Comprises: (1) Correspondence with R. D. Davies (113, 1975-1995) (also newspaper cuttings and typescripts of A. S. Vagin poems and articles, conference programmes, etc); (2) Modern print of a photograph of A. N. Andreev, [1917]; (3) Issues of St Petersburg for You, St Petersburg, 2-4 (1993) (containing articles by A. Vagin)
Aleksandr Vagin papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 1293
- Dates of Creation
- 1917-1995
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Russian English
- Physical Description
- 207 ff., manuscript, typescript, printed, and photographs
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Aleksandr Serafimovich Vagin (d. 1995) was descended from one of Leonid Andreev's brothers. He was a literary researcher and journalist, resident in Leningrad/St Petersburg.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of Aleksandr Vagin, June 1993; Richard Davies, March 2000
Note
In Russian, English
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