Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Pronin, Alexander and Pronin, Ethel
- Abstract:
- Writings, notes, printed matter, photographs, sound recordings, video tapes, motion picture film, and miscellany relating to aspects of Russian and Soviet culture and history.
- Extent:
- 12 manuscript boxes, 3 videocassette boxes, 1 oversize box, 394 motion picture film reels (88.7 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Russian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Alexander and Ethel Pronin collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of writings, notes, printed matter, photographs, sound recordings, video recordings, and motion picture films relating to aspects of Russian and Soviet culture and history. The papers include materials of Pronin's father, Russian-American entomologist Georgii Pronin.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dr. Alexander Georgievich Pronin (1927-2007) was a writer and professor of Russian Studies at California State University, Fresno for 28 years. Author: Russian Folk Arts, Byliny, Heroic Tales of Old Russia
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1991.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Alexander and Ethel Pronin collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563