Petr Nilus papers

Scope and Content

Comprises catalogues of P. A. Nilus's exhibitions in France; biographical information concerning him, his letters and postcards, including some to and from I. A. Bunin; and newspaper cuttings about the latter

Administrative / Biographical History

Petr Aleksandrovich Nilus (1869-1943) was a Russian artist, a member of the post-revolutionary Russian migr community in France, and a close friend of Ivan Bunin

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Valentina Goloubovsky, February and April 1992

Note

In English, French, Russian

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the Leeds Russian Archive online catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/index.htm