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Alyce Batchelder Collection of George Grebenstchikoff

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 589
Scope and Contents

The papers in this collection document the work of Alyce Batchelder as well as the correspondence and writings of George Grebenstchikoff. Alyce Batchelder's correspondence documents her work as literary executor for the George Grebenstchikoff estate after Grebenschikoff's death. George Grebenstchikoff's papers document a variety of personal and professional domains, including his activity to honor the Russian writer Ivan Bunin and his account of a lawsuit brought against him by Harold Hecht. The collection also contains a few early letters to George Grebenstchikoff's wife Tatiana that date from the years before her emigration to the United States.

Language of Materials

Materials in Russian and English.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Alyce Batchelder Collection of George Grebenstchikoff is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Alyce Batchelder, 2002.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into four Series: Correspondence, Writings, Other Papers, and Personal Effects.

Associated Materials

The University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center has a significant collection of the papers of George and Tatiana Grebenstchikoff.

Dates
1898 - 1995
Majority of material found within 1947 - 1967
Extent
4.69 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Related Names
Batchelder, Alyce
Grebenshchikov, Georgīĭ, 1882-1964
Language of Materials
Russian
Language of Materials
Russian
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latin