Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States

Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States the first collection of its kind offers perspectives from leading Slavic librarians and archivists on the cultural history of Russian and East European exiles and immigrants to North America in the twentieth century. Editor Tanya Chebotarev--curator of the Bahkmeteff Archive at Columbia University--and a group of leading authorities document the concerted effort to preserve Russian and East European written culture outside the bounds of Communist power. This book is a vital addition to the collections of archivists librarians historians and graduate students in Russian studies and American immigrations.