Register of the Michael Teltoft collection
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Title: Michael Teltoft collection
Date (inclusive): 1917-1940
Collection Number: 2019C31
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian and English
Physical Description:
3 ms. boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(3.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, letters, printed matter, and photographs, relating to the Russian emigre community in China after the Russian Revolution.
Includes some Teltoft family papers and papers of Andrei A. Borisov.
source:
Teltoft, Michael
Creator:
Teltoft family
Creator:
Borisov, Andreĭ Andreevich, 1884-1942
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
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2019.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Michael Teltoft Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
Russians -- China
Teltoft, Michael
Andrei Andreevich Borisov (Borissof) File
1918-1940
Scope and Contents
Collection mostly consists of papers of A. A. Borisov, father-in-law of Yaroslav Teltoft
box 1, folder 1
Business card
undated
Scope and Contents
A. A. Borisov's card as aide to the senior adjutant of the Headquarters of the Priamur Military District
box 1, folder 2
Clipping
1932
Scope and Contents
Editorial in
Seattle Grade Club Magazine mentioning A. A. Borisov
box 1, folder 3
Identity documents
1918, undated
box 1, folder 4
Interview
undated
Scope and Contents
Responses to questions about his service as a military attaché in China and experiences in World War I and the Russian Revolution
of 1917
box 1, folder 5
Naturalization certificate
1929
box 1, folder 6
Borisova, Nataliia M.
1940, undated
box 1, folder 7
Ripley, Robert
1931-1932, undated
Scope and Contents
Deals with A. A. Borisov's suggestions for Ripley's syndicated column
box 1, folder 8
Unidentified
undated
Scope and Contents
Fragment of a draft letter
Speeches and writings
1927-1939
box 1, folder 9
Comic strips
undated
Scope and Contents
Picture-tales about Chinese customs and habits
box 1, folder 10-12
Notebooks
undated
Scope and Contents
Contain Chinese characters, sayings, and miscellaneous notes in Russian and English
box 1, folder 13
Untitled lecture notes
undated
Scope and Contents
Notes for a lecture on Far Eastern events
box 1, folder 14
Untitled poem
undated
Scope and Contents
Drafts of a poem in English about the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary. Holograph
box 1, folder 15-16
"The Great Mongol: a Drama"
1927
Scope and Contents
Holograph and typescript
box 1, folder 17
"Ivan the Terrible: a Historical Kino-Drama"
1927
Scope and Contents
Typescript
box 1, folder 18-19
"Blood and Incense"
1928
Scope and Contents
Drafts and music for a drama set during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. Holograph and typescript
box 2, folder 1
"Doctor Shubin"
1928
Scope and Contents
Typescript
box 2, folder 2
"Rightless"
1928
Scope and Contents
Typescript
box 2, folder 3
"Crime and Punishment in Early China"
undated
circa 1932
Scope and Contents
Typescript. Illustrated with photographs of executions, including an envelope of twelve prints (circa 1907) depicting execution
by the "Ling Chih" method
box 2, folder 4
"Reminiscences of a Military Attaché for the Czar of Russia"
1936
Scope and Contents
Announcement for his lecture at The Young Men's Business Club of Seattle
box 2, folder 5
"Reflections - a dream and a sigh!"
1931-1938
Scope and Contents
Poems. Holograph and typescript
box 2, folder 6-7
Brief articles on Chinese and Russian topics
1939, undated
Scope and Contents
Holograph and typescript. Also includes letters to two editors offering these articles for publication
box 2, folder 8
Bashkirov, Gabriel A.
1958, undated
Scope and Contents
Biographical information
box 2, folder 9
Domanevskii, Vladimir Nikolaevich
1918, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and reports relating to Lt. General V. N. Domanevskii's activities in the Priamur Military District and Harbin.
Includes two photographs
box 2, folder 10
Russian Far East - History - 1917-1921
1918-1919
Scope and Contents
Appeals, correspondence, declarations, notes relating to events in Harbin and Vladivostok
box 2, folder 11
Teltoft, Y. M. (Iaroslav Tel'toft)
1938-1939
Scope and Contents
Letters to "Marusia" (Mariia A. Borisova)
box 2, folder 12
Leather wallets/pockets
undated
Scope and Contents
Two wallets with "ΔΤΔ" on front
box 2, folder 13
Imperial Russian banknotes
1910-1912
Scope and Contents
One 100 ruble and one 500 ruble banknote
box 2, folder 14
Metal engravings
undated
Scope and Contents
Three engravings. One inscribed to A. A. Borisov, one with the signatures of his subordinates, and one of the double-headed
eagle with the initial "B" on the shield
Negatives and Photographs
1906-2003
box 2, folder 15
Negatives
undated
Scope and Contents
Two envelopes with eleven negatives depicting the Moscow Kremlin, General D. L. Khorvat at his desk, a painting by Viktor
Vasnetsov, St. Basil's Cathedral, Fedor Chaliapin in the roles of Ivan the Terrible and Boris Godunov, the Great Wall of China,
and the Dragon Throne at the Imperial Palace in Beijing
box 2, folder 16
Alin, Peter and Vasilii
undated
Scope and Contents
Three copies of prints of the Alin brothers taken at Maoershan, Manchuria
box 2, folder 17
G. A. Bashkiroff & Co., Harbin
1929
Scope and Contents
Copy pf a print depicting the employees of G. A. Bashkiroff & Co. with their boss Y. M. Teltoft
box 2, folder 18
Borisov family
1906, undated
Scope and Contents
Nine prints depicting Andrei Andreevich Borisov, his first wife, their daughters Mariia and Margarita, and their son
box 3, folder 1
Brother-in-law of Andrei Andreevich Borisov
1906-1911, undated
Scope and Contents
Three prints
box 3, folder 2
Dutov, Aleksandr Il'ich
undated
circa 1919
Scope and Contents
One group photograph of Lt. General A. I. Dutov and his staff
box 3, folder 3
Meshcherskii, Andrei
1916
Scope and Contents
One cabinet photograph
box 3, folder 4
Teltoft, Yaroslav
undated
Scope and Contents
One copy of a portrait photograph taken in Harbin
box 3, folder 5
Teltoft, Michael
undated
Scope and Contents
One studio print of M. Teltoft as a baby taken in Seattle
box 3, folder 6
Teltoft family
1955-1956, undated
Scope and Contents
Twelve copies of photographs of Y. M. Teltoft and his family
box 3, folder 7
"Mat"
1971-2001, undated
Scope and Contents
Eighteen miscellaneous photographs of Teltoft family and friends
box 3, folder 8
Printed Matter
1929-1930
Scope and Contents
Ripley, Robert, Believe it or not!, New York, 1929. Contains author's inscription to A. Borisov
box 3, folder 9-10
Scrapbooks
1928-1933, undated
Scope and Contents
Contain Russian, Chinese and world news, curiosities, political discussions covering events from the 1800s to the 1940s
box 4, folder 1
Large group photograph of seven Russian officers and two civilians
undated
Scope and Contents
Andrei A. Borisov is standing in the second row, fourth from the left
box 4, folder 2
Green photo album with image of Imperial Hotel, Tokyo on cover
undated
Scope and Contents
Disassembled album. Thirty-two sheets (64 pages) with photographs and magazine images of China, Korea, and Chinese political
figures. Accompanied by Andrei A. Borisov's detailed captions
box 4, folder 3
Red photoalbum with Statue of Liberty on cover
undated
Scope and Contents
Disassembled album. Thirty-nine sheets (78 pages) with postcard and magazine images depicting various sites and people in
Beijing, Jehol, Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo
box 5, folder 1
Album "Дальний Восток"
undated
circa 1900-1920
Scope and Contents
Album with photographs of Beijing, Tianjin and other locations in China depicting buildings and people, as well as foreign
troops (Russian, French, British and Japanese)
box 5, folder 2
Clippings of items and illustrations by Robert Ripley, John Hix and others
1930-1940, undated
Scope and Contents
Chinese and Russian items suggested by Andrei A. Borisov
box 5, folder 3
Map of Mineral Resources in Manchukuo
undated
Scope and Contents
Removed from an unidentified book