Comprises: Iu. Blok, Velosiped, Moscow, 1892; Julius H. Block, Mortals and Immortals: Edison, Nikisch, Tchaikofsky, Tolstoy: Episodes under Three Tzars, n.p., [1920s?]; Zh. Blok firm New Year greetings card; photographs of Block firm premises, Moscow
Block Family papers
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 1077
- Dates of Creation1890-1929
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish Russian
- Physical Description2 vols, 9 ff., typescript, printed, and photographs
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Block family were German Jews resident in pre-revolutionary Moscow. Julius Block was an inventor and pioneer sound recording engineer
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Acquisition Information
The gift of Ingeborg Bobak, November 1988, October 1989
Note
In English, Russian
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