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Bailey, Ruth P. Ruth P. Bailey correspondence with Konstantin Dmitrievich Bal'mont (MS Russ 45): Guide.


Creator: Bailey, Ruth P.
Title: Ruth P. Bailey correspondence with Konstantin Dmitrievich Bal'mont,
Dates: 1929-1932.
Abstract: Chiefly correspondence between Ruth P. Bailey and the Russian poet Konstantin Dmitrievich Bal'mont.
Extent: 1 volume (.13 linear ft.)
Identification: MS Russ 45
Location: f

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*69M-100. Gift of Mr. David Bailey, Christian Street, White River Junction, Vermont 05001; received: April 1970.

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Ruth P. Bailey Correspondence with Konstantin Dmitrievich Bal'mont (MS Russ 45). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

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Ruth Bailey befriended the Russian poet Bal'mont and sought financial support for him and his family, after he became disillusioned with the Bolshevik revolution and moved to France.

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Includes one typescript letter to the editor of The Boston Transcript, pleading for financial support of the Russian poet Konstantin Dmitrievich Bal'mont and his family. Also contains his autograph letters and post cards in English to Bailey, as well as those from Leonid Vasilievich Tulpa, concerning the state of Bal'mont's financial affairs.

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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

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