Maurice Hindus Papers
An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Apr 1990
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| 8 Oct 2009 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Apr 1990
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| 8 Oct 2009 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Hindus, Maurice Gerschon, 1891-1969. |
| Title: | Maurice Hindus Papers |
| Dates: | 1938-1967 |
| Quantity: | 2.75 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the novelist, author, and American authority on the Soviet Union. Collection includes manuscripts and/or production records for books on the Soviet Union, including The Cossacks (1945), Crisis in the Kremlin (1954), House Without a Roof (1961), and The Kremlin's Human Dilemma (1967), as well as for the novel Magda (1951) and the autobiographical Green Worlds (1938). |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Maurice Hindus (1891-1969) was a Russian-born novelist and American authority on the Soviet Union. He was the author of several books on peasant life in Russia as well as his own autobiography, Green Worlds (1938).
The Maurice Hindus Papers consists entirely of his writings, specifically material relating to his books. Titles represented in the collection are The Cossacks (1945), Crisis in the Kremlin (1954), House Without a Roof (1961), and The Kremlin's Human Dilemma (1967), as well as for the novel Magda (1951) and the autobiographical Green Worlds (1938).. The collection includes manuscripts, production records, galley proofs, and other formats.
Material is arranged alphabetically by title.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Persons
Hindus, Maurice Gerschon, 1891-1969.
Subjects
Authors -- United States.
Novelists -- United States.
Places
Soviet Union -- Civilization.
Soviet Union -- Description and travel.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1991.
Genres and Forms
Galley proofs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Occupations
Authors.
Novelists.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Maurice Hindus Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unpublished guide.
Writings (books)
| Writings (books) | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | The Cossacks 1945 - manuscript (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Crisis in the Kremlin 1954 | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Manuscript (8 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Production records - galley proofs (8 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Green Worlds 1938 - manuscript (7 folders) | ||||||||||
| House Without a Roof 1961 | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Manuscripts (6 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Manuscripts (8 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Production records - galley proofs (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| The Kremlin's Human Dilemma 1967 | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Manuscript (8 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Production records - galley proofs (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Production records - galley proofs (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Magda 1951 | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Manuscripts (6 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Production records - galley proofs (2 folders) | ||||||||||