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040-001959961

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H. W. WILLIAMS PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 131). Reports and official and personal letters primarily addressed to Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams and Harold Williams. Also contains draft articles, newspaper clippings and leaflets.

Scope & Content:

f. 1 Official letter addressed to Tyrkova-Williams from the All-Russian union of cities to help sick and injured soldiers (Всероссийский союз городов помощи больным и раненым воинам; Vserossiiskii soiuz gorodov pomoshchi bol’nym i ranenym voinam); Department of military prisoners of the Petrograd Regional Committee. Russian; typed. 13 March 1918.

f. 2 Envelope for f.1 addressed to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten on official headed paper. n.d.

ff. 3v-4v Private letter from Pierre Georget La Chesnais to Tyrkova-Williams. French; handwritten. 3 May 1918.

ff. 5v-6v Private letter from Pierre Georget La Chesnais to Tyrkova-Williams. French; handwritten. 10 May 1918.

ff. 7-8 Letter from M. M. Karpovich at the Russian Embassy in Washington to Harold Williams at the Chronicle. English; typed. 11 May 1918.

ff. 9v-10v Private letter from Pierre Georget La Chesnais to Tyrkova-Williams. French; handwritten. 12 May 1918.

ff. 11v-12 Fragment of letter from Pierre Georget La Chesnais to Tyrkova-Williams. French; handwritten. n.d.

f. 13 Telegram from Maklakov to Harold Williams at the Daily Chronicle. French; typed. 14 May 1918.

ff. 14v-15v Private letter from Pierre Georget La Chesnais to Tyrkova-Williams. French; handwritten. 20 May 1918.

ff. 16-16v Private letter from Isaak Vladimirovich Shklovskii to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten. 22 May 1918.

ff. 17-17v Private letter from Pierre Georget La Chesnais to Tyrkova-Williams. French; handwritten. 27 May 1918.

f. 18 Letter from Henry Bergen to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. 31 May 1918.

f. 19 Envelope for f. 18. English; handwritten. Stamped London, 21 June 1918.

ff. 20v-24v Draft of Tyrkova-Williams' reply to La Chesnais. French; handwritten. 16 June 1918.

f. 25 Letter addressed to Tyrkova-Williams from Opulich[?] French; handwritten. 14 June 1918.

ff. 26v-28v Letter addressed to Tyrkova-Williams from AT[?]. Russian; handwritten. n.d.

f. 29 Typed leaflet. «От союза возрождения России в единении с союзниками (Ot soiuza vozrozhdeniia Rossii v edinenii s soiuznikami»; From the union of the revival of Russia in unity with the Allies). «Задачи союза» (Zadachi soiuza; The objectives of the union). Russian; typed. Paris, May 1918.

f. 30 Typed leaflet. «От союза возрождения России в единении с союзниками (Ot soiuza vozrozhdeniia Rossii v edinenii s soiuznikami»; From the union of the revival of Russia in unity with the Allies). «Призыв к русским» (Prizyv k russkim; Call to Russians). Russian; typed. Paris, 7 June 1918.

f. 31 Envelope addressed to Tyrkova-Williams. Possibly from Alexandra Vasil’evna Goldstein. French; handwritten. Stamped Paris, 18 June 1918.

f. 32 Letter from the International Co-operative Alliance to Tyrkova-Williams relating to a meeting Harold Williams was due to attend. English; typed. 25 June 1918.

ff. 33v-34v Private letter from Stakhovich to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten. 5/17 July 1918.

f. 35 Private letter to Tyrkova-Williams from Pierre Georget La Chesnais. French; handwritten. 12 July 1918.

f. 36 Envelope for f. 35.

ff. 36-37 Letter from Samuel Harper to Tyrkova-Williams. English; typed on University of Chicago headed paper. 2 July 1918.

ff. 39-39v Private letter from Pierre Georget La Chesnais to Tyrkova-Williams. French; handwritten. 15 Aug 1918.

f. 40 Envelope for ff. 39-39v.

f. 41 Telegram from Maklakov to Tyrkova-Williams. French; typed. Paris, 26 July 1918.

f. 42 Copy of a telegram from Maklakov, Stakhovich, Efremov and Mandelstam (Paris) to Miliukov (Moscow). French; typed. Paris, 26 July 1918.

f. 43v-47v Private letter from Nabokov to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten on headed paper (St James' Club, Piccadilly, W1). n.d.

ff. 48-48v Envelope (likely for 43v–47v) addressed to Tyrkova-Williams. 21 August 1918.

ff. 49-49v Letter from R. A. Leeper at the Foreign Office to Tyrkova-Williams. English; handwritten. 29 August 1918.

ff. 50-52 Private letter from Nabokov (Chesham House, SW) to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten. 28 August 1918.

ff. 53v-57v Private letter from Sergei Aleksandrovich Korf to Harold Williams. Russian; handwritten. n.d. c. August 1918.

f. 58 Letter from the European Office of the Christian Science Monitor to Tyrkova-Williams. English; typed on headed paper. 6 September 1918.

ff. 59v-61v Private letter to Harold Williams from his brother Owen Williams. English; handwritten. 25 September 1918.

ff. 62v-63v Private letter from Owen Williams to Tyrkova-Williams. English; handwritten. 27 September 1918.

f. 64 Official letter from the United States Government Committee on Public Information, London to Harold Williams. English; typed on headed paper. 28 September 1918.

f. 65 Private letter from Sofia Abaza[?] to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten. 29 September 1918.

f. 66 Private letter from Emma Scott[?] to Tyrkova-Williams. English; handwritten. 30 September 1918.

ff. 67-73 Copy of telegram from Nicolas Avksentiev to Nabokov. French. 2 October 1918.

ff. 74v-77v Private letter from Rev W. J. Williams (Christchurch, NZ) to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. 9 October 1918.

f. 78 Envelope addressed to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. n.d.

ff. 79-80 Private letter from Samuel Harper (University of Chicago) to Harold Williams. English; typed. 15 October 1918.

ff. 81v-82v Private letter from Nabokov (Ambassade de Russie, Londres) to Harold Williams. Russian; handwritten. 14 October 1918.

f. 83 Letter addressed to Harold Williams from Ecco Erkko (Helsingin Sanomat). Finnish; typed. 17 October 1918.

f. 84 Envelope for f. 83.

f. 85 Letter from A. B. Stodart, Honorary Secretary of the British Russia Club containing a reprint of an article by Harold Williams for the Daily Chronicle and a resolution passed by the Central Russian Committee. English; typed. 17 October 1918.

f. 86 Copy of a resolution referred to in f. 85. ‘Resolution to be submitted to the Foreign Office moved at meeting of the Central Russian Committee by Dr. Harold Williams and carried unanimously.’ English; typed. 17 October 1918.

f. 87 Letter from A. B. Stodart, Honorary Secretary of the British Russia Club asking for donations from the club's members. English; typed. 18 October 1918.

ff. 88-89v Private letter from Frank Swinnerton to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. 19 October 1918.

ff. 90-90v Private letter from W. Sedgefield (Withington, Manchester) to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. 20 October 1918.

ff. 91-91v Private letter from Isaak Vladimirovich Shklovskii to Harold Williams. Russian; handwritten. 20 October 1918.

ff. 92-93 Private letter to Harold Williams asking him to adapt an article for the Labour Papers. From L. S. M. [?]. English; handwritten. 3 November 1918.

f. 94 Envelope for ff. 92–93 addressed to Harold Williams. Stamped: Cheltenham, 4 November 1918.

f. 95 Private letter from Julian West (Mendiss Sanatorium, Blagdon, Bristol) to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. 2 November 1918.

f. 96 Envelope for f. 95. Stamped: London, 4 November 1918.

ff. 97-97v Letter from D. Dickinson (Ministry of Information, London) to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. 5 November 1918.

f. 98 Envelope for f. 97. Stamped: London, 5 November 1918.

ff. 99-99v Private letter from Sergei Aleksandrovich Korf to Harold Williams. Russian; handwritten. 2 November 1918.

f. 100 Envelope for f. 99.

ff. 101-104v Private letter from Nabokov to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten. 16 November 1918.

ff. 105-105v Private letter from Captain Edgar Backlund? to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. 18 November 1918.

f. 106 Envelope for ff. 105-105v.

ff. 107-108v Private letter from George Young (Archangelsk, Russia) to Harold Williams. English; handwritten. n.d.

f. 109 Envelope for ff. 107-108v. Stamped 21 November 1918.

ff. 110-111v Letter from the Daily Chronicle to Tyrkova-Williams concerning Harold Williams' illness. 10 December 1918.

ff. 112-112v Private letter from А. Goldstein? (possibly Alexandra Vasil’evna Goldstein) to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten. n.d.

f. 113 Envelope for ff. 112-112v. Stamped: Paris 18 October 1918.

ff. 114-115 Reprinted article by Harold Williams entitled 'Russia and the German Note. The Shadow in the background'. Originally published by the Daily Chronicle. Reprinted by The British Russia Club. English; typed. 14 October 1918.

f. 116 Letter addressed to Harold Williams. English; typed. 9 December 1918.

ff. 117-118 Private letter from Bernard Pares to Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; handwritten. 11 December 1918.

ff. 119-128 Letter addressed to 'Mikhail Ivanovich' from Tyrkova-Williams. Russian; typed with handwritten additions and corrections. Stockholm. 14 December 1918.

f. 129 Private letter from V. Yakobson, Zionist Organisation, London Bureau to Harold Williams at The Daily Chronicle. English typed. 23 December 1918.

ff. 130-130v Private letter from Mikhail Stakhovich. Recipient unclear. Russian; handwritten. 21 September/4 October 1918.

f. 131 Postcard from V. Bortsev to Tyrkova-Williams and Harold Williams. Russian; handwritten. n.d.

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Western Manuscripts

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032-001959958
036-001959960
040-001959961

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Add MS 54436-54476 : H. W. WILLIAMS PAPERS. Letters and papers of Harold Whitmore Williams (d.1928), journalist, Foreign Editor of the Times, and…
Add MS 54437-54446 : H. W. WILLIAMS PAPERS. Vols. II-XI. General correspondence; 1918-1929.

Add MS 54437 : H. W. WILLIAMS PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 131). Reports and official and personal letters primarily addressed to Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams…

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032-001959958[0002]/036-001959960[0001]/040-001959961

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Languages:

English
Finnish
French
Russian

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Cyrillic
Latin

Start Date:

1918

End Date:

1918

Date Range:

1918

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