GB 0369 WOL - Wolf Collection

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GB 0369 WOL

Title

Wolf Collection

Date(s)

  • 1911-1928 (Creation)

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1 box

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Lucien Wolf (1857-1930) was the British born son of Bohemian Jewish refugees. He had a career as journalist and diplomat for the Jewish cause. He wrote for a number of publications in the Jewish and national press. He was an early exponent of Anglo-Jewish history. Between 1912-1914 he was the editor of "Darkest Russia: a weekly record of the struggle for freedom". This was a propaganda paper directed against the Russian Government and concerned particularly with Jewish rights. As well as reporting on international affairs, Wolf had an advisory role as he had many diplomatic contacts. He was a leading member of the Conjoint Foreign Committee of British Jews. He was an exponent of the Balfour declaration of 1917 and a co-architect of the Minorities Treaties after the First World War which set the framework for the rights of European Jewry.

Archival history

GB 0369 WOL 1911-1928 Collection (Fonds) 1 box Wolf , Lucien , 1857-1930 , journalist

Lucien Wolf (1857-1930) was the British born son of Bohemian Jewish refugees. He had a career as journalist and diplomat for the Jewish cause. He wrote for a number of publications in the Jewish and national press. He was an early exponent of Anglo-Jewish history. Between 1912-1914 he was the editor of "Darkest Russia: a weekly record of the struggle for freedom". This was a propaganda paper directed against the Russian Government and concerned particularly with Jewish rights. As well as reporting on international affairs, Wolf had an advisory role as he had many diplomatic contacts. He was a leading member of the Conjoint Foreign Committee of British Jews. He was an exponent of the Balfour declaration of 1917 and a co-architect of the Minorities Treaties after the First World War which set the framework for the rights of European Jewry.

Correspondence relating to Lucien Wolf's editorship of "Darkest Russia" , 1911-1928. The correspondence is concerned with the financing, circulation and influence of the paper as well as to the gathering of articles; correspondence, pamphlets and press cuttings relating to the murder of the imperial family. This correspondence is concerned principally with the issue of the involvement of Jews in the murder and includes letters between Wolf and Reuben Blank and the British Government.

1 box

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.
English and Russian

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website.

University College London holds an extensive collection of Wolf papers (REF GB 0103 WOLF).

Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.  Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact The Library, School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, University College London, Senate House Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU.  Revised Jan 2003 Communications media Communication personnel Darkest Russia , magazine Eastern Europe Editors European history Journalists National history Newspapers Periodicals Publications Russia Russian history Wolf , Lucien , 1857-1930 , journalist Information sciences Crimea Personnel People by occupation People

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Correspondence relating to Lucien Wolf's editorship of "Darkest Russia" , 1911-1928. The correspondence is concerned with the financing, circulation and influence of the paper as well as to the gathering of articles; correspondence, pamphlets and press cuttings relating to the murder of the imperial family. This correspondence is concerned principally with the issue of the involvement of Jews in the murder and includes letters between Wolf and Reuben Blank and the British Government.

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1 box

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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

English and Russian

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Finding aids

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website.

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University College London holds an extensive collection of Wolf papers (REF GB 0103 WOLF).

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School of Slavonic and East European Studies

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Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact The Library, School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, University College London, Senate House Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU.

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  • English

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