Found 4 collections related to Soviet Union -- History -- 1917-1936

Collection consists of correspondence, memoir, diaries, and memorabilia from Riabouchinsky's years of exile. The "Moscow/London Letters", 1921-1927, are copies of confidential correspondence exchanged between Riabouchinsky, his brother and other emigrés with family members, friends and business associates in Russia. Topics include economic conditions and daily life in the Soviet Union as well as information on the fate of the family and its holdings after the Revolution. The "Letters from Father to Son", 1927-1955, consist of Riabouchinsky's letters to his son Paul who left England in 1927 to settle in the U.S. Memoir chronicles Riabouchinsky's activities between the time of the Revolution and his flight to England, Dec. 1917 to May 1919; diaries cover the years 1919 to 1960 and include photographs, newsclippings and other memorabilia. less

Harold Manchester Fleming (1900-1971) was an American financial writer and political economist. He went to the Soviet Union in 1922 as a field inspector for the American Relief Administration and worked for the Bureau of Education and as a reporter in Peking. On his return to the U.S., he was a securities analyst, stockbroker and statistician before becoming the Wall Street correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. He wrote books and articles on banking, federal reserve policies, commodity markets, and other subjects related to business and political economy. Collection contains Fleming's research notes, correspondence, typescripts, memoir, and posters. Bulk of the papers consists of notes for his writings on economics and finance. Correspondence, 1922-1924, concerns his activities in the Soviet Union, Peking and Shanghai; correspondence, 1950-1952, is with publishers about his books. Typescripts of books and articles include an incomplete work on antitrust legislation. Also, a memoir of his experiences in the Soviet Union, and Bolshevik and anti-Bolshevik posters which reflect the ideological warfare of the period 1917-1922. less