaia akademicheskaia gruppa v SShA) is an association of émigrés and US specialists in Russian language, literature, history and culture. The records contain general organizational documents (member correspondence, financial records, minutes of meetings, and related materials), documents relating to a proposed "Golden Book of the Russian Emigration" (almanac of prominent émigrés and their contributions to world culture), materials on émigré life and culture, including other organizations (Orthodox Church, Tolstoy Foundation, Koulaieff Fund and others), members' files (including clippings, photos and other biographical data), editorial correspondence for the organization's periodical Zapiski (Transactions), Zapiski published and unpublished articles, obituaries, reviews, notes, and monographs. The bulk of the material is from 1967 to 2007.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Russians -- United States
    Russia -- Civilization
    Russia -- Study and teaching