Tolstoy Family collection, 1905-1933
- IdentificationMSTols65
- TitleTolstoy Family collection MSTols65
- PublisherSpecial Collections
- LanguageEnglish
- RepositorySpecial Collections
- Physical Description0.25 Linear feet
- Date1905-1933
- AbstractThe Tolstoy family collection consists of one letter from Count Leo Tolstoy to Crosby dated February 12, 1905. It also includes material about his youngest daughter Alexandra including her correspondence with Jane Addams from 1930-1933, a lecture flyer, and three newspaper clippings. These items chronicle the poverty of Alexandra in exile first in Japan and later in the United States. They outline the efforts of Jane Addams on her behalf, which included sending her money and referring her to lecture tour and publication connections.
- OriginationTolstoy family
Old Resource ID was Tolstoy
Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian novelist and philosopher. He is best known for his books, War and Peace (1865-1869) and Anna Karenina (1873-1877). In 1862 he married Sophia Andreyevna Bers. They had 13 children together, including his youngest daughter Alexandra (1884-1979).
The Tolstoy family collection consists of one letter from Count Leo Tolstoy to Crosby dated February 12, 1905. It also includes material about his youngest daughter Alexandra including her correspondence with Jane Addams from 1930-1933, a lecture flyer, and three newspaper clippings. These items chronicle the poverty of Alexandra in exile first in Japan and later in the United States. They outline the efforts of Jane Addams on her behalf, which included sending her money and referring her to lecture tour and publication connection.
Tolstoy Family collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago