Catalogue of the Lomonossoff Collections Hugh A Aplin Leeds University Press CATALOGUE OF THE G V LOMONOSSOFF, R N LOMONOSSOFF AND GEORGE LOMONOSSOFF COLLECTIONS PUBLICATIONS OF THE LEEDS RUSSIAN ARCHIVE / ПУБЛИКАЦИИ РУССКОГО АРХИВА В ЛИДСЕ (General Editor: Richard Davies) 1. Russian and Russian-Related material from the Brotherton Library's Collections: Catalogue of an Exhibition Mounted to Mark the Establish­ ment of the Leeds Russian Archive, 25 May 1982 (Leeds, 1982) 2. "If I Were Tsar I'd Make Everyone Take Up Photography": Portraits and Landscapes in Colour, 1910-1914, by Leonid Andreyev: 40 Lumiere Autochromes from the Leeds Russian Archive (University Gallery, Leeds, 1-11 March 1983) (Leeds, 1983) 3. Sibirica from the Collection of Mrs Inge Williams: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Work in Progress by the Leeds Russian Archive (Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, 15-16 April 1983) (Leeds, 1983) 4. Sibirica from the Collection of Mrs Inge Williams / Сибирика из собрания госпожи Ингэ Вильямс: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Work in Progress by the Leeds Russian Archive / Каталог выставки текущей работы Русского Арихива в Лидсе (Colloque International sur la Sibdrie, Paris, 24-27 May 1983) (Leeds, 1983) 5. The Leeds Russian Archive 1982-1984: A Progress Report (Leeds, 1984) 6. 'Leonid Andreyev Manuscripts in the Collections of Vadim, Valentin and Sawa Andreyev' (Richard Davies), in Poetry, Prose and Public Opinion: Aspects of Russia, 1850-1970: Essays Presented in Memory of Dr N E Andreyev (Letchworth, 1984) 7. 'Sean O'Casey's Unpublished Correspondence with Raisa Lomonosova, 1925-1926' (Richard Davies, W J McCormack), Irish Slavonic Studies (Belfast), 5 (1984) 8. A Window Onto Russia: 150 Years of the British in Russia and Russians Abroad: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions by the Leeds Russian Archive, incorporating The Leeds Russian Archive 1984-1985: Second Progress Report (Leeds, 1985) 9. A Colourful Past: Portraits and Landscapes in Colour 1910-1914 by Leonid Andreyev: Lumiere Autochromes from the Leeds Russian Archive (Bridge Lane Theatre, London, 4-28 July 1985) (Leeds, 1985) 10. Leonid Andreyev, Перед задачами времени: Политические статьи 1917- 1919 годов (Benson, Vermont, 1985) 11. The Leeds Russian Archive 1985-1987: Third Progress Report (Leeds, 1987) 12. Leonid Andreyev, 'Мое предсказание', Sbornik: Study Group on the Russian Revolution (Durham), 13 (1987) 13. 'The Publisher Zinovii Isaevich Grzhebin: A Documentary Memoir' (Helene Grjebine), Solanus (London), New Series, 1 (1987) 14. Leonid Andreyev 'Два неизвестных письма к П.Н.Милюкову (1919)' (Richard Davies), Минувшее (Paris), 4 (1987) 15. Home from Home: The Last Years of the British Community in Russia: Exhibition Catalogue (Brotherton Collection, University of Leeds, 16 February-15 April 1988) (Leeds, 1988) 16. Catalogue of the G V Lomonossoff, R N Lomonossoff and George Lomonossoff Collections (Hugh A Aplin) (Leeds, 1988) LEEDS RUSSIAN ARCHIVE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS * CATALOGUE OF THE G V LOMONOSSOFF, R N LOMONOSSOFF AND GEORGE LOMONOSSOFF COLLECTIONS * HUGH A APLIN LEEDS LEEDS UNIVERSITY PRESS 1988 The publication of this volume was funded by the generosity of the Leverhulme Trust and the Russia Company. The cover illustration is a detail from R N Lomonosova's 1922 diplomatic passport (MS 717.4.11). © University of Leeds, 1988 Cover & frontispiece photographs © The Lomonossoff Estate, 1988 All rights reserved. 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Printed by the Leeds University Printing Service CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Iurii Vladimirovich Lomonosov (1876-1952) vii Raisa Nikolaevna Lomonosova (1888-1973) xxi George Lomonossoff (1908-1954) xxvii The Collections xxxi The Arrangement of the Collections xxxii The Catalogue and Indexes xxxiv THE CATALOGUE G V Lomonossoff Collection 1 Career Documents 1 Memoirs 10 Diaries 12 Correspondence 15 Publications 34 Illustrative Material 35 Miscellaneous 36 R N Lomonossoff Collection 39 Writings 39 Correspondence 42 Illustrative Material 121 Miscellaneous 122 George Lomonossoff Collection 125 Correspondence 125 Biographical Documents 161 Illustrative Material 165 INDEXES TO THE CATALOGUE Person Index 167 Placename Index 195 Topic Index 211 R N LOMONOSSOFF BOOK COLLECTION R N Lomonossoff Book Collection 225 Person Index to R N Lomonossoff Book Collection 241 APPENDIX Photographs by Iu V Lomonosov 245 Lusk Committee Papers 245 Jane Addams Papers 245 California Institute of Technology Papers 245 Brian Reed Papers 246 Colin Lees Papers 246 Books and Articles on the Russian and Soviet Railways 246 v IURII VLADIMIROVICH LOMONOSOV (1876-1952) Iurii Vladimirovich Lomonosov was born in Gzhatsk on 24 April 1876. His parents were Vladimir Grigor'evich Lomonosov (1841-1905), a former cavalry officer, and Mariia Fedorovna, nee Pegelau (1856-1921), whose only other child was a daughter, Ol'ga (1882-1924). His family belonged to the landed gentry, and his early years were spent on their estate in the Smolensk Government near the town of Sychevka, where, from 1870, his father was a Justice of the Peace. On the paternal side his background was predominantly military, and Vladimir Grigor'evich was adamant that his only son should carry on the family tradition by studying at a military academy. His mother, who developed a public library in Sychevka, was in favour of a more scholarly civil education; but eventually their disagreement was resolved by the advantages a free schooling presented to a family whose financial position was precarious. Thus in 1887, after initial preparation with a domestic tutor, Iurii Vladimirovich entered the First Moscow Cadet Corps, where his father had studied before him. Nonetheless, a subsequent life of military service held no attractions for the young Lomonosov. Indeed, his early inclinations were towards the priesthood. But by the end of his years in the Cadet Corps he had set his heart on higher education in a technical sphere and had managed to overcome his mother's desire to see him enter a university, as well as his father's opposition to any but a military career. Thus in St Petersburg in the summer of 1893 he took part in the entrance examinations for both the Institute of Ways of Communication and the Forestry Institute, where competition was reputed to be less severe. His abilities ensured that this latter option was superfluous, and in September 1893 he began the studies that would lead to a life in railway engineering. The first major milestone in his course at the Institute was his period of practical work during the summer of 1895 on the Moscow - Kazan' Railway. This brought him into contact with the railway's constructor, A I Antonovich, a wealthy and powerful protege of the influential von Mekk family. More significant than the actual work performed was his acquaintance with the Antonovich family, and particularly with the constructor's daughter, Sof'ia Aleksandrovna. The following summer found Iurii Vladimirovich again working under Antonovich's direction, performing surveying work for the Moscow - Kazan' and Riazan' - Ural'sk Railways until well into the autumn term. His marriage to Sof'ia Aleksandrovna followed in May 1897. A period spent gaining practical experience as a metal worker at the Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg preceded a trip abroad, which saw the newly-weds visit Germany, Belgium, the British Isles and Sweden. The early stages of the marriage were, however, inauspicious. Iurii Vladimirovich made the mistake of allowing his wife access to his diaries, where the details of his numerous conquests made a less than favourable impression on the young bride. She was diagnosed as an hysteric, and quarrels with her family, culminating in a complete break, soon further complicated an already delicate relationship. Nonetheless, their first child, Mar'ia Iur'evna, was born in April 1898, during the final examinations session which resulted in the award to Iurii Vladimirovich of a first-class degree, together with the A P Borodin Prize. On completion of his studies, Lomonosov first found employment at the Khar'kov Locomotive Works, but rapidly moved on to the Khar'kov - Nikolaev Railway, becoming assistant to the head of the Romny Depot in October 1898. vii Iu V Lomonosov It was during this summer of 1898 that, with the encouragement of a like-minded colleague on the Khar'kov - Nikolaev Railway, A S Raevskii, he first became seriously involved with the work that was to remain central to his professional activities for almost three decades - locomotive testing. The practice of carrying out exhaustive tests on engines' performance on the line rather than in stationary locomotive testing plants was particularly appropriate in Russia, with its long, straight, even lengths of track, but the development of this method was to be in large measure due to Lomonosov's efforts. It seemed to afford the opportunity to marry the formulation of theory with its practical application in a way that was not possible in the artificial conditions of a testing station. Iurii Vladimirovich fought a constant battle for recognition of the need to look upon locomotives as instruments which could be tested and refined, and yet which had to perform in objective physical conditions; his faith in the combination of an academic approach with empirical testing of theory, implied by this credo, was to colour the whole of his career in Russia, and his testing methods were to gain international recognition. His enthusiasm and talent for examination of theoretical aspects of the design and operation of locomotives led to an invitation to teach a course on the subject at the Warsaw Polytechnical Institute. Following the birth of a son, Vsevolod Iur'evich, in Khar'kov in September 1899, the Lomonosovs moved to Warsaw where Iurii Vladimirovich took up his new teaching responsibilities from 1 October, with prospects of eventual appointment to the chair in locomotives.