Andrew P. Kashevaroff Papers, ca. 1901-1935
Scope and Contents
The Kashevaroff papers contain a diary kept for 3 months in 1923 during a lecture tour in Alaska, correspondence with Professor E.O. Essig (Berkeley), Peter Kostrometinoff, and Archie Shiels. His writings include various Alaska subjects, e.g., biography of Archimandrite Joasaph, a history of the Russian American Fur Company activities, and a version of the Tlingit war from manuscripts and personal contact with Indian elders. Most of the writings are typewritten as is the correspondence. A watercolor by Xenia Kashevaroff, his daughter (married to composer John Cage), is included with the Fort Ross materials. Many of the items are undated but were probably written between 1923 and 1935. Certificates relating to Kashevaroff were added in 2001 as Folder 11.
Dates
- ca. 1901-0135
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Biographical
Andrew P. Kashevaroff was born in Kodiak, September 19, 1863. He was educated in the Russian and American schools of San Francisco. By the age of 18, he had mastered the organ, violin, and piano. After attending the Russian Orthodox seminary in San Francisco he was sent to assist the priests of the Greek-Russian church in Sitka, then the capital of the territory. He married Martha Bolshanin in 1883; they had one son and 5 daughters. Later he became librarian and curator of the Alaska Territorial Library and Museum. Father Kashevaroff wrote articles in newspapers and journals on history and ethnology, mostly pertaining to Alaska. He died in 1940.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet : 12 folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were collocated from the manuscript collection, vertical file, and clip file. Provenance is unknown but it is assumed that Kashevaroff’s papers were filed during his days as curator and librarian of the Alaska Territorial Library and Museum. Folder 11, was added July 2001, purchased from Natasha Calvin, granddaughter of Father Kashevaroff.
Processing Information
The papers are arranged according to format, correspondent, or subject. Original file order, before collocation, has been maintained. Folder 11 (Oversize) was added when accessioned in July 2001.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Papers, ca. 1901-1935
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Gladi Kulp, February 2000 ; Revised: August 2001 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
- Date
- 2019 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
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Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
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907-465-2925
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