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Boarding School Album--Natalia Paley, 1920-1923

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Identifier: FA-63-RHC_PFC_001_002

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The Paley Family Collection consists of letters, correspondence, poetry, photographs, portraits, sketches and books related to the lives of Olga, Vladimir, Natalie and Irina Paley. The collection holds sketches and portraits by Cecil Beaton, correspondence between Erich Maria Remarque and Natalie Paley, correspondence between Natalie Paley and Jean Cocteau, and portrait photos of Natalie by well-known photographers George Hoyningen-Heune, Horst P. Horst and John Alfred Piver. Also of note are letters written in exile by Olga Paley, unpublished poetry by Vladimir Paley, and books containing intimate inscriptions and correspondence between Irina Paley and her second husband Count Hubert de Monbrison.  

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1923

Full Extent

From the Series: 7.5 Linear Feet (7 flat storage boxes, varying sizes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Russian

General

album includes photographs, letters, drawings and poetry. Letters are in English, French and Russian. Received from family with a card stating "Mama's little book with a letter from her mother Princess Olga Paley and letters from her friends at her boarding school in Switzerland."

Repository Details

Part of the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens
Archives and Special Collections
Washington DC 20008 USA
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