Collection Summary
Title | Yudin collection of Russian-American Company records, 1783-1946 |
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Span Dates | 1783-1946 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1783-1830) |
ID No. | MSS46870 |
Collector | I︠U︡din, G. V. (Gennadiĭ Vasilʹevich), 1840-1912 |
Extent | 150 items |
Extent | 3 containers |
Extent | 1 linear foot |
Extent | 2 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in Russian with English, with some German |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009289 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79046870 |
Summary | Official letters, work reports, tariff and cargo registers, ships’ journals, accounts of exploratory expeditions, and other records relating to the exploration and colonization of Alaska and Siberia by the Russian-American Company (Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡, a fur trading company conducting trade with the Alaska Natives as well as the exploration and colonization chiefly of Alaska and the Pacific Coast of America. Founded in 1799 as the successor of the Shelikhov-Golikov Company, founded in 1783. Also includes material relating to the company's contacts with the Japanese, Chinese, and Portuguese. Individuals represented include Nikolaĭ Petrovich Rezanov and G.I. Shelikhov. Collected by G. V. I︠U︡din (Yudin). |
Online Content | The Yudin Collection of Russian-American Company Records are available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000106. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available. |