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- 1806-1946 (mainly 1898-1914) (Creation)
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1 box containing 13 envelopes
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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
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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.
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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
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Finding aids
Detailed list, including images of some postcards, available on the SSEES website.
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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
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- English