Register of the Russian Theater in San Francisco collection

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Russian Theater in San Francisco collection

Date (inclusive): 1923-1956

Collection Number: 2001C63

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: In Russian and English

Physical Description: 1 microfilm reel (0.15 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, programs, clippings, and photographs, relating to Russian émigré theatrical groups in San Francisco.

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

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

Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2001.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Russian Theater in San Francisco collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Originals in: Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains three scrapbooks of materials (clippings, correspondence, programs, publicity stills) pertaining to the activities of Russian theatrical groups in San Francisco, California, 1923-1956.

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

Russians -- United States

Theater -- California -- San Francisco

reel 1

Scrapbooks 1923-1956

Scope and Contents note

Museum of Russian Culture Box/Folder 1 : 1-3. Clippings, correspondence, programs, publicity stills