Register of the George Koudinoff (Georgii Vassil'evich Kudinov) papers
Finding aid prepared by Polina Ilieva
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Title: George Koudinoff (Georgii Vassil'evich Kudinov) papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1969
Collection Number: 2001C29
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian and English
Physical Description:
2 microfilm reels
(0.3 Linear Feet)
Creator:
Koudinoff, George, -1969
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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Acquired.
[Identification of item], George Koudinoff Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Originals in: Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco. Box 2 was not microfilmed and exists soley at the Museum of Russian
Culture. It contains an album of prints depicting Koudinoff in different opera costumes and his performance, as well as several
family prints.
| ? | Born, Russia |
| 1923 | Studied singing in Harbin |
| 1931(?)-1948 | Baritone, the Russian Light Opera Company, the Russian Opera Comique, Shanghai Opera House and Obshchedostupnii Teatr pod upr. V. Klarina in Shanghai, China |
| 1948 | Moved to the United States |
| 1948-1950(?) | Soloist, Jaroff Don Cossack Chorus |
| 1969 March 17 | Died, San Francisco |
George Koudinoff (aka George Koudinov/Kudinoff) was a baritone who performed with the Russian Light Opera Company, the Russian
Opera Comique, Shanghai Opera House, and Obshchedostupnii Teatr pod upr. V. Klarina in Shanghai. After moving to the United
States in 1948, he was a soloist in the Jaroff Don Cossack Chorus, then he became a waiter in a San Francisco restaurant.
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.
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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
Russians -- China
Opera
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1923-1969
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