Guide to the George Budaeff Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: George Budaeff Collection
Creator:
Budaeff, Dr. Ivan T.
Creator:
Budaeff, George
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.BUD
Physical Description:
2.25 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1920-1998
Abstract: The George Budaeff
Collection consists of correspondence, documents, ephemera and photographs related to
George's life in Russia, China, and San Francisco, California. A number of government
documents are included with biographical and immigration information. The collection also
includes some material that belonged to George's brother, Dr. Ivan T. Budaeff
(1896-1956).
Language of Material:
English, Russian,
Chinese.
Biographical / Historical
George Budaeff was born May 4th, 1900 in Oranburg, Russia. He served in Alexander Kolchak's
Russian Army during World War I. In the early 1920s George Budaeff fled Russia after the
Revolution and relocated to Harbin, China before ultimately immigrating to San Francisco,
California in 1923. Buadeff had an older brother, Dr. Ivan T. Budaeff (1896-1956), who fled
Russia in 1917 during the Revolution and relocated to China before ultimately immigrating to
the United States as well. George Budaeff met and married Alexandra Mogila in the United
States; she was also a Russian immigrant. He owned and ran George Budaeff Painting and
Decorating in San Francisco. Budaeff died in 1978.
Scope and Contents
The George Budaeff Collection consists of correspondence, documents, ephemera and
photographs related to George's time in Russia, China, and San Francisco, California. A
number of government documents are included with biographical and immigration information.
The collection includes some material that belonged to George's brother, Dr. Ivan T. Budaeff
(1896-1956). Materials are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Breck Parkman, 2020.
Preferred Citation
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Processing Information
Carri Frola, 2024
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs
Documents
Ephemera
Box 1, Folder 1
Alaska Photographs and Map,
ca. 1950-1980
Box 1, Folder 2
Budaeff, George Government Identification Documents,
1920-1940
Box 2, Folder 1
Budaeff, George Government Identification Documents,
1920-1940
Box 1, Folder 4
Budaeff, Ivan Bible,
ca. 1920
Box 1, Folder 5
Budaeff, Ivan Obituaries,
1956
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence,
ca. 1920-1966
Box 1, Folder 7
Ekaterian Matveevna Grabilina Obituaries,
1968
Box 1, Folder 8
Family Photographs,
ca. 1920-1990
Box 1, Folder 9
Notes, Poems, and Souvenirs,
undated
Box 1, Folder 10
PASCHA - Hymns of the Resurrection, St. Vladamir's Seminary Choir,
undated
Box 1, Folder 11
Russian Beads, Charms, and Earring,
undated
Box 2, Folder 2
Russian Icons (Devotional Images) on Wood, Metal, and Paper,
undated
