Mariia Nikolaevna Germanova Memoirs, 1920-1940
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Germanova, Marii︠a︡, 1883-1940
- Extent:
- 3 items 3 items
- Language:
- Russian .
Background
- Scope and content:
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Typed memoirs entitled "Moĭ laret︠s︡." Germanova discusses in detail her childhood and education; work in the M.Kh.T. from the early years of the century to the 1917 Revolution; her departure from Moscow, and then from Russia during the Civil War; and the interwar years, during which she lived and worked chiefly in Prague but also in France, in other European countries, and then in New York. Also included are two autographed photographs of Germanova.
- Biographical / historical:
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For many years a leading actress of the Moscow Art Theatre (M.Kh.T).
- Acquisition information:
- Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1967.
- Processing information:
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Memoirs Accessioned 1967.
Memoirs Processed 04/--/82.
- Accruals:
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Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- aapm
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- Europe -- 20th century
Russians -- United States
Russians -- France
Russians -- Czechoslovakia
Theatre -- Soviet Union
Autographs (manuscripts)
Memoirs
Photographic prints - Names:
- Germanova, Marii︠a︡, 1883-1940
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
- Location of this collection:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- Contact:
- (212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu