Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Evgeniia Sergeevna Isaenko papers
- Dates:
- 1902-1971
- Creators:
- Isaenko, Evgenii͡a Sergeevna and Isaenko, Alekseĭ Leonidovich, 1894-1957
- Abstract:
- Writings, correspondence, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Russian literature and to Russian émigré affairs. Includes some papers of Aleksei Leonidovich Isaenko, husband of Evgeniia Isaenko.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box, 10 microfilm reels (1.9 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Mainly in Russian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Evgeniia Sergeevna Isaenko papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains the papers of Evgeniia Sergeevna Isaenko, an émigré writer and poet, author of the novel Perekati-Pole, published, as were many of her works, under her maiden name Evgeniia Pechatkina (she appears also to have published under the initials E. P., as well as under the pseudonyms E. Sergeeva and Maksim Davydov). Isaenko was an active figure in the Russian émigré community, staging plays and taking part in other social events, particularly those related to the Russian Center.
The collection also contains biographical materials relating to and correspondence of her husband, Aleksei Leonidovich Isaenko, a former army officer and director of the Russian Center library.
Detailed processing and preservation microfilming of 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 at the Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco, as its property.
Boxes 12-15, containing photographs and photo albums, were not microfilmed and are only available at the Museum of Russian Culture.
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 ? Born, Ashkhabad, Zakaspiiskaia oblast', Russia1922 Studied at Vladivostok University1924 Studied at Pomona College, Claremont, California1953 Author, Perekati-Pole1961 Author, Petr Ivanovich1970? Died, San Francisco, CaliforniaDate Event 1894 July 2 (N.S.) Born, Orenburg, Russia1917 Graduated, Aleksandrovskoe voennoe uchilishcheLaw degree, Moscow University1918-1920 Officer, Orenburg Cossack Host1923 Arrived in the United States1957 November 15 Died, San Francisco, CaliforniaE. S. Isaenko was born Evgeniia Pechatkina in Askhabad on 16 December 1899, the daughter of General Sergei Pechatkin. Living in Harbin following the Revolution, she was among the first Russian students to depart for the United States in the early 1920s, where she continued her education at Pomona College. For personal reasons, she left college and went to San Francisco, making her living performing menial labor as a packer in a factory, dishwasher, seamstress, etc. Meanwhile, she devoted her free time to Russian social life, actively participating in musical, theatrical and literary presentations. She directed and acted in plays, and wrote articles, reviews, short stories and two books, Perekati-Pole (published in 1953) and Petr Ivanovich (1961).
Though she married Aleksei Leonidovich Isaenko and assumed his last name, she continued to publish under her maiden name. Her husband was also active in the San Francisco Russian community as librarian of the Russian Club and Russian Center. He was born in Orenburg in 1894, the son of Major General Leonid Isaenko. Receiving a degree in law from Moscow University in 1917, he joined the White Army in Siberia during the Civil War. He arrived in America in 1923, and met Evgeniia Sergeevna through their common interest in theatrical and social activities. He died in 1957; Evgeniia Sergeevna Isaenko died in Burlingame, California, in July 1969.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2000.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- 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 16:45:15.423912
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], Evgeniia Sergeevna Isaenko 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