Fedoroff family papers, 1917-1961 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Fedoroff family papers, 1917-1961

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 377

Primary Creator: Fedoroff family.

Extent: 17.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged as follows: roster of Washington Artillery; Army songbook; booklets; map of France; a list of places Peter Fedoroff passed through while in the Army; photographs; postcards; a membership card; photograph album; autobiography; Swords and Scepters drafts and proofs; Domina and Friends drafts; The Side of Angels manuscripts and typescript; Falling Through the Night draft, The New Orleanians projections for novel and research materials; short story typescripts; correspondence; plays; other papers, additions to the collection; Falling through the Night; and the Stars and Stripes. The collection consists of seventeen boxes and two volumes.

Date Acquired: 01/28/1972

Subjects: Fedoroff, Alexander., Fedoroff, Peter., Fedoroff family., World War, 1914-1918.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Drafts (documents), Manuscripts for publication., Pamphlets., Photographs., Plays (document genre), Typescripts.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection is made up of photographs, photograph album, an army songbook, booklets, a listing of places Peter Fedoroff passed through while in the Army, a map of France, a membership card of the American Drug Stores Dunkers Club, postcards, drafts, manuscripts, typescripts, plays, novels, correspondence, notes, and research materials. Peter Fedoroff was a private in the Washington Artillery during World War I and Alexander Fedoroff was a New Orleans dramatist.

Biographical Note

Peter Fedoroff was a private in the Washington Artillery during World War I. Alexander Fedoroff was a New Orleans dramatist and wrote "Day of Grace," which was produced on Broadway in 1948. He is also the author of the novel, Swords and Scepters, Coins and Cups as well as The Side of the Angels, and Falling through the Night.

Subject/Index Terms

Fedoroff, Alexander.
Fedoroff, Peter.
Fedoroff family.
World War, 1914-1918.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Peter Fedoroff, Sr.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Fedoroff family papers, Manuscripts Collection 377, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 760184608

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Washington Artillery material, photographs, postcards and autobiography],
[Box 2: Swords and Scepters, Coins and Cups first draft],
[Box 3: Swords and Scepters, Coins and Cups draft],
[Box 4: Swords and Scepters, Coins and Cups revisions],
[Box 5: Swords and Scepters, Coins and Cups revised draft],
[Box 6: Swords and Scepters, Coins and Cups galley proofs],
[Box 7: Domina and Friends drafts],
[Box 8: The Side of the Angels original manuscript and portion of typescript],
[Box 9: The Side of the Angels manuscript],
[Box 10: Falling Through the Night draft],
[Box 11: The New Orleanians projections for novel and research materials],
[Box 12: "The Ouija Board"; "The Woman in the Case"; "The Man who Loved Islands"; "The Heron's Wings"; "Coriolanus"; "King Lear" typescripts and copies],
[Box 13: "Journal; "Katharine Tekakwitha"; Poems; "The Prescott Proposals"; correspondence; "The King Cake Party"],
[Box 14: Plays],
[Box 15: Other typescripts and notes],
[Box 16: Other papers],
[Box 17: Additions to the collection],
[Volume 1: Falling through the Night],
[Volume 2: The Stars and Stripes, 1918-1919],
[All]

Box 8: The Side of the Angels original manuscript and portion of typescript