Negatives concerning Marina Tsvetaeva and Sergei Efron
Overview
145 photographic negatives concerning the life of Marina Tsvetaeva, her husband Sergei Efron, their children, their extended family, and their friends.
Dates
- Creation: 1892-1941
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Russian.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Photographic negatives concerning family and friends of Marina Tsvetaeva and Sergei Efron.
Biographical / Historical
Marina Tsvetaeva [Марина Ивановна Цветаева] (1892-1941) was a major Russian poet. Her father was the famous Russian art scholar, professor, and founder of Moscow Fine Arts Museum, Ivan Vladimirovich Tsvetaev [Иван Владимирович Цветаев] (1847-1913). She had a younger sister Anastasia Tsvetaeva [Анастасия Ивановна Цветаева] (1894-1993), and two half-siblings from her father's first marriage.
In 1922 Tsvetaeva left Russia with her daughter Ariadna Efron [Ариадна Сергеевна Эфрон] (1912-1975) to join her husband, a White Army officer, Sergei Efron [Сергей Яковлевич Эфрон] (1893-1941) in emigration in Europe. Three years later, her son Georgii (Mur) Efron [Георгий Сергеевич (Мур) Эфрон] was born (1925-1944?). In 1937 Tsvetaeva's daughter and husband who had developed Soviet sympathies returned to the Soviet Union. In 1939 Tsvetaeva and her son followed them. In 1941 her husband was executed and her daughter sentenced to eight years of labor camps. The same year Tsvetaeva and her son were evacuated from Moscow to the city of Еlabuga where she committed suicide on August 31. Her son Georgii enlisted in the Soviet Army and was killed in the war.
Arrangement
Organized by the donor into five series:
- I. Portraits of Marina Tsvetaeva
- II. Marina Tsvetaeva in group photographs
- III. Friends and relations of Marina Tsvetaeva
- IV. Places connected with the memory of Marina Tsvetaeva
- V. Marina Tsvetaeva in art
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
80Z-2. Gift of Carl Proffer; received: 1980 December.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Processed by: Irina Klyagin
- Title
- Negatives concerning Marina Tsvetaeva and Sergei Efron, ca. 1892-1941: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02375
Repository Details
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