Comprises Coates family memoirs by Jeanette Ball (ne Coates), William H. E. Coates, and James Coates, with family correspondence and photographs, Gibson family-history information and recollections of the Thornton woolen mill in St.Petersburg/Petrograd
Coates Family papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 1134
- Dates of Creation
- 1919-1994
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Russian
- Physical Description
- 86 ff., manuscript, typescript, printed, photographs, and cassette
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Coates 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 Jeanette Ball, August 1989; Jennifer Stead, March 1994
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