Series I: Correspondence, 1906-1967, undated
Series
Call Number: MS 1684, Series I
Scope and Contents
The correspondence series is arranged chronologically and consists chiefly of letters and postcards to Celia and Boris Shapiro from friends and colleagues, mostly sent from Prague and Paris. The bulk of the correspondence is from the 1930s and is written in Russian. Items of interest include a 1937 letter from V. Zenzinov discussing Russian emigres and party activities in Paris; letters in 1938 from V. Archangelsky regarding Russian emigres in Prague and mentioning prominent emigre Egor Egorovich Lazarev; 1906 letters from an official of Tobolskaya Gubernia who helped Shapiro to escape from Russia; a 1907 letter from the wife of Lenin's younger brother, Dmitry Ulianovych; and a 1941 report of the status of the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Group in New York. There is also some correspondence found in Series II and III.
Dates
- 1906-1967, undated
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Most of the papers are in Russian, with some Yiddish- and English-language material as well.
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
The materials are open for research.
Creator
- From the Collection: Shapiro, Celia
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511