Comprises the official and personal papers and possessions of Edmund Pearse, his wife May, and son John, relating to their residence and travel within Russia, together with postcards and correspondence; also, numerous photographs of various parts of Russia and other countries, members of the British community in Russia and various Russians
Edmund Pearse papers
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 1231
- Dates of Creation1909-1928, nd
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish Russian
- Physical Description1449 ff., 1 record album, 1 box of medals, 1 hat, manuscript, typescript, printed, photographs, and negatives
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Edmund James Pearse (1882-1958) worked in pre-revolutionary Russia for the Gramophone and Sperry Gyroscope companies
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of Grace Stansfeld, May 1990, June 1992; James Pearse, June 1990
Note
English, Russian
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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