Comprises Thornton family letters and memoirs of Russia, letters between others, photographs of Thornton and many other British family members in Russia, and of their woollen mill, newspaper cuttings, and other printed material covering the last two centuries
Thornton Family papers
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 1072
- Dates of Creation1829-1995
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish Russian
- Physical Description304 ff., 3 vols, 1 painting, manuscript, typescript, printed, photographs, negatives, and a slide
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Thornton family were members of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia, resident in St. Petersburg/Petrograd
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of David Varley, February 1984; Josie Smith, April 1984; Irina Prehn, May 1986, March 1991; Michael Thornton, April and July 1988, February 1989, February 1992; P. Timothy Crook, October 1989; Elizabeth Brand, August 1990; Christine and Mark Varley, October and November 1993; Jennifer Stead, November 1993, February 1996
Note
In English, Russian
Other Finding Aids
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