Register of the Valentine F. Morozoff papers
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Title: Valentine F. Morozoff papers
Date (inclusive): 1901-1996
Collection Number: 2014C18
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Russian
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(3.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, financial records, personal documents, and photographs, relating to the Russian community in Japan.
Includes papers of other Russians resident in Japan.
Creator:
Morozoff, Valentine F.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2014.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Valentine F. Morozoff papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Biographical Note
Valentine Fedorovich Morozoff was a Russian émigré in Japan and president of the Russian Emigrants Society in Kobe, Japan.
His important contribution to the Russian refugee colony was to clarify their legal status in Japan as stateless citizens
under Japanese protection. Morozoff was also a successful businessman who became famous promoting chocolates, candies, and
other Western style confections as part of Japan's new urban culture in the 1950s.
Scope and Contents of Collection
The papers of Valentine Morozoff document his activities as head of the Russian Emigrants Society in Japan,
and include correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and other documents of the organization. The collection also
includes letters of Dmitrii Abrikossow (Abrikosov), the last chargé d'affaires of the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Also included
are several photographs of Alexandra Tolstoy, daughter of Leo Tolstoy, and a set of photographs belonging to Pavel Vaskevich,
the former Russian consul in Kobe. The collection also contains Morozoff's personal papers and photographs, relating to the
Russian community in Japan. The materials are organized in two series: Individuals and Organizations file and Oversize materials,
and arranged by subject or physical form in alphabetical order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russians -- Japan
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
Individuals and Organizations file
1901-1996
box 1, folder 1
Abrikossow (Abrikosov), Dmitrii Ivanovich, letters to V. Morozoff,
1947-1951
box 1, folder 2
Balasheff, Iurii Mikhailovich, reference letters,
1949-1956
box 1, folder 3
Bobroff, Alexsander, priest
1958
box 1, folder 4
Bratukhina, Natalia Vasilievna, correspondence, hospital's certificate, and personal property inventory,
1948-1951
box 1, folder 5
Cheremshanskii, Georgii (Iurii) Appolonovich, immigration papers,
1949-1950
box 1, folder 6
Gordienko, Mikhail, priest
circa 1950
Grigorieff, Arkadii Grigorievich,
1910-1965
box 4
Family photo album
1910-1950
box 1, folder 8
Gusev, Varlam, autobiographical sketch and immigration papers
1958
International Committee of Kobe and Osaka
1955-1968
box 1, folder 9
History, rules and bylaws, brochure
1955
box 1, folder 10
Meeting minutes
1956-1968
box 1, folder 12
Financial statements and contribution receipts
1956-1967
box 1, folder 13
Kano, Kiroku, notes and photographs
1940-1990
box 1, folder 15
Kent, Nikolai, photographs, immigration and employment documents,
1922-1949
box 1, folder 16
Koch, Waldemar, reference letters
1955
box 1, folder 17
Krasilnikoff, A., correspondence and immigration papers
1953-1955
Krynskaia (Krynska), Ol'ga Evgenievna file
1901-1966
box 1, folder 19
Employment papers,
1945-1952
box 1, folder 20-23
Correspondence,
1918-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from D. Abrikossow, 1948
box 1, folder 25-26
Photographs of family and friends
1901-1965
box 2, folder 1
Photographs of family and friends
1901-1965
Malinin, Evgenii Dmitrtievich family papers
1910-1996
box 2, folder 2-4
Personal documents,
1910-1996
box 2, folder 5-6
Career file
1940-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs.
box 2, folder 7
Correspondence,
1938-1996
box 2, folder 9
Statements, financial records, and gift certificate,
1956-1996
box 2, folder 14
Meyeris (Meieris), Nadezhda D., will
1964
Russian Emigrants Society, Kobe
1934-1990
box 2, folder 15
History, statutes, and photographs,
1934-1990
box 2, folder 18-19
Financial records
1941-1947
box 2, folder 20
Meeting minutes,
1946-1954
Russian Orthodox Church in Kobe,
1939-1981
box 3, folder 1-6
Photographs depicting church events and Russian cemetery services
1939-1962
box 3, folder 7-12
Church construction file, correspondence, drawings, and financial records
1947-1952
box 3, folder 13-15
Clippings, postcards, and other printed matter
1950-1981
Shevchenko, David,
1949-1953
box 3, folder 16
Personal papers
1949-1951
box 3, folder 17
Correspondence,
1950-1953
box 3, folder 18
Material relating to his relocation from the Philippines to Japan,
1950-1953
box 3, folder 19
Tarasenko, A. D. family, correspondence, immigration application
1957-1958
box 3, folder 20
Tolstoy, Alexandra L'vovna, letter to Valentine Morozoff and photographs depicting her visit to Kobe
1930-1941
Scope and Contents
Includes undated photograph of her with Lev Tolstoy, inscribed to Valentine Morozoff in 1931.
box 3, folder 21-22
World Council of Churches, Service to refugees, Tokyo office
1953-1958
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, reference letters, and other materials relating to the status of Russian refugees.
Oversize materials
1905-1950
box 4
Grigorieff family photo album
1910-1950
box 6
Pavel Vaskevich photo album,
1905-1953
box 5, folder 3
Photograph of the Pre-revolutionary Russian Embassy staff members in Tokyo, including D.M. Abrikossow (Abrikosov),
circa 1915
box 5, folder 4
Photograph of the Russo-Japanese Commission for settling of the boundary in Sakhalin after the end of the war,
circa 1905
box 5, folder 1-2
Plans and drawings of Valentine Morozoff and Pavel Vaskevich residences, Dairen, Japan
1930
drawer H17
Plans and drawings of Valentine Morozoff and Pavel Vaskevich residences, Dairen, Japan (continued)
