Aleksandr Naumovich Zak Papers, 1917-1952.

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Aleksandr Naumovich Zak Papers, 1917-1952.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320410251

Correspondence, manuscripts, a document, subject files and printed materials of Sack. The collection chiefly concerns American claims against Soviet Russia, and the currency of Estonia and other successor states. The collection contains a 1928 document signed by George F. Kennan. The manuscripts include essays and memoranda concerning currency exchange, tax laws and a number of American court cases involving financial affairs immediately after the 1917 revolution. There are subject files relating to diplomatic claims concerning debts, and the Soviet-Estonian peace conference of 1920. Among the printed materials are clippings and various American statutes and laws.

ca.1,500 (7 boxes).

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7334953

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

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Kennan, George F. (George Frost), 1904-2005

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George Kennan (1845-1924), American journalist and author, was best-known for his writings on Russia. In 1865 he was sent to Siberia as part of a surveying party to find a route for a telegraph line to connect Europe and America. Kennan traveled across Russia and wrote about his experiences in Tent Life in Siberia (1870). He worked as assistant manager of the Associated Press and wrote about the Russian prison and exile system for Century Magazine. In addition to his wor...

Sack, Alexander N. (Alexander Nahum), 1890-1955

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Russian-born American lawyer and author. From the guide to the Alexander N. Sack papers, 1940-1947, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Sack, i.e. Aleksandr Naumovich Zak, was a Russian lawyer who came to New York after the 1917 revolution. From the description of Aleksandr Naumovich Zak Papers, 1917-1952. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 320410251 ...