Alexis Kall papers, 1917-1940

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Kall, Alexis
Abstract:
Alexis Kall (b.1878) taught at the Imperial University in St. Petersburg, Russia. The collection consists of Kall's correspondence, papers, notebooks, and memorabilia. There is also a typescript manuscript on Stravinsky by Kall.
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alexis Kall Papers (Collection 601). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, papers, notebooks, and memorabilia of Dr. Alexis Kall. Includes typescript manuscript on Stravinsky by Kall.

Biographical / historical:

Kall taught at the Imperial University in St. Petersburg, Russia; he was a friend and one-time secretary of Igor Stravinsky.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jay Leyda and Dr. Sergei Bertensson.
Processing information:

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff. Additional processing by Julianna Jenkins, August 2017.

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Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Portions of collection unprocessed. Some material in the collection are unavailable for access. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alexis Kall Papers (Collection 601). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988