Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Leontiĭ, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, papers, 1855-1962 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1855-1962 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1890-1960) |
| ID No. | MSS84271 |
| Creator | Leontiĭ, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, 1876-1965 |
| Extent | 140 items |
| Extent | 15 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 8 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in Russian and Russian shorthand, with English |
| 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.ms009297 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm98084271 |
| Summary | Head of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Chiefly bound volumes of diaries and correspondence records listing outgoing letters (1921-1960), documenting Leontiĭ's role as an educator, editor of the Russian American Orthodox Messenger (Russko-amerikanskīĭ pravoslavnyĭ vi͡estn), advisor to Russian Orthodox bishops, and advocate of Russian American Orthodox autonomy. |