Register of the Taisiia Anatol'evna Bazhenova papers

Finding aid prepared by Anatol Shmelev
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Title: Taisiia Anatol'evna Bazhenova papers
Date (inclusive): 1915-1978
Collection Number: 2001C28
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Russian
Physical Description: 7 microfilm reels (0.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, clippings, and photographs, relating to Russian literature and Russian émigré affairs.
Creator: Bazhenova, Taisii͡a Anatol'evna
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Taisiia Anatol'evna Bazhenova papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Originals in: Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco.

Biographical Note

Taissiia Anatol'evna Bazhenova, 1900-1978
T. A. Bazhenova was born on 17 May 1900 into a literary family: her father, Anatolii Dmitrievich Bazhenov, was, among other things, editor of the journal Irtysh, published by the administration of the Siberian Cossacks during the Russian Civil War. It was during the Civil War, in 1918, that T. A. Bazhenova published her first work: a poem in the Omsk newspaper Zaria. On arrival in Harbin in 1920, she became a correspondent of the newspapers Russkii golos and Zaria, and also served on the staff of the Society for the Study of Manchuria (Obshchestvo izucheniia Man'chzhurskogo kraia). Upon marrying Aleksandr Stepanovich Postnikov, she assumed his last name, but generally continued to publish her writings under her maiden name. Taisiia Anatol'evna Bazhenova.
In the United States, she was a correspondent for most of the major Russian newspapers on the West coast, also contributing articles, poems, short stories, and other pieces to journals and anthologies. Many of these are represented in the collection. Her newspaper articles primarily reflected émigré life, and included interviews with actors, writers, singers, and others.

Scope and Content Note

T. A. Bazhenova was a journalist and writer who wrote short stories and newspaper columns on a variety of subjects, mostly concerned with émigré life (sometimes under the pseudonyms Nina Krasovskaia (N. K.), N. Rusanov, and Miss Li). The collection contains many of her writings, as well as collected materials (almost exclusively clippings) on émigrés and their activities (apparently as background material for her own writings and interviews). Also of interest is her correspondence with various literary and cultural figures, particularly Russian poets in China.
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 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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Russian literature
Russians -- United States
Russians -- China

 

Biographical File 1922-1978

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Clippings, family file, identity paper, poems and scrapbook, arranged alphabetically by physical form.
reel 1

Clippings about or mentioning T. A. Bazhenova

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 1
 

Family file

 

Bazhenov, Anatolii Dmitrievich (father)

reel 1

Death notice

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 2
reel 1

Writings (newspaper columns)

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 3
reel 1

Bazhenova, Evdokiia Ivanovna (mother)

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Death notices. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 4
reel 1

Postnikov, Aleksandr Stepanovich (husband)

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Obituaries and death notices. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 5
reel 1

Identity paper

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 6
reel 1

Poems dedicated to T. A. Bazhenova

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 7
reel 1

Scrapbook

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 8

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Includes clippings of newspaper articles by or about her, and by and about her father, A. D. Bazhenov. Also includes some correspondence and photographs.
reel 1

Miscellany

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 9
 

Correspondence 1915-1974

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Letters, cards, and attachments, arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Includes letters addressed to A. D. Bazhenov and A. S. Postnikov. See also Biographical File/Scrapbook.
reel 1

General 1925-1955 and undated

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Includes congratulatory letters on the 25th anniversary of her journalistic career, 1943. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 10
reel 1

Unidentified 1915-1945 and undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 11
reel 1

Achair, Aleksei (Gryzov, Aleksei Alekseevich) 1927-1936

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Includes attached poems. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 12
reel 1

Berezovskii, E. P. 1925-1941

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 13
reel 1

Beta, Boris (Butkevich, Boris) 1924 or 1925

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Includes attached poems. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 14. See also Photographs for his likeness.
reel 1

Bibinov, M. S. 1934-1945

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 15
reel 1

Borzov, Nikolai 1934-1935 and undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 16
 

Butkevich, Boris - See Beta, Boris

reel 1

Dolgushkin, E. G. 1952

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 17
reel 1

Eliseev, F. 1969

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 18
reel 1

Grebenshchikov, Georgii and Tat'iana, fragment 1960 and undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 19
 

Gryzov, Aleksei Alekseevich - See Achair, Aleksei

reel 1

Gryzov, Aleksei G. 1925-1932

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 20

General note

See also Subject File/Cossacks--Siberia
reel 1

Guins, George C. 1943

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 21
reel 1

Highgate Road Social Science Research Station, Berkeley, California 1971

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 22
reel 1

Ivanov, Vsevolod 1924

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Includes attached poem. Museum of Russian Culture Box?Folder 1 : 23
reel 1

Kal', Aleksei 1937

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 24
reel 1

Kolosova, Marianna 1935

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 25
reel 1

Kulaeva, G. 1948

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 26
reel 1

Malozemova, Elizaveta 1934 and undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 27
reel 1

Mazurova, A. 1946 and undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 28
 

Mitropol'skii, A. - See Nesmelov, Arsenii

reel 1

Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco, California 1949 and undated

Scope and Contents note

Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 29
reel 1

Naumenko, V. 1974

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 30
reel 1

Nesmelov, Arsenii (Mitropol'skii, A.) 1935

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 31
reel 1

Okulich, Iosif Konstantinovich 1946

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 32
reel 1

Ostroumov, Boris Vasil'evich 1925

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 33
reel 1

Serebrennikova, A. 1973

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 34
reel 1

Shcherbakov, Mikhail Vasil'evich 1934-1935

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 35
reel 1

Shul'gin, Pavel 1943-1944 and undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 36
reel 1

Sten, Anna 1935 and undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 37

General note

See also Biographical File/Scrapbook for additional letter and Subject File/Sten, Anna
reel 1

Sudakov, Aleksandr 1942

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 38
reel 1

Volkova, Mariia 1939 and undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 39
reel 1

Zharov, Sergei 1937

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 40
 

Speeches and Writings 1919-1956 and undated

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Newspaper columns, poetry, and short stories, arranged chronologically by title. See also Biographical File/Scrapbook
 

General

 

Newspaper columns 1920-1956 and undated

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Includes reviews, news coverage, and other brief matter. Lengthy and serialized pieces are arranged by title below.
reel 1

Holographs

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 1
reel 1

Typescripts

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Many items are untitled and/or fragmented. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 2
 

Printed copies

reel 1

Undated

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 3
reel 2

1920-1940

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 4
reel 2

1941-1956

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 5
reel 2

Poetry 1919-1943 and undated

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Holograph, typescript and printed copies. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 2 : 6
reel 3

Short stories

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Primarily untitled fragments. Holograph and typescript. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 1
reel 3

"Amerikanskaia soldatka" undated

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Typescript and printed copy. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 2
reel 3

"Apriel'" undated

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Typescript. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 3
reel 3

"Chuzhoi bereg" undated

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Holograph and typescript. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 4
reel 3

"Diadiushka Karakhana" undated

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Holograph. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 5
reel 3

"Kharbin - San Frantsisko" undated

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Printed copy. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 6
reel 3

"Kuma" undated

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Holograph. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 7
reel 3

"Na sopkakh Man'chzhurii" undated

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Holograph. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 8
reel 3

"Rozhdestvenskie obychai" undated

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Typescript. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 9
reel 3

"Shkola Santa Klausov" undated

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Typescript. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 10
reel 3

"Siennoi bazar" undated

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Holograph and typescript. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 11
reel 3

Story of pre-Revolutionary Russian army life undated

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Typescript. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 12
reel 3

"Vesna v revoliutsiiu," Viestnik Obshchestva russkikh veteranov Velikoi voiny undated

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Printed copy. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 13
reel 3

"Zelenyi abazhur" undated

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Printed copy. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 14
reel 3

"Intimnost'" 1924 April 27

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Printed copy. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 15
reel 3

"Stantsiia Oloviannaia," Viestnik Obshchestva russkikh veteranov Velikoi voiny, and Feniks 1934 September 1935 September 15

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Holograph and printed copy. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 16
 

Subject File 1919-1978

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Clippings and letter, arranged alphabetically by subject
reel 3

Actors--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 17
reel 3

Air pilots--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 18
reel 3

Artists--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 19
reel 4

Ballet dancers--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 20
reel 4

Brynner, Yul

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 3 : 21
reel 4

Cherkasskii, Aleksei

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 1
reel 4

Choirs (Music)--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 2
reel 4

Composers--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 3
 

Cossacks

reel 4

General

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 4
reel 4

Siberia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 5
reel 4

Displaced persons

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 6
reel 4

Don Cossack Chorus (Conductor: Serge Jaroff)

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 7
reel 4

Dukhobors

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 8
reel 4

General Platoff Don Cossack Chorus

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Includes letter from Rostislav Petrov to G. T. Sukhov, editor of Novaia zaria, 1940. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 9
reel 4

Kurenko, Mariia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 10
reel 4

Mamoulian, Rouben

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 11
reel 4

Orchestra conductors--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 12
reel 4

Pianists--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 13
reel 5

Romanov family

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Includes clippings on émigré Romanovs and on various pretenders to the throne. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 14
reel 5

Russian literature

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 4 : 15
reel 5

Russian poetry

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Includes a prose poem by Anton Sorokin entitled Simfoniia revoliutsii (Omsk, 1919). Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 5 : 1
reel 5

Russians--California--San Francisco

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 5 : 2-3
reel 5

Russians--China

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 5 : 4
reel 6

Russians--Philippines

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 5 : 5
reel 6

Russians--United States

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 5 : 6
reel 6

Russkaia Osvoboditel'naia Armiia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 5 : 7
reel 6

Russkaia Osvoboditel'naia Armiia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 5 : 8
reel 6

Scientists--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 1
reel 6

Shaliapin, Fedor

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 2
reel 6

Singers--Russia

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 3
reel 6

Soviet Union--History--Revolution 1917-1921

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 4
reel 6

Sten, Anna

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 5
reel 6

Wood, Natalie

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 6
reel 6

World War, --Peace 1939-1945

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Materials relating to the activities of Soviet delegates at the San Francisco Conference, 1951. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 7
reel 7

Miscellany

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Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 8-10
reel 7

Photographs undated

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Sixteen negatives and eighteen prints depicting Taisiia Bazhenova, Aleksandr Postnikov, Boris Beta, Sikorskii aircraft and miscellaneous other people, places and things. Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 6 : 11