Scope and Contents
The Boris Novikoff Papers consist of letters from Helene Novikoff to her son Boris, while he was employed as a general assistant by the Gold Coast Selection Trust Limited, a gold mining company in West Africa. The almost daily letters in Russian from Helene in Middlesex, England to Boris in the area of Dunkwa (in present day Ghana) concern Helene Novikoff's health, finances, and routine activities. In the letters she frequently expresses anxiety about her son's welfare. At the end of the papers there are a few items of memorabilia and printed matter relating to the Gold Coast Selection Trust Limited and notes concerning the geology of West Africa.
The Yale University Library received the Boris Novikoff Papers with another purchase from Charles Apfelbaum in 1987.
The Yale University Library received the Boris Novikoff Papers with another purchase from Charles Apfelbaum in 1987.
Dates
- 1934-1936
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received with another purchase from Charles Apfelbaum, 1987.
Arrangement
Arranged by record type.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The papers consist of letters from Helene Novikoff to her son Boris, while he was employed by the Gold Coast Selection Trust Limited, a gold mining company, in West Africa. The almost daily letters, written in Russian by Helene Novikoff from her home in England, concern her health, finances, and routine activities.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Boris Novikoff Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Diane E. Kaplan and Laurie R. Cohen
- Date
- June 1987
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511