Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze papers, 1648-1977

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Summary

Creators:
Tarsaidze, Alexandre Georgievich, 1901-1978 and Thompson, Donald C.
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings, research notes, printed matter, photographs, engravings, lithographs, maps, and sound and video recordings relating to the history of Georgia (Transcaucasia), the Romanov family, Russian-American relations, and the Association of Russian Imperial Naval Officers in America. Includes photocopies of Romanov family letters, photographs of Russia during World War I by Donald C. Thompson, and a documentary film of Tsar Nicholas II.
Extent:
32 manuscript boxes, 12 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 35 envelopes, 11 motion picture film reels, 5 sound discs, 2 videocassettes (32.9 Linear Feet)
Language:
English, Russian, French, German and Georgian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, speeches and writings, research notes, printed matter, photographs, engravings, lithographs, maps, and sound and video recordings relating to the history of Georgia (Transcaucasia), the Romanov family, Russian-American relations, and the Association of Russian Imperial Naval Officers in America. Includes photocopies of Romanov family letters, photographs of Russia during World War I by Donald C. Thompson, and a documentary film of Tsar Nicholas II.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1901
Born, Tiflis, Russia, into family of old Georgian nobility
1918
Graduated, Imperial Naval Academy, Petrograd
1918-1921
Worked with Allied High Commissioner, Col. W. Haskell, in Tiflis
1921
Worked for American Relief Administration
Escaped from Bolsheviks to Constantinople
1923-1941
Director, Caucasian Society "Allaverdy"
Member, Georgian Society in the U.S.A.
Member, Association of Former Russian Imperial Naval Officers
Worked for Matchabelli Perfumes, R. H. Macy Co., Parfum Chevalier Garde, and other retailers in cosmetic and jewelry business
Immigrated to the United States
1941-1944
Worked for U.S. Army intelligence
1944
Author, Morskoi Korpus za CHetvert' Veka, 1901-1925, N.Y.
1945-1958
Director of Public Relations, Serge Obolensky Associates
1958
Author, Czars and Presidents
1969
Author, CHetyre mifa
1977
Author, Katia: Wife Before God
1959-1978
Freelancer, public relations
1978
Died, New York City
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1978.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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. Access copies of some motion picture film and all sound recordings in this collection are available for immediate access.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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