John Blackburn papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1249
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1909-1918
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Russian
  • Physical Description
    • 8 ff., manuscript, typescript, and photographs

Scope and Content

Comprises photocopies of testimonials issued to J. P. Blackburn by the New Russia Company and a British officer, correspondence concerning him, and photographs of him

Administrative / Biographical History

John Percy Blackburn was a member of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia, resident in Hughesovka (Iuzovka)

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Jean Burke, September 1992

Note

In English, 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

Personal Names

Blackburn John Percy

Corporate Names

New Russia Company