Inventory of the Leonid Andreyev miscellaneous papers

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Title: Leonid Andreyev miscellaneous papers
Date (inclusive): 1900-1922
Collection Number: 89037
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Russian
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 2 card file boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Plays, poems, short stories, letters, and photographs relating to Russian literature and drama, and to conditions in Russia during World War I. Includes diary of Anna Andreeva, wife of Leonid Andreyev. In part, photocopy. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 
Creator: Andreyev, Leonid, 1871-1919
Creator: Andreeva, Anna
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

Boxes 2 and 3 may not be used without permission of the Archivist; there is digitized content from this collection available. The remainder of 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

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1989.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Leonid Andreyev collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Alternative Forms of Material Available

The color slides in box 1, folder 18 are reproductions of the glass autochromes in Boxes 2 and 3 (see the Container List below for details). Digital reproductions made from the color slides are also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 

Location of Originals

In part, originals in: T͡Sentralnyĭ gosudarstvennyĭ arkhiv literatury i iskusstva SSSR, Moscow.

Biographical Note

Russian novelist.

Scope and Content of Collection

Plays, poems, short stories, letters, and photographs relating to Russian literature and drama, and to conditions in Russia during World War I. Includes diary of Anna Andreeva, wife of Leonid Andreyev. In part, photocopy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Russian literature
World War, 1914-1918 -- Russia
Russian drama

box 1, folder 1

Correspondence 1913, undated

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically.
box 1, folder 2

Diary of Anna Andreeva 1920-1922

Scope and Contents note

A notebook with handwritten entries, written in chronological order.
 

Speeches and Writings 1902-1918 undated

Scope and Contents note

Typescripts with handwritten notes, arranged alphabetically.
box 1, folder 3

Bel'giitsam undated

box 1, folder 4

Chest' undated

box 1, folder 5

Dnevnik pisatelia v voinu 1914 goda undated

box 1, folder 6

Dni nashei zhizni 1908

box 1, folder 7

Iskrennii smekh 1910

box 1, folder 8

Kon' v senate undated

box 1, folder 9

Mladost' undated

box 1, folder 10

Pessimist undated

box 1, folder 11

Pis'ma o teatre 1912

box 1, folder 12

Pis'mo L.N. Andreeva v gazetu 'Birzhevye vedomosti' 1918

box 1, folder 13

T'ma i noch' 1907

box 1, folder 14

V sei groznyi chas undated

box 1, folder 15

Zakon i liudi 1902

box 1, folder 16

Miscellany

Scope and Contents note

Loose pages of typescripts and of photocopies of manuscripts.
box 1, folder 17

Photographs undated

Scope and Contents note

Six black-and-white prints, most of them images of Andreyev, arranged generally in their original order.
 

Color Slides circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Twenty-six photographic copies of glass autochromes in Boxes 2 and 3, including images of Andreyev, his family, and landscapes, arranged generally in their original order. Digital use copies of these color slides also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Baby seated in wicker baby carriage circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Bearded man seated at table with patterned tablecloth circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly Andreyev or a family member.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Bearded man seated next to pile of books circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly Andreyev or a family member.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Boats moored to forested shore circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Buildings flanking river with stone bridge in background circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Buoys hanging above water circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Child in hat standing on porch and smiling circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Child seated in chair in middle of dirt pathway circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Child wearing hat and sitting on grass with rocky outcropping in distance circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly an Andreyev family member.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Corner of room with chair and framed picture circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Leafy tree on grassy lawn with body of water in the distance circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Little boy sitting among flower bed along path circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly an Andreyev family member.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Man seated outdoors circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly Andreyev or a family member.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Man standing on rocky outcropping and looking away from camera circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Posed people in horse-drawn sleigh on snow circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly members of the Andreyev family.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Rocky shoreline circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Rutted dirt road leading to large building on horizon circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Small child standing outdoors in heavy coat and winter cap circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly an Andreyev family member.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Snow around edge of building circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Stone structures (ruins?) along roadway circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Two little boys seated outdoors circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly Andreyev family members.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

Two people in distance along shore of lake circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Two women standing in front of ruins circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly Andreyev family members.
box 1, folder 18, online digital

White, columned building through trees circa 1900-1919

box 1, folder 18, online digital

Woman in hat seated by window circa 1900-1919

Scope and Contents note

Possibly an image of an Andreyev family member.
 

Color Glass Autochromes undated

Scope and Contents note

Twenty-six autochromes, including images of Andreyev, his family, and landscapes, arranged generally in their original order.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 2 and 3 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. Photographic slide copies are available in box 1, folder 18; digital access copies also available at http://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 
Each autochrome contains two almost identical images; the photographic slide copies and digital access copies capture the better of the two images.
box 2

Nineteen color glass single-image autochromes (1-7, 10-13, 16-18, 20, 22, 25, 26, 30)

Access

Box 2 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. There are digital access copies available.
box 3

Seven color glass double-image autochromes (8/24, 9/28, 14 a/b, 15 a/b, 19/23, 21/27, 29 a/b)

Conditions Governing Access

Box 3 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.There are digital access copies available.