Hessen (Dymitr) papers, 1908-2002

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Summary

Title:
Dymitr Hessen papers
Dates:
1908-2002
Creators:
Hessen, Dymitr and Gessen, SergeÄ­ Iosifovich, 1887-1950
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, printed matter, personal documents, and photographs, relating to literature and philosophy. Includes papers of Sergei Gessen, father of Dymitr Hessen.
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes (1.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Russian and Polish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Dymitr Hessen papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Dymitr Hessen reflect his writings and research interests in Russian émigré literature in the form of correspondence, notes, and printed matter. The collection also includes correspondence and literary and biographical materials relating to Hessen's father, Sergiusz (Sergei) Iosifovich Hessen, and his brother, Evgenii Sergeevich Hessen, as well as writings of two other émigrés, Solomon Bart and Vladimir Mansvetov.

Biographical / historical:

Dymitr Hessen was a Polish-Russian literary scholar and co-author of the Wielki Slownik Polsko-Rosyjski, Rosyjsko-Polski.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2002.
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 Lyalya Kharitonova
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-09 11:58:20.268387

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], Dymitr Hessen 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
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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