Galina Nikolaevna von Meck Papers, ca. 1861-1974.

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Galina Nikolaevna von Meck Papers, ca. 1861-1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320408857

A major part of the collection is von Meck's autobiography (660 p.), covering up to the latter part of World War II, when she left Russia for the West. This autobiography primarily discusses her life in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s; her father was executed and she herself was imprisoned in Soviet concentration camps. There are five brief essays discussing railroads in Russia and the USSR, and a photograph of her grandmother, Anna Merkling. Also icluded is von Meck's translation of 681 letters written by P.I. Tchaikovsky to his family during the period March 1861 to September 1893.

8 items (2 boxes).

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7334384

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893

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Composed 1888-89. Scenario by Marius Petipa and I.A. Vsevolozhsky. Based on Perrault's fairy tale. First performance Maryinsky Theatre St. Petersburg, 27 Jan. 1890, R. Drigo conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of La belle au bois dormant : ballet, op. 66 / Tschaikowsky. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 41964015 Russian composer, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed, from Tchaikovsky to C...

Meck, Galina Nikolaevna von, 1891-1985

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Grandniece of composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, and granddaughter of his patroness Nadezhda von Meck. From the description of Galina Nikolaevna von Meck Papers, ca. 1861-1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 320408857 ...

Merkling, Anna.

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Meck family.

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