Register of the Svetlana Monastyrskaia papers
Finding aid prepared by Anna Knapp
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Svetlana Monastyrskaia papers
Date (inclusive): 1858-2016
Collection Number: 2020C41
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian with some German, Polish, and English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 flexi-disc
(3.25 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Svetlana Monastyrskaia papers (1858-2016) includes photographs, identification documents, and genealogical records documenting
the experience of Russo-Polish emigrants after the Second World War.
Creator:
Monastyrskaia, Svetlana, 1920-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Svetlana Monastyrskaia papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Svetlana Monasytrskaia (née Taritsyna, born 1920). Daughter of Viktor Stepanovich Taritsyn (1894-1975), a Russian imperial
cavalry officer, and Serfima Matveevna Taritsyna. Svetlana Monastyrskaia married Vladimir Savvich Monastyrski (1917-1988),
son of Savva Alekseevich Monastyrski (1880-1950) and Maria Bronislavovna Monastyrskaia (1887-1986).
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of photographs, identification documents, and genealogical records. Genealogical records and identification
documents pertain to the Monastyrski family and their experience in displaced persons camps in Germany following the Second
World War. Photographic materials are grouped into albums. Of particular note are depictions of Russian imperial military
officers, everyday life of displaced persons and immigrants to the United States, and a 1998 trip to the Russian Federation
to help establish military schools.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
Refugee camps -- Germany
Russians -- United States
Military education -- Russia (Federation)
Officers
Photographs
Family histories
Russia. Armii͡a
Biographical file
1858-2016
Scope and Contents
Series consists of passports, genealogical records, certifcates, and immigration documentation for members of the Monastyrski
family. Includes identification card from Landshut displaced persons camp.
box 4, folder 1
Identification papers
1858-1948
box 4, folder 2
Passports, identification
1940s
box 4, folder 3
Passport, academic records
1937-1939
box 4, folder 4
Passports, identification
1930s-1940s
box 4, folder 5
Miscellaneous
1998-2016
Scope and Contents
Includes program from 1998 military cadet school conference.
Photographic materials
1909-2016
Arrangement
Photographs in this series were originally housed in albums. Photographs have been removed from albums but their order has
been retained.
Scope and Contents
Series consists of photograph albums from the Monastyrski and Taritsyn families.
box 5, folder 1-21
Photograph album
1909-1910, undated
Scope and Contents
Photographs of pre-World War One Russian imperial military officers and cavalry, as well as Taritsyn family photographs.
box 6
Photograph album
1937, undated
Scope and Contents
Taritsyn family photographs.
box 1, envelope 1-41
Photograph album
1937-1967
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Monastyrski and Taritsyn families in Europe and USA.
box 1, envelope 42-54
Photograph album
1924-1969
box 2, envelope 1-7
Photograph album
1924-1969
box 2, envelope 8-36
Photograph album
1987-1999
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of a trip taken to the Russian Federation in 1998 to establish military cadet schools.
box 3, envelope 1-4
Photograph album
1987-1999
box 3, envelope 5-12
Photograph album
1938-1940
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of camping trips taken by Svetlana Monastyrskaia (Taritsyna) in Otseebad, Rugen, and Fahrland.
box 3, envelope 13-22
Photograph album
1937-1939
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of camping trips.
box 3, folder 23-24
Oversize photographs
1926-2016
Scope and Contents
Includes oversized photographs removed from other albums.
Sound recordings
Conditions Governing Access
Original sound recordings are not available until they have been reformatted. If interested in accessing these materials,
please contact us for more information.
box MC38
Muzykal'nyĭ suvenir
undated
Physical Description: 1 7-inch flexi-disc
Scope and Contents
Recording of songs "Ty loza" and "pokhodnaia vsadnikov" by ensemble Rustavi. Sung in French.
