Mirrielees Family papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1193
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1877, 1890
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 ff., manuscript and printed (photocopy)

Scope and Content

Comprises photocopies of an obituary of Archibald Mirrielees in the Bible Society Monthly Reporter, vol X, no 23, 2 April 1877, and a letter (annotated by Harvey Pitcher) from Muir and Mirrielees to Aylmer Maude, Moscow, 1890

Administrative / Biographical History

The Mirrielees family were members of the British community in pre-revolutionary Moscow. See Harvey Pitcher, Muir & Mirrielees: The Scottish Partnership That Became a Household Name in Russia (Cromer, 1994)

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Harvey Pitcher, September 1991

Note

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

Family Names

Mirrielees Family