Comprises the poems of N.D. Nilus and other Russian poets, 1921-1993; photographs of her, her Petrograd flat in 1918, and pupils of the Russian Institute for Girls, Serbia, 1927; books and articles about her life, poetry, and longevity written chiefly in French; a vodka bottle celebrating her 100th birthday; and her school-leaving autograph album, 1906, together with the death notice and obituary of Elizaveta Solonina, 1991
Nadezhda Nilus collection
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 1219
- Dates of Creation1906-1995
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish French Russian
- Physical Description82 ff., 1 vol., 1 bottle, manuscript, typescript, printed, and photographs
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Nadezhda Dmitrievna Nilus (1892-2000) was a member of the post-revolutionary Russian migr community in Paris
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of Nadezhda Nilus, January 1991, January 1992, September, November and December 1993, June 1994, September 1995, n.d.
Note
English, French, 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