Description
Correspondence, writings, financial records, reports, memoranda, bulletins, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Russian
students in China and the United States. Includes papers of other members of the Borzov family, and records of the Russkoe
natsional'noe studencheskoe obschestvo.
Background
N. V. Borzov was a prominent and active figure in Russian education and émigré charitable and cultural work. Born in Glazov
on 26 April 1871 (O.S.), he graduated with honors from St. Petersburg University, and entered into government service in the
Ministry of Education. In 1897 he was a teacher at the Tomsk girls' high school, and in 1904 he was appointed inspector of
the Tomsk Commercial School. Aside from his direct duties, he also established an evening school in Tomsk and participated
in the work of societies advancing education in penitentiaries as well as in villages in the Tomsk region.
Extent
20 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 2 scrapbooks, 36 microfilm reels
(6 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
Box 23 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. 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.