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Rostovtzeff, Michael Ivanovitch, 1870-1952. Papers, 1897-1968 and n.d. (bulk 1926-1954).

Title: Papers, 1897-1968 and n.d. (bulk 1926-1954).

The Michael I. Rostovzeff papers primarily consist of the correspondence of Michael Rostovzeff and C. Bradford Welles, a colleague of Rostovzeff's at Yale University, with other scholars in the fields of ancient history, archaeology, and philology. Other materials include autobiographical writings by Rostovzeff, photographs, financial papers, and clippings. The collection primarily reflects Rostovzeff's tenure as a faculty member of the Department of Classics at Yale University. The Michael I. Rostovzeff papers provide information on the scholarly study of the ancient world during the first half of the twentieth century. Correspondence from scholars in America, Europe, and England often concern matters of historical interpretation, philological analysis, and archaeological work at Dura-Europos. Notable scholars Rostovzeff corresponded with include Franz Cumont, Arthur D. Nock, René Mouterde, Fritz M. Heichelheim, Walter Otto, Vincenzo Arangio-Ruiz, Elias Bickerman, Tadeusz Zielinski, W.W. Tarn, and Alvin Johnson. The communication between Rostovzeff and Johnson, Director of the New School for Social Research, pertained to Rostovzeff's assistance to Johnson in identifying refugee European scholars for faculty appointments at the New School for Social Research during World War II. Rostovzeff's account of the Provisional Government's fall in Russia during 1917, his opposition to Bolshevism, and his eventual emigration from Russia is included in the autobiographical writings.

ArchivalResource: 2, 500 items (4.5 linear ft.)

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