Alma Bryan papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1260
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1910-1995
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Russian
  • Physical Description
    • 21 ff., 1 tape-recording, 1 audio-cassette, manuscript, typescript, printed, photographs, and negatives

Scope and Content

Comprises photographs of the Peet family in Moscow and Nottingham and associated subjects, photocopies of a farewell address to W. G. Peet in Moscow and a newspaper article on Russia by him, Alma Bryan's memoir notes and newspaper articles about her, together with an interview entitled "Childhood and school in Russia, 1900-1916", recorded by M. Jones and J. Y. Muckle

Administrative / Biographical History

Alma Bryan (ne Peet, 1900-1989) was a member of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia, resident in Moscow

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Alma Bryan (via Harvey Pitcher), November 1984; James Muckle, May 1995

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

Family Names

Peet family