{"value"=>"<p>Jeannette Hotchkiss, grandniece of George Kennan and sister of George F. Kennan, was the family authority on her granduncle and intended to write his biography. In preparation for her work, she collected biographical and reference material, including correspondence, biographical summaries and articles, samples of his writings, the initial inventory of materials in the Kennan Papers at the New York Public Library, a collection of papers related to George Frost (including letters written by him to others), and assorted newspaper clippings and notes. There is also a draft of her manuscript on Kennan.</p> <p>Hotchkiss's correspondence pertains to her genealogical research, as well as her role of authority on her uncle. Her brother George F. Kennan forwarded all communications requesting information on the elder George Kennan to her for response; some of George F. Kennan's letters are present as well.</p> <p>In addition to her correspondence related to Kennan, Hotchkiss also collected correspondence related to his friend, the artist and fellow explorer George Frost. Frost materials include copies of letters from Kennan to Frost, beginning with invitations to join the expedition as official illustrator and continuing through Frost's illness and eventual return home. The letters indicate the depth of their collegial relationship and offer additional information of interest on Kennan's second Siberian exploration.</p> <p>Arranged with the Frost documents are copies of letters he received from other individuals, and letters he wrote to a friend and neighbor, James W. Hunnewell. The latter include original letters, several of which contain descriptions of his expedition, and are in fact postmarked from Russia. Hunnewell's son Frederick forwarded these materials to George F. Kennan in 1948.</p> <p>The original inventory of the Kennan Papers at the New York Public Library, with its item-level descriptions, including document numbers, has been retained within Hotchkiss's papers.</p> <p>In English and Russian.</p>"}