Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Born in the Polish city of Kowel' in Volyina (now in Volynskaya, Ukraine) |
| 1920 | Emigrated to the United States and settled in New York, N.Y. |
| 1924 | Dealer, Hebrew and East European books, New York, N.Y. |
| 1926-1936 | Periodic trips to the USSR; purchased the Winter Palace, the Tsarskoye Selo, and the Grand Duke Vladimir Imperial Russian book collections from Soviet book and antiquarian agencies |
| 1931 | Sold large accumulation of Imperial Russian material to the Library of Congress Donated his personal collection of Imperial Russian manuscripts and memorabilia to the Library of Congress |
| 1932 | Sold second collection of Imperial Russian material to the Library of Congress |
| 1932-1975 | Continued to purchase Imperial Russian and East European materials and to sell them to the Library of Congress, Indiana, Harvard, Yale, and Columbia universities, the New York Public Library, and the Universities of Illinois and Michigan |
| 1975, Mar. 23 | Died, New York, N.Y. |