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Hughes (Robert and Olga) papers
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  • Title: Robert and Olga Hughes papers
    Date (inclusive): 1959-2000
    Collection Number: 2020C2
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In Russian
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Robert Hughes, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has a research focus in modern Russian poetry, 20th century experimental prose, and Russian émigré culture. Olga Raevsky-Hughes, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has a research focus in the history and literature of Russian emigration, with emphasis on the period between the wars, as well as Russian literary developments and cultural life of the early 20th century. The collection contains correspondence, journal articles, research documents, printed material, and clippings related to Robert and Olga Raevsky-Hughes' studies regarding the Russian émigré writer Nikolai Morshen.
    Creator: Hughes, Robert P.
    Creator: Raevskai︠a︡-Khʹi︠u︡z, O. (Olʹga)
    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 2019.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Robert and Olga Hughes papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Processing Information

    An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection (or a part thereof) for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created. Additionally, no attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials and the amount of pre-existing description when the materials were acquired. An accession inventory might also be labeled as such if it is a fully digital collection, in which the digital files have yet to be processed.

    Biographical Note

    Robert Hughes, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has a research focus in modern Russian poetry, 20th century experimental prose, and Russian émigré culture.
    Olga Raevsky-Hughes, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has a research focus in the history and literature of Russian emigration, with emphasis on the period between the wars, as well as Russian literary developments and cultural life of the early 20th century.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Robert and Olga Hughes papers contains correspondence, journal articles, research documents, printed material, and clippings related to Robert and Olga Raevsky-Hughes' studies regarding the Russian émigré writer Nikolai Morshen.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Immigrants' writings, Russian
    Literary criticism
    Personal correspondence
    Morshen, Nikolaĭ