Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Mitrofan Ivanovich Retivov papers
- Dates:
- 1946-1961
- Creators:
- Retivov, Mitrofan Ivanovich, 1869-1961
- Abstract:
- Writings, photographs, and miscellany, relating mainly to the medical profession in Russia prior to the Russian Revolution.
- Extent:
- 3 microfilm reels (0.45 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Russian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Mitrofan Ivanovich Retivov Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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M. I. Retivov was a prominent doctor in pre-Revolutionary Russia. The collection contain autobiographical and semi-autobiographical writings, including memoirs of the Moscow University medical faculty in the 1890s, and a novel entitled "Moskva studencheskaia," as well as a study of V. I. Lenin and his role in Russian history. Other writings include a brief work on female doctors in pre-Revolutionary Russia.
Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and the Museum of Russian Culture. The grant also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The original materials remain in the Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco, as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is available at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The Hoover Institution assumes all responsibility for notifying users that they must comply with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17 United States Code) and Hoover Rules for the Use and Reproduction of Archival Materials.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1869 Born, Russia1901-1917 Vice-President of the Pirogov medical conventions in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novocherkassk1917-1919 Director of a hospital in Khar'kov, Russia1932 Major, Red Cross, Paraguay1961 March 19 Died, Olegario Victor Andrade, ArgentinaM. I. Retivov was educated as a doctor. He served in various positions of responsibility prior to the Revolution: as director of the medical section of the Khar'kov workers' disability insurance company, as an organizer of sanatoria for tuberculosis patients in South Russia and the Caucasus, and as vice-president of the Pirogov medical conventions held in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novocherkassk. Many of his writings are of an autobiographical character and describe his own life as a medical student as well as meetings with other members of the medical profession in pre-Revolutionary Russia.
During the Civil War, he served as chief doctor of one of the largest hospitals (1500 beds) in Khar'kov. Emigrating abroad following the Civil War, he served as a Red Cross doctor in Paraguay in 1932, during that country's war with Bolivia. He died on 19 March 1961 at the age of 92 in Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina. Retivov's son Georgii was one of the founding members of NTS.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2000.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-29 16:45:18.667304
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], Mitrofan Ivanovich Retivov 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