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Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze Papers 1648-1977 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf3b69n65d No online items Register of the Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze Papers 1648-1977 Processed by Olga Verhovskoy Dunlop; machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] © 1998 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Register of the Alexandre 78055 1 Georgievich Tarsaidze Papers 1648-1977 Register of the Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze Papers 1648-1977 Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California Contact Information Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] Processed by: Olga Verhovskoy Dunlop Date Completed: 1993 Encoded by: Xiuzhi Zhou © 1998 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze papers Date (inclusive): 1648-1977 Collection number: 78055 Creator: Tarsaidze, Alexandre Georgievich, 1901-1978 Collection Size: 30 manuscript boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 39 envelopes, 1 album box, 11 motion picture film reels, 5 phonorecords (28.5 linear feet) Repository: Hoover Institution Archives Stanford, California 94305-6010 Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, research notes, printed matter, photographs, engravings, lithographs, and maps, relating to the history of Georgia (Transcaucasia), the Romanov family, Russian-American relations, and the Association of Russian Imperial Naval Officers in America. Includes photocopies of Romanov family letters, photographs of Russia during World War I by Donald C. Thompson, and a documentary film of Tsar Nicholas II. Also includes videotape viewing copies of motion picture film. Language: English, Russian, French, German and Georgian. Access Collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Alexandre Georgievich Tarsaidze papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1978. Accruals Register of the Alexandre 78055 2 Georgievich Tarsaidze Papers 1648-1977 Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Access Points Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, 1818-1881 Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918 Romanov, House of Association of Russian Imperial Naval Officers in America Russians--United States Russians in foreign countries World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918--Russia Georgia (Republic)--History Georgia (Republic) Russia Russia--Court and courtiers Russia--Foreign relations--United States United States--Foreign relations United States--Foreign relations--Russia Moving-pictures Video tapes Phonorecords Thompson, Donald C. 1901 Born, Tiflis, Russia into family of old Georgian nobility 1918 Graduated, Imperial Naval Academy, Petrograd 1918-1921 Worked with Allied High Commissioner, Col. W. Haskell, in Tiflis 1921 Escaped from Bolsheviks to Constantinople Worked for American Relief Administration 1923-1941 Emigrated to the United States Worked for Matchabelli Perfumes, R.H. Macy Co., Parfum Chevalier Garde and other retailers in cosmetic and jewelry business Member, Association of Former Russian Imperial Naval Officers Member, Georgian Society in the U.S.A. Director, Caucasian Society "Allaverdy" 1941-1944 Worked for U.S. Army intelligence 1944 Author, Morskoi Korpus za CHetvert' Veka, 1901-1925, N.Y. 1945-1958 Director of Public Relations, Serge Obolensky Associates 1958 Author, Czars and Presidents 1969 Author, CHetyre mifa 1977 Author, Katia: Wife Before God 1959-1978 Freelancer, public relations 1978 Died, New York City Boxes 1-2 BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1851-1977. Scope and Content Note Correspondence, genealogical material, family papers and miscellaneous printed matter relating to the life, writings and social activities of Alexandre Tarsaidze and the Eristov family. Arranged alphabetically by physical form. Register of the Alexandre 78055 3 Georgievich Tarsaidze Papers 1648-1977 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1936-1977. Boxes 3-11 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1936-1977. Scope and Content Note Books, articles, letters to the editor and incidental writings of Alexandre Tarsaidze. Arranged chronologically by title. Boxes 11-30 SUBJECT FILE, 1876-1977. Scope and Content Note Correspondence and printed matter relating to the Caucasus, Transcaucasus and Russia. Includes material about the Imperial Russian Army, Navy and Air Force, especially in World War I. Also includes material related to the Russian Imperial family and especially the film "Emperor Nicholas II-Last Monarch of Russia" produced by A. Tarsaidze. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 31-35 OVERSIZE FILE, 1780's-1956. Scope and Content Note Printed matter including prints, posters, chromolithographs, books and albums of Caucasians in national dress; Georgian royalty, nobility and national monuments; Russian tsars and emperors, Russian nobility, Russian Imperial Army and Navy; miscellany related to St. Petersburg. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 36-37 MAPS, 1648-1958. Scope and Content Note Maps of the South Pacific and the Russian Empire including Georgia. Arranged by subject. Film shelf MOVING PICTURES, 1944-1977. Scope and Content Note "Emperor Nicholas II, Last Czar of Russia" and other films related to monarchy. Tape cabinet VIDEOTAPES, 1956. Scope and Content Note Copies of "Emperor Nicholas II, Last Czar of Russia" and miscellaneous footage of the Russian Imperial family. Phonorecord PHONORECORDS 1955-1968 undated cabinet Scope and Content Note Includes Russian Imperial Cavalry march, memorial service for Imperial family, Soviet anthem and recordings of interviews with A. Tarsaidze and others. Photo file PHOTOGRAPHS, 1880's-1960's. Scope and Content Note 404 prints, 51 postcards, 40 duplicates, 2 color transparencies and 2 albums. Includes photographs of the Tarsaidze family; the Russian Imperial Army and Navy; World War I, the Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War; Emperor Nicholas II, the Imperial family and the Romanov family; Georgia and the Transcaucasus. Arranged by subject. BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1851-1977 General. Society. Russian-American and other social events, especially charity Box 1., Folder 1 Calling cards and personal notes Folder 2 Programs and invitations, 1964-1976 Business records General Folder 3 Ermitage Restaurant, 1960 Folder 4 Southampton Hospital, 1976-1977 Correspondence Register of the Alexandre 78055 4 Georgievich Tarsaidze Papers 1648-1977 BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1851-1977 Folder 5 General, 1938-1976 Folder 6 Publishing, 1956-1976 Folder 7 Memoranda, 1976-1977 Correspondence Personal Folder 8 Undated Folder 9 1943-1959 Folder 10 1960-1969 Folder 11 1970-1977 Folder 12 Duke, A. B. Includes file on Panama Canal Treaty, 1977 Folder 13-14 Eristov family, 1921-1970 Genealogical material Box 2., Folder 1 L'Histoire et genealogie complete des Tarsaidj-Tarsaidze depuis XIII siecle de J-C., 1851-1916. Bound tearsheets Folder 2 Eristov (Eristavi) family. Miscellaneous material, 1941-1944. Typescript and handwritten Folder 3 Eristov, Prince G., Moi Vospominaniia, 1875-1946, N.Y., 1954 Folder 4 Tarsaidze, G. Miscellaneous printed matter, 1957 Folder 5 Family crest and stamp, n.d. Personal and family documents Folder 6 General Folder 7 Clippings Folder 8 Curricula vitae Folder 9 Documents relating to lawsuit against Martini & Rossi Corp., 1965-1967 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1936-1977 General Box 3., Folder 1-4 Catalog. Includes emigre publications related to history, n.d. Handwritten Box 4., Folder 1-3 Catalog Letters to the editor. Typescript Box 5., Folder 1 Undated Folder 2 1940-1949 Folder 3 1950-1959 Folder 4 1960-1969 Folder 5 1973 Folder 6-8 Notebooks, n.d. Periodical press. Writings including articles and letters to the editor Folder 9 Undated Folder 10 1936-1937 Folder 11 1940 Folder 12 1941 Folder 13 1943 Folder 14 1944 Box 6., 1945-1947. Includes "Rokovye dni" Folder 1-10 Folder 11 1948 Folder 12-13 1949 Folder 14-15 1950 Box 7., Folder 1 1951 Folder 2 1952 Folder 3 1954 Folder 4 1955 Folder 5 1956 Folder 6 1957 Folder 7 1958 Folder 8 1959 Folder 9 1960-1961 Folder 10 1965 Register of the Alexandre 78055 5 Georgievich Tarsaidze Papers 1648-1977 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1936-1977 Folder 11 1966 Folder 12 1968 Folder 13 1970 Folder 14 1971 Folder 15 1973 Folder 16 1974 Folder 17 1975 Folder 18 1976 Folder 19 1977 "Alexandrina and Alexander", n.d. Folder 20 Draft. Typescript Folder 21 Notes and correspondence Folder 22 "Magdeburg Affair", n.d. Outline for book. Typescript Folder 23 Morskoi Korpus za chetvert' veka, 1944. Printed copy "Fanny Lear" Folder 24 Draft and research material,
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