Aleksandr Aivazovskii papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 938
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1900-1959
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English French Italien Russian
  • Physical Description
    • 3482 ff., 8 notebooks, manuscript, typescript, printed, and photographs Includes 1 medal and 4 stamps

Scope and Content

Comprises the literary manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, newspaper cuttings, photographs, postcards, and small watercolour paintings of A. P. Aivazovskii

Administrative / Biographical History

Aleksandr Pavlovich Aivazovskii (1891?-1959) was a writer and a member of the post-revolutionary Russian migr community in Great Britain

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of the Russian Refugees Aid Society, February 1985

Note

In English, French, Italian, 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