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Title: Thomas Sgovio papers
Date (inclusive): 1938-2008
Collection Number: 87038
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Russian
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 12 canvas paintings, 2 optical disks, digital material
(2.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoir, relating to imprisonment in Soviet forced labor camps also known as the gulags; photocopies of Soviet arrest records
and summaries of judicial proceedings, and of United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports on interviews after repatriation;
and 44 original paintings and drawings depicting living and working conditions in Soviet forced labor camps.
Creator:
Sgovio, Thomas
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Art rack items 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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987.
[Identification of item], Thomas Sgovio papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
American artist; prisoner in Soviet forced labor camps, Kolyma and Krasnoyarsk regions, 1938-1954.
Scope and Content of Collection
Memoir, relating to imprisonment in Soviet forced labor camps also known as the gulags; photocopies of Soviet arrest records
and summaries of judicial proceedings, and of United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports on interviews after repatriation;
and 44 original paintings and drawings depicting living and working conditions in Soviet forced labor camps.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Forced labor -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Pictorial works
Paintings
Drawing