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School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Gorbachev Collection

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0369 GOR

Held at: School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Title: Gorbachev Collection

Date(s): 1996

Level of description: Collection (Fonds)

Extent: 15 boxes

Name of creator(s): Gorbachev | Mikhail Sergeyevich | b 1931 | President of the Soviet Union
McCauley | Martin | fl 1996 | Russian scholar

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev (1931-) was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-1991) and President of the Soviet Union (1990-1991).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Typescripts, proofs and other material relating to the English translation of Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev's memoirs. Also includes a photocopy of the original Russian typescript, with annotations made by Gorbachev and some unpublished material. and a short memo on the writing and translation of the memoirs by Dr Martin McCauley who was translator of the English edition, 1996;

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English and Russian

System of arrangement:

As described in Scope and Content above.

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.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Online catalogue available on the UCL Archives website.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Given by Dr McCauley.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/libraries-and-study-spaces/ucl-school-slavonic-and-east-european-studies-library

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.