Comprises photographs, memoirs, and printed works concerning the Whishaw and several other British families in Russia, especially by James Whishaw
Whishaw Family papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 811
- Dates of Creation
- 1823-1999
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English German Russian
- Physical Description
- 432 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
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