Correspondence with V.N. Polovtsev

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 GDN/A/P45
  • Dates of Creation
    • 13 Dec 1923-31 Aug 1931
  • Physical Description
    • 6 pieces

Scope and Content

Correspondence with Varvara Nikolaevna Polovtsev, biologist, relating to a request for a Christmas appeal from the Red Cross Society of Russia for support for victims of the Russian famine, with the suggestion that the appeal is written by Polovtsev as a letter for publication in the Manchester Guardian. Also included is discussion of the provision of weekly news bulletins from the USSR Society of Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, which Scott is happy to receive. There is an expression of thanks for an article provided by Polovtsev, expressing the hope that she will have soon recovered from an illness.