Herzen Family Correspondence, 1832-1877

Summary

Creator:
Herzen family, Herzen, Aleksandr, 1812-1870, Herzen, Natalii︠a︡, 1817-1852, Herzen, Natalie, 1844-1936, Ogarev, N. P. (Nikolaĭ Platonovich), 1813-1877, and Herzen, Nikolaĭ
Extent:
260 items 2 manuscript boxes
Language:
Russian .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Herzen Family Correspondence; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence of members of the Herzen family, especially Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen and his wife Natal'ia. Most of the letters were written by A. I. Herzen and his wife to Tat'iana Alekseevna Astrakova and her husband Nikolai Ivanovich in the period 1838-1851. There are also seven letters from Tat'ana Astrakova to Natal'ia Herzen; one letter from Nikolai Platonovich Ogarev to Nikolai Astrakov; and letters from three of the Herzen children (Aleksandr, Natal'ia, and Nikolai) to Tat'ana Astrakova. The letters in Box 1 were first published in "Novyi Zhurnal" nos. 46-51 (1956-1957), and then in "Neizdannye pis'ma A. I. Gertsena k N. I. i T. A. Astrakovym" (New York, 1957), edited by Ludwig Domherr. These consist of all letters by Aleksandr Herzen in the collection, plus a selection of letters by Natal'ia Herzen, including all those partly written by Aleksandr Herzen or with notes or postscripts by him. The other letters in this collection have not been published.

Biographical / historical:

Aleksandr I. Herzen was a Russian socialist writer.

Acquisition information:
Correspondence: Source of acquisition--Mrs. Charles Rist via Vasiliì† A. Maklakov. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1952.
Processing information:

Correspondence Accessioned 1952.

Correspondence Processes 06/--/79.

Accruals:

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

Access and use

Restrictions:

Readers wishing to use the letters in Box 1 must use the published versions (see summary for description of references).

This collection is located on-site.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Herzen Family Correspondence; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
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