George Koudinoff (Georgii Vassil'evich Kudinov) papers, 1917-1969

Summary

Creators:

Koudinoff, George, -1969

Abstract:

Clippings, programs, letters, and photographs, relating to Russian opera.

Extent:

2 microfilm reels (0.3 Linear Feet)

Language:

In Russian and English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George Koudinoff Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

George Koudinoff (aka George Koudinov/Kudinoff) was a baritone who performed with the Russian Light Opera Company, the Russian Opera Comique, Shanghai Opera House, and Obshchedostupnii Teatr pod upr. V. Klarina in Shanghai. After moving to the United States in 1948, he was a soloist in the Jaroff Don Cossack Chorus, then he became a waiter in a San Francisco restaurant.

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 Museum of Russian Culture. The grant also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The original materials remain in the Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is available at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

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Biographical / historical:

Date	Event
?	Born, Russia
1923	Studied singing in Harbin
1931(?)-1948	Baritone, the Russian Light Opera Company, the Russian Opera Comique, Shanghai Opera House and Obshchedostupnii Teatr pod upr. V. Klarina in Shanghai, China
1948	Moved to the United States
1948-1950(?)	Soloist, Jaroff Don Cossack Chorus
1969 March 17	Died, San Francisco

Acquisition information:

Acquired.

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Alternative form available:

Originals in: Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco. Box 2 was not microfilmed and exists soley at the Museum of Russian Culture. It contains an album of prints depicting Koudinoff in different opera costumes and his performance, as well as several family prints.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Russians -- United States
Russians -- China
Opera

Restrictions:

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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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George Koudinoff Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:

Hoover Institution

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