Aleksandr V. Samoilovich papers, 1940-1968

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Summary

Creators:
Samoĭlovich, Aleksandr V., 1894-
Abstract:
Correspondence and printed matter, relating to activities of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad.
Extent:
4 microfilm reels (0.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Aleksandr V. Samoilovich Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists mainly of Samoilovich's correspondence with members of the church hierarchy, fellow clergymen and parishioners, concerning his activities as an archpriest of various parishes from 1940 to 1968. It includes information on church matters in Germany during and after World War II, on church affairs in South America and California, as well as material on theologian Aleksandr Kalinnikovich Svitich.

The arrangement of the collection corresponds to the original order of the numerical files, with contents described in greater detail.

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 and copyright to them (with some exceptions) are the property of the Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is available at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

The Hoover Institution assumes all responsibility for notifying users that they must comply with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17 United States Code) and Hoover Rules for the Use and Reproduction of Archival Materials.

Biographical / historical:

Russian Orthodox priest; subsequently émigré in Poland, Germany, Brazil and the United States.

Date Event
1894 August 30
Born, Bolota village, Russia (Poland)
1915
Graduated, seminary
1915
Student, Legal faculty, Rostov-on-Don University
1921
Priest, Kobrin, Poland
1934
Archpriest
1942
Archpriest, Orthodox church in Skidle village, Bielostok province, Poland
1945
Archpriest, various parishes of Displaced Persons' camps in Bavaria
1947
Archpriest, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Sao Paolo, Brazil
1960
Archpriest, Protection of the Holy Virgin Church, Los Angeles, California
1968
Archpriest, St. Myrrh Bearing Women Church, Bryte, California
?
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2000.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Aleksandr V. Samoilovich Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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