Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States:

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Gain a better understanding of the past and cultures of Slavic and East European peoples with American archival collections! Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States, the first collection of its kind, offers perspectives from leading Slavic librarians, archivists and historians on the cultural history of Russian and East European exiles and immigrants to North... Read more

Gain a better understanding of the past and cultures of Slavic and East European peoples with American archival collections!

Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States, the first collection of its kind, offers perspectives from leading Slavic librarians, archivists and historians on the cultural history of Russian and East European exiles and immigrants to North America in the twentieth century. Editor Tanya Chebotarev—curator of the Bahkmeteff Archive at Columbia University—and a group of leading authorities document the concerted effort to preserve Russian and East European written culture outside the bounds of Communist power. This book is a vital addition to the collections of archivists, librarians, historians, and graduate students in Russian studies and American immigrations.

Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States explores the role of Russian émigrés, librarians, and scholars in the United States in providing a haven for archival collections of Russian literature, art, and historical manuscripts at the height of panic during the Cold War. This essential resource celebrates the efforts made by archivists and librarians in collecting émigré materials. This book addresses many important related topics, such as:

an introduction to the life and work of Boris Aleksandrovich Bakhmeteff—financial contributor to the Archive and the last Russian ambassador to the United States before the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power
the Eurasianist movement—its roles and views on science, culture, and empire
reflections of Russian émigrés on Soviet nationality policies during the 1920s and 1930s
American collections on immigrants from the Russian Empire
the New York Public Library—its role in collecting and describing vernacular Slavic and East European language and history materials to a diverse readership
Columbia University Libraries’ Slavic and East European Collections—a historical overview of these extraordinarily rich collections of materials from or about the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the countries and people of Eastern Europe
the Hoover Institution’s Polish émigré collections and the Polish state archives
Russian archives online—present status and future prospects

This book also details recent efforts to “repatriate” archival collections and libraries abroad and return them to their countries of origin. Disagreements between countries are already emerging, and Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States discusses their implications and the future of America’s Slavic archives. Read less

Preface
Introduction
Boris Bakhmeteff’s Intellectual Legacy in American and Russian Collections
Science, Culture, and Empire: Eurasianism as a Modernist Movement
From the Other Shore: Reflections of Russian Émigré Thinkers on Soviet Nationality Policies, 1920s-1930s
American Collections on Immigrants and Émigrés from the Russian Empire
The New York Public Library’s Émigré Readership and Collections: Past, Present, and Future
Columbia University Libraries’ Slavic and East European Collections: A Preliminary History at 100 Years
The Hoover Institution’s Polish Émigré Collections and the Polish State Archives
Russian Archives Online: Present Status and Future Prospects
Russian Attitudes Towards Archival Rossica Abroad: Cultural Reintegration or Political Agenda?
Reference Notes Included

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Tanya Chebotarev, Jared S. Ingersoll

Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Bakhmeteff Archive of Russia

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