Comprises: (1) Announcement of Nicholas II and Aleksandra Fedorovna's coronation and coronation menu, 1896; (2) William V. Hickley's watercolour paintings of Russian scenes, including St Petersburg and Wiazama [i.e Viaz'ma?], 1899-1910, nd; (3) Mary Hickley, Gold, Glitter and Gloom: Recollections of the Coronation of Czar Nicholas II and Later Travels in Russia, [Exmouth, Devon], 1997
Hickley Family papers
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 1088
- Dates of Creation1896-1997
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish Russian French
- Physical Description9 ff., 1 vol., printed and watercolour paintings
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
William Hickley was a tutor and a member of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia. Mary Hickley visited her brother and travelled in Russia
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Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of David Hickley, March 1989; Brenda Marsault, June 1997
Note
In Russian, English, French
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A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the Leeds Russian Archive online catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/index.htm