Perekrestenko (Vladimir Mikhailovich) papers, 1951-1980

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Vladimir Mikhailovich Perekrestenko papers
Dates:
1951-1980
Creators:
Perekrestenko, Vladimir Mikhaĭlovich, 1887-
Abstract:
Speeches and writings, correspondence, personal documents, and printed matter, relating to displaced persons camps after World War II, and to Russian émigré affairs.
Extent:
4 microfilm reels (0.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Russian and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Vladimir Mikhailovich Perekrestenko Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

V. M. Perekrestenko was a journalist and writer who wrote primarily newspaper columns on current events for the émigré press. This collection contains drafts of these columns, as well as more substantial pieces, such as an unpublished novel entitled "Protoierei Andzhelko" and unpublished autobiographical works based on his experience in displaced persons' camps in post-World War Two Europe, entitled "Lageria" and "Na pereput'i." Also of interest is the subject file Soiuz russkikh pisatelei i zhurnalistov v Bel'gii, of which organization he was secretary.

Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and Museum of Russian Culture. The grant also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The original materials remain in the Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is available at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

The Hoover Institution assumes all responsibility for notifying users that they must comply with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17 United States Code) and Hoover Rules for the Use and Reproduction of Archival Materials.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1887 July 7
Born, Kiev, Russia
1915
Commissioned as an officer, Russian army
1951
Left Yugoslavia
1954-1961
Secretary of the Soiuz russkikh pisatelei i zhurnalistov v Bel'gii
Lived in Belgium
1961
Emigrated to the United States
?
Died, San Francisco, California

V. M. Perekrestenko was born in Kiev on 7 July 1887. In 1915 he received his commission as an officer in the Russian army, with which he fought through the First World and Russian Civil Wars, finally evacuating to Yugoslavia.

He left Yugoslavia following the Second World War. From 1954 to 1961, he lived in Belgium, where he was secretary of the Union of Russian Writers and Journalists in Belgium (Soiuz russkikh pisatelei i zhurnalistov v Bel'gii). In 1961 he left for the United States, where he remained until his death in San Francisco.

Perekrestenko was a correspondent for numerous émigré newspapers, and his collection contains many of his writings, including the works "Lageria" and "Na pereput'i," which describe experiences in displaced persons camps. Of particular interest is the office file of the Soiuz russkikh pisatelei i zhurnalistov v Bel'gii, detailing its founding and activities up to 1961.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2000
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff and Tess McCarthy
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-12-01 14:58:25.197819

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], Vladimir Mikhailovich Perekrestenko 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