Comprises photographs, memoirs, and printed works concerning the Whishaw and several other British families in Russia, especially by James Whishaw
Whishaw Family papers
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 811
- Dates of Creation1823-1999
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish German Russian
- Physical Description432 ff., 7 vols, manuscript, printed, photographs, and negatives
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Whishaw family were members of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia, resident in St Petersburg
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of Hugh Hawkins, January 1987, January 1989; Frances Adams, March 1988, March 1993); Lance Drayton, June 1992, March and December 1997, February 1999, February 2001; Charles Whishaw, October 1998; Richard Hawkins, October 1998
Note
In English, German, 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