Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary

Raissa G. Zemmering

A Register Of Her Papers, 1933-1957
At Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary

Prepared by Vladimir Von Tsurikov

Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
Jordanville, New York
2007

Descriptive Summary

Collection Title:
Raissa G. Zemmering, 1933-1957

Creator:
Raissa G. Zemmering

Extent:
1 manuscript box (1.6 linear feet)

Repository:
Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
P.O. Box 36, Jordanville, New York, 13361
Phone/Fax: (315) 858-0945
Email: info@hts.edu
http://www.hts.edu

Abstract:
These papers consist primarily of letters and postcards from Ivan Sergeevich Shmelev to Raissa Gavriilovna Zemmering. Most letters have been copied and typed by Raissa Zemmering after Shmelev’s death.

Arrangement Statement:
The collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Speeches and writings, and Subject file

Physical Location:
Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York

Language:
English, German, and Russian

Scope And Content Note

These papers consist primarily of letters and postcards from Ivan Sergeevich Shmelev to Raissa Gavriilovna Zemmering. Most letters have been copied and typed by Raissa Zemmering after Shmelev’s death. Included are also five letters from different individuals addressed to Raissa Zemmering. The IVAN SHMELEV FILE include undated notes, and an undated typescript, “Ugodniki solovetskie.”

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.

Series Description

Box Nos	Series
1	CORRESPONDENCE, 1933-1957. Cards and letters from Ivan Shmelev and unidentified persons, arranged chronologically.
1	IVAN SHMELEV FILE, 1949 and undated. Includes notes, power of attorney regarding publications, and typescript, arranged by physical form
1	PHOTOGRAPHS, 1936-1950. Three prints

Container List

Box Nos	Folder Nos	Contents
1.		CORRESPONDENCE, 1933-1957, and undated
	1	Unidentified, undated
	2	Unidentified, 1951-1957
		Shmelev, Ivan Sergeevich
	3	Undated (four letters)
	4	1933-1939
	5	1940-1949
	6	1950
		IVAN SHMELEV FILE, 1949 and undated
	7	Notes, undated
	8	Power of attorney, 1949
	9	“Ugodniki solovetskie,” undated. Typescript
		PHOTOGRAPHS, 1936-1950
	10	One print of I. Shmelev (signed), 1941; one print of O. Shmeleva, 1936; and one print of Ivan Shmelev’s apartment, 1950. Photographs are identified in Shmelev’s handwriting