Birse Family papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1028
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1920-1988
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 34 ff., 2 audio cassettes, typescript, and manuscript

Scope and Content

Comprises memoirs, family trees, and British government correspondence relating to the Birse, Bernays, and Caird families in Russia

Administrative / Biographical History

The Birse family were members of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia, resident in St Petersburg/Petrograd

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Vivien Molteno, November 1986, Elizabeth Caird Peel, October 1988

Note

In 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