Comprises: (1) Record cards and slips for an incomplete bibliographical project by Edward Piers Tyrrell, [Russian Literature and History in British Periodicals, 1700-1800]; (2) Chronology and slips containing bibliography by Louis Sinclair, [Russian Literature in British Periodicals, 1800-1900]; (3) Photocopy of Roger Sleigh Johnson, "Russian Literature in British Periodicals, 1902-1917: A Bibliography" (Library Association fellowship thesis, 1968); (4) Bibliographical information on Tolstoyanism and V. A. Zhukovskii; (5) Correspondence of John S. G. Simmons, Oxford, with James Wood Thirsk, London (7, 1968-1969) and R. S. Johnson, Birmingham (6, 1969, 1972)
John Simmons collection
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 672
- Dates of Creation
- 1968-1972
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Russian
- Physical Description
- 3343 ff. (511 ff., 2832 slips), manuscript, typescript
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Simon Gabriel Simmons and Louis Sinclair are specialists in Russian bibliography
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of John Simmons, April 1983; Louis Sinclair, March 1983
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