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