Records relating to the cataloging of the Leon Trotsky papers.
Dates
- 1957-1958.
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
1 collection (2 linear feet (2 boxes))
Index cards and file folders of materials used to assist in the cataloging of the Trotsky papers at the Houghton Library. Papers were accumulated by Jan Van Heijenoort, George Fischer, Barbara Zemboch, and others as the archives of Leon Trotsky were processed.
Biographical / Historical
Leon Trotsky was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet leader.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series:
- I. File folders
- II. Card files
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number. Gift of Jean Van Heijenoort, no date.
General note
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
Part of the MS Storage project, 2008-2009.
Part of the MS Storage project, 2008-2009.
- Title
- Trotsky papers cataloging records, circa 1957-1958: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- EAD ID
- hou02001
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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Contact:
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Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu