- Creator
- Hapgood, Isabel Florence, 1850-1928
- Call number
- MssCol 1309
- Physical description
- 2 linear feet (7 boxes)
- Language
- Materials in Russian, French and English
- Preferred Citation
Isabel Florence Hapgood papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Isabel Florence Hapgood (1850-1928) was an American translator and author. Collection consists primarily of correspondence, documents and photographs from Russian artists, musicians, writers, and clergy. Includes materials prepared by Hapgood on the history of education of women in Russia; letters and photographs of writers and artists from other parts of the world, especially western Europe and the United States; and papers about Kate Marsden, a controversial medical relief fund raiser for a Siberian leper colony, including letters from prominent people in Russia, England and the United States concerning Marsden. Correspondents include Maxim Gorky, Alla Nazimova and members of the Tolstoy family.
Key terms
Names
- Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936
- Hapgood, Isabel Florence, 1850-1928
- Marsden, Kate, -1931
- Nazimova, 1879-1945
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
- Tolstoy family
Subjects
Places
- Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917
- Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917
- Russia -- Social life and customs
Occupations
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Kate Marsden materials; available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-383
Materials in boxes 1-6 available on microfilm; New York Public Library