http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6n39r8h4 No online items Register to the Vladimir Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii papers Finding aid prepared by Vladimir von Tsurikov Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6003 (650) 723-3563 [email protected] © 2008, 2014 Register to the Vladimir 2008C47 1 Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii papers Title: Vladimir Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii papers Date (inclusive): 1916-1985 Collection Number: 2008C47 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 34 microfilm reels(5.0 linear feet) Abstract: Correspondence, consular and financial records, writings, personal documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to the Russian emigration. Used for a Zarubezhnaia Rus' exhibit. Includes some papers of V. K. Abdank-Kossovskii. Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University Creator: Abdank-Kossovskii, Vladimir Konkordovich, d. 1962, collector. Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Vladimir Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2008 Alternative Forms of Material Available A portion of the collection is available on Microfilm Location of Original Materials Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York Biographical Note Vladimir Abdank-Kossovskii was born in Vitebskaia guberniia, Russia, on June 16, 1885. He was educated in the Lazarevskii institut vostochnykh iazykov, the Aleksandrovskoe voennoe uchilishche, the Ofitserskaia elektrotekhnicheskaia shkola, and the History and Philology Department of the Imperatorskii Novorossiiskii universitet. During World War I, Abdank-Kossovskii, who served as an engineer officer, received several medals for his service, including the St. George Cross and the Order of St. Anna. He then enlisted in the White Army; after the end of the Civil War he was evacuated to Tunis. In the early 1920s, he arrived in France, where he became active in Russian émigré monarchist organizations. Sharing the fate of numerous émigrés unable to find employment in their profession, Abdank-Kossovskii found work in factories and as a cab driver in Paris. Being interested in journalism, Abdank-Kossovskii frequently contributed to Vozrozhdenie and other Russian émigré newspapers and was thus able to indulge his passion for Russian history and the fate of the Russian diaspora. He began collecting materials on the lives of Russian émigrés on different continents and established an exhibit entitled “Zarubezhnaia Rus’,” which chronicled the fate of Russians abroad from 1916 to 1961. Vladimir Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii died on April 19, 1962, in Grasse, France. 1885 June Born, Vitebsk Guberniia, Russia 16 1921 Author, Sila i chelovek, Sovremennaia nemetskaia mysl': sbornik statei 1922 Arrived in Paris, France, from Tunis, Tunisia 1922-1962 Journalist in the Russian émigré press 1962 April Died, Grasse, France 19 Scope and Content of Collection These papers consist primarily of materials collected by Vladimir Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii for the exhibit "Zarubezhnaia Rus'," which chronicled the fate and life of Russian émigrés beginning in 1916 up to 1961. Vladimir Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii was a graduate of the Lazarevskii institut vostochnykh iazykov, the Aleksandrovskoe voennoe uchilishche, the Ofitserskaia elektrotekhnicheskaia shkola, and the Istoriko-filologichskii fakul'tet Novorossiiskii University. Register to the Vladimir 2008C47 2 Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii papers Within the Zarubezhnaia Rus' File, the chronological file includes clippings, original documents, photographs, and print materials, providing information on the Russian diaspora in different countries, arranged by V. K. Abdank-Kossovskii himself, and pasted to album sheets. These materials were exhibited by Abdank-Kossovskii regularly in Paris. The subject file of the Zarubezhnaia Rus' File includes materials prepared by Abdank-Kossovskii for inclusion in the "Zarubezhnaia Rus'" exhibit, but categorized only by subject and not pasted for exhibit. These papers focus on all aspects of émigré existence, including Russian military and veteran organizations, Russian Orthodoxy, cultural, political and social organizations, literary life, and performing arts. Printed matter contained in Boxes 57-60, including clippings from various émigré newspapers and other sources, were not filmed and are only available at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary. Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and the Holy Trinity Seminary. The grant also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Archives. The original materials remain in the Holy Trinity Seminary Archives as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is appended to this register. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Arrangement The collection is organized into eight series: Biographical file, Correspondence, Speeches and writings, Zarubezhnaia Rus' File, Photographs, Oversize file, Subject file, and Printed matter Subjects and Indexing Terms Russia--Emigration and immigration. Biographical File 1954-1985 Scope and Contents note Includes family correspondence, obituaries, and refugee questionnaire. Arranged by physical form Reel 1 Family correspondence 1962-1985 and undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 1. Includes letters from V. K. Abdank-Kossovskii to Svetlana and Venedikt Kossovsky (photocopy), from Venedikt Kossovsky to Sergei P. Polonsky, and condolence letter from Grand Duke Vladmir Kirillovich (photocopy) Obituaries 1962 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 2. Clippings Questionnaire from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Refugee department 1954 and undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 3. Includes biographical data Correspondence 1934-1960 and undated General note See also Biographical File Scope and Contents note Letters, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. Unidentified undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 4 Register to the Vladimir 2008C47 3 Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii papers Correspondence 1934-1960 and undated Bulatsel', Sergei Sergeevich 1956-1960 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 5. Includes "V persidskoi kazachei ego velichestva Shakha divizii," 1957. Holograph Danilevich, Tatiana Nikolaevna 1956 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 6. Includes "Pod vpechatleniem," 1956, "Rus' bogatyrskaia i radost' bytiia," 1956, "Spiashchaia krasavitsa," 1954. Typescript De Clapiers Collongues, Olga 1944-1956 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 7 Gornyi, Sergei General note See Otsup, Aleksandr Gogina, Ol'ga Vasilievna 1935 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 8 Isaenko, Evgeniia S. 1958 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 9 Kletnova, Ekaterina Nikolaevna 1934 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 10 Markov, Anatolii L'vovich 1951-1956 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 11 Nikulins, Teopont E. 1956 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 12 Otsup, Aleksandr (pseudonym Sergei Gornyi) 1934 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 13 Pastac, Isaak Abramovich 1944 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 14 Rantanen, N. 1944 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 15 Savin, N. 1957 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 16 Register to the Vladimir 2008C47 4 Konkordovich Abdank-Kossovskii papers Correspondence 1934-1960 and undated Strakhovsky, Leonid Ivanovich undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 17 Sviatoslavskii, N. undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 18 Volzhenskii, Aleksei Mitrofanovich 1944 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 19 Vuich, Georgii Ivanovich 1944 Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 20 Speeches and Writings 1947-1957 and undated Scope and Contents note Arranged chronologically by title General Newspaper articles 1947 and undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 21. Published mainly in Rossiia Notes 1956 and undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 22 "Anna Iaroslavna v Sandisie" undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 23. Typescript "Chudo chelovecheskikh predpriiatii" undated Scope and Contents note Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Box/Folder 1 : 24. Typescript "Ko dniu proslavleniia sv. kniazia Vladimira" undated Scope