Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Kunina, Irina
- Abstract:
- Irina Kunina Aleksander was a Russian emigre writer, editor and pan-European intellectual. The collection includes autobiographical writings, photographs, and correspondence primarily relating to her literary interests.
- Extent:
- 2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In Croatian and Russian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Irina Kunina Aleksander papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes autobiographical writings, photographs, and correspondence primarily relating to Irina Kunina Aleksander's literary interests.
- Biographical / historical:
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Irina Kunina Aleksander (née Irina Ephimovna Kunina) was a Russian émigré writer, editor, and pan-European intellectual. She was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her husband, Bozidar Aleksander, was a lawyer and originally from Zagreb, Yugoslavia. The Aleksanders lived and travelled throughout Europe and the United States.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2023.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Irina Kunina Aleksander papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563