Marc Szeftel papers, 1905-1986
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Szeftel, Marc
- Title
- Marc Szeftel papers
- Dates
- 1905-1986 (inclusive)19051986
- Quantity
- 33.58 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 3356
- Summary
- Correspondence, diary, notes, card files, conference and convention files, photographs, and publications of a former University of Washington faculty member in Russian history.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English, Russian, Polish, French, German
Biographical Note
Marc Szeftel was a Russian historian and Vladimir Nabokov's long-time colleague at Cornell University. Szeftel started teaching at the University of Washington in 1962. Previously, he taught at Cornell University beginning in 1945. Many scholars believe Szeftel to be the prototype for Nabokov's protagonist of the novel "Pnin." He died in 1985 in Seattle, Washington.
Source: Article "Timofey Pnin, Vladimir Nabokov, and Marc Szeftel" by Galya Diment.
Content Description
Correspondence, diary, notes, card files, conference and convention files, photographs, and publications.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 5 accessions:
- Accession No. 3356-001, Marc Szeftel papers, 1905-1985
- Accession No. 3356-002, Marc Szeftel papers, 1960-1985
- Accession No. 3356-003, Marc Szeftel papers, 1966-1986
- Accession No. 3356-004, Marc Szeftel papers, 1920-1935
- Accession No. 3356-005, Marc Szeftel papers, undated
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Accession No. 3356-001: Marc Szeftel papers, 1905-1985
29.58 cubic feetScope and Content: Correspondence, diary, notes, card files, conference and convention files, photographs, and publications.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Mrs. Marc Szeftel, 1986-10-01
Pocket diary donated by Bethany Prezbindowski on June 27, 2018.
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Description: Biographical features and inventoryContainer: Box 1, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Unsorted manuscripts and typescripts of various articles, including book on Russian Constitution (chapter, drafts)Container: Box 1, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Manuscripts and typescripts of major work on Russian history, Kiev, and Moscow.
General Notes: Some of these materials appear to have been used as course outlines as well.
Container: Box 2, Accession 3356-001 -
Description: Card file boxes4 boxes
Scope and Content: Bibliographies and glossary
Container: Box 3, Accession 3356-001 -
Description: Typescripts of Szeftel's articles. Some conference files, including correspondence and photos. Abstracts and reviews of books and articles. Files relating to Cambridge University.Container: Box 4, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Subject file (in envelope)
Scope and Content: Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria-- topics for term papers
Container: Box 5, Accession 3356-001 -
Description: Reprints (Szeftel)Container: Box 6, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Card files5 boxes
Scope and Content: Mostly bibliographies on various topics
Container: Box 7, Accession 3356-001 -
Description: Research/ reading notes2 card file boxes
Scope and Content: Dumas (mostly 3rd and 4th) and Nicholas II
Container: Box 8, Accession 3356-001 -
Description: Conference papers
Scope and Content: Manuscripts and typescripts (Russian Constitution)
Container: Box 9, Accession 3356-001 -
Description: Correspondence and outline of Szeftel's work on Russian constitutionContainer: Box 10, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Notebooks (12) on various personalities and topics in Russian history. Card file: bibliography, first and second Duma, Muscovy/state and social classesContainer: Box 11, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Card Files2 boxes
Scope and Content: Budget/ electoral law and idea of state
Container: Box 12, Accession 3356-001 -
Description: Card Files7 boxes
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous subject bibliographies
Container: Box 13, Accession 3356-001 -
Description: Correspondence and notebooks, primarily reading notesContainer: Box 14, Accession 3356-001
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Description: "Scholarly Correspondence" and invoices (mostly book orders)Dates: approximately 1976-1984Container: Box 15, Accession 3356-001
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Description: International Congress (Societe Jean Bodin, Buxelles, 1984), correspondence, manuscripts, miscellaneous note, reprints, photographs (old, from Russia), graduate studentsContainer: Box 16, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Diary34 volumesContainer: Box 17, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Oversize photographs, a few reprints and miscellaneous itemsContainer: Box 18, Accession 3356-001
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Description: Mostly reprints of articles from Soviet or Eastern European publications, mostly in Russian, some in EnglishContainer: Box 19-46, Accession 3356-001
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Description: CorrespondenceContainer: Box 35-36, Accession 3356-001
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Accession No. 3356-002: Marc Szeftel papers, 1960-1985
4 cubic feetScope and Content: Correspondence, speeches and writings, course materials, microfilm, and subject series.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Katherine Szeftel
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Description: Biographical features and general correspondence
Scope and Content: See also box 6. Some folders include speeches and writings.
Container: Box 1, Accession 3356-002 -
Description: Speeches and writings
Scope and Content: Some folders include correspondence.
Container: Box 1-2, Accession 3356-002 -
Description: Course materialsContainer: Box 2, Accession 3356-002
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Description: Subject seriesContainer: Box 3, Accession 3356-002
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Description: Ditto stencils
Scope and Content: One folder contains stencils of smaller manuscripts. The other has a range of things including chapter outlines, class handouts and letters.
Container: Box 4, Accession 3356-002 -
Description: Microfilm reels, microfiche, and Russian keyboard typewriterContainer: Box 5, Accession 3356-002
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Description: General correspondence
General Notes: In alphabetical order within language: English, French and German, Polish, Russian.
Container: Box 6, Accession 3356-002
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Description: Accession No. 3356-003: Marc Szeftel papers, 1966-19861 folder
Scope and Content: Writings.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: John Guido (WSU)
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Description: Accession No. 3356-004: Marc Szeftel papers, 1920-19351 vertical file
Scope and Content: Correspondence, publications, and some official documents.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Katharine Szeftel
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Description: Accession No. 3356-005: Marc Szeftel papers, 1950?1 vertical file
Scope and Content: Lecture notes, n.d. The notes are in Russian, English and French; they may have been used at Cornell. They were found among his books at Washington State University.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: John Guido
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Szeftel, Marc--Archives
- Szeftel, Marc--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives (curator)
- University of Washington. University Archives
