Comprises the personal and literary papers, correspondence, photographs, personal possessions, and books of Leonid Zurov; also, a small group of Il'ia Titov papers
Leonid Zurov papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 1068
- Dates of Creation
- 1906-1996
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Russian French German
- Physical Description
- 5308 items, manuscript, typescript, photocopies, notebooks, photographs, and printed Includes framed picture, photographic glass negatives, wallets, fountain pens, medallions, key, cigarette lighter, and typewriter
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Leonid Fedorovich Zurov (1902-1971) was a Russian writer from Latvia and a member of the post-revolutionary Russian migr community in France
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of Militsa Greene, 1983-1991
Note
In Russian, English, French, German
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the published catalogue: Anthony J Heywood, Catalogue of the I. A. Bunin, V. N. Bunina, L. F. Zurov and E. M. Lopatina Collections, edited by Richard D. Davies, with the assistance of Daniel Riniker (Leeds: Leeds University Press, 2000)