GB 0369 RIC - Richardson Collection

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0369 RIC

Title

Richardson Collection

Date(s)

  • 1806-1946 (mainly 1898-1914) (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 box containing 13 envelopes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Edmund W Richardson edited "The Picture Postcard", a magazine published in London 1900-1907.

Archival history

GB 0369 RIC 1806-1946 (mainly 1898-1914) Collection (Fonds) 1 box containing 13 envelopes Richardson , Edmund W , fl 1900-1946

Edmund W Richardson edited "The Picture Postcard", a magazine published in London 1900-1907.

Picture postcards and some postcard sized illustrations, 1806-1946 (mainly 1898-1914). Most of them depict Russian scenes and people but there are also cards from Estonia, Finland and Britain. Some of the cards had been sent to Edmund W Richardson as editor of "The Picture Postcard". Relatively few however have been used and sent through the post. Subjects include Russian peasants and farming scenes, 1901; Russian military forces, 1905; Anti-Bolshevik propaganda postcards c 1918; Russian cities, Kiev, St Petersburg, Yaroslav and Streln, 1898-1909; street scenes in Moscow and Petrograd after the Revolutions of 1905 and 1917; Kiev, 1946

Postcards arranged by subject, as described in Scope and Content.

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
Russian, French, Japanese, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Czech and Serbo-Croat

Detailed list, including images of some postcards, available on the SSEES website.

Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.  Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997  Revised Jan 2003 Eastern Europe European history Kiev Moscow National history Picture Postcard , magazine Political movements Revolutionary movements Richardson , Edmund W , fl 1900-1946 , editor of 'The Picture Postcard' Russia Russian Federation Russian history Russian Revolution (1917) St Petersburg Ukraine USSR Crimea

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Picture postcards and some postcard sized illustrations, 1806-1946 (mainly 1898-1914). Most of them depict Russian scenes and people but there are also cards from Estonia, Finland and Britain. Some of the cards had been sent to Edmund W Richardson as editor of "The Picture Postcard". Relatively few however have been used and sent through the post. Subjects include Russian peasants and farming scenes, 1901; Russian military forces, 1905; Anti-Bolshevik propaganda postcards c 1918; Russian cities, Kiev, St Petersburg, Yaroslav and Streln, 1898-1909; street scenes in Moscow and Petrograd after the Revolutions of 1905 and 1917; Kiev, 1946

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Postcards arranged by subject, as described in Scope and Content.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Russian, French, Japanese, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Czech and Serbo-Croat

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Detailed list, including images of some postcards, available on the SSEES website.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area