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Series II. Tatiana Warscher papers, 1912-1997, bulk 1924-1960 Series II.A. Letters, 1924-1997, bulk 1924-1947 INVENTORY OF THE HALSTED B. VANDER POEL CAMPANIAN COLLECTION, circa 1570-1997 Series II. Tatiana Warscher papers, 1912-1997, bulk 1924-1960 Physical Description: 39.9 linear feet Scope and Content Note Tatiana Warscher (variant form Warsher) was born in Moscow on 18 June 1880. From 1898 to 1901, she attended the Women's College of the University of St. Petersburg, where she was a student of Michael Rostovtzeff. In 1921, Warscher fled from Russia and the aftermath of the Revolution. Leaving Dorpat where she had been working as a teacher, she went first to Berlin and then to Paris, where she again met Rostovtzeff in 1923. He encouraged her to move to Rome and to study Pompeii, an interest of hers since a summer spent in Italy in 1911. By 1924, Warscher had followed Rostovtzeff's advice. She devoted the rest of her life to the study of Pompeii, either working independently or as Rostovtzeff's assistant. Indeed, Rostovtzeff, either directly or indirectly, appears to have provided much of Warscher's financial support in the late 1920s and 1930s. In this same period, Rostovtzeff was also providing intellectual support. By October 1931, if not before, Rostovtzeff was guiding Warscher's research toward a project which would develop into the "Codex Topographicus Pompeianus," a massive work intended to document every structure in Pompeii. The first volume of this work was produced circa 1935, and Warscher continued working on the project throughout her life. Also at the urging of Michael Rostovtzeff, Tatiana Warscher shifted from casual photography of Pompeii to systematic documentation of the site. Her resulting photographic collection is important for its breadth and its detailed archaeological focus. Her photographs, shot over a span of almost fifty years, record structures and details of the site that are now lost, due either to the Allied bombing of Pompeii in World War II or to the general weathering and disintegration of the remains through time. Although Warscher did not have the skills of a professional photographer, she used an archaeologist's eye to document the general architecture of structures, as well as details of stonework, paintings and mosaics. These photographs provided the material for her densely illustrated manuscripts and they were also a source of income. Warscher sold her images of Pompeii to the photographic archives of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut in Rome. Halsted Vander Poel met Warscher in Rome in the late 1950s. She encouraged his interest in Pompeii and in many respects he became her intellectual heir. Most of Vander Poel's Pompeii projects, ranging from his excavations at the Casa di Meleagro to his planned new edition of Helbig's classic work on the paintings from the site, found their roots in Warscher's research. Vander Poel was bequeathed Tatiana Warscher's papers when she died in Rome on 2 December 1960. Much of the material presented in this subseries lacks a specific date and individual items are therefore marked as undated. However, Warscher's own material dates from circa 1912 to 1960. Vander Poel's additions, when lacking a specific date, can be dated in the general range from circa 1960 to 1997. Arrangement The Tatiana Warscher papers are arranged in six subseries by type of material. A limited amount of additional Warscher material is scattered in subsequent series where it was integrated into Vander Poel's materials. 2002.M.16 130
Series II. Tatiana Warscher papers, 1912-1997, bulk 1924-1960 Series II.A. Letters, 1924-1997, bulk 1924-1947 INVENTORY OF THE HALSTED B. VANDER POEL CAMPANIAN COLLECTION, circa 1570-1997 Series II.A. Letters, 1924-1997, bulk 1924-1947 Physical Description: 0.8 linear feet Scope and Content Note This subseries contains circa 200 letters and postcards received by Tatiana Warscher. The letters, predominately in Russian, tend to be general, with comments on health, travels, mutual friends, and work. Letters from Michael Rostovtzeff, the historian of ancient Greece and Rome, comprise the majority. The Rostovtzeff letters reflect the correspondents' original teacher-student relationship. Most letters indicate Rostovtzeff's continued intellectual guidance and financial support, including the work of photographing and documenting Pompeii, for which Rostovtzeff paid Warscher through his Yale University research funds. Also included are one letter and several postcards from Rostovtzeff's wife. Vander Poel commissioned English translations of Rostovtzeff's letters. Each letter has been hand-numbered and keyed to the translations. The arrangement of the letters is dictated by the numbering. Letters from several Russian émigré writers, including Nina Berberova, V. Korsak, Z.N. Gippius, Mark Aldanov, and Ivan Bunin, follow. Each letter is again hand-numbered and provided with an English translation commissioned by Vander Poel. The arrangement of the letters is dictated by the numbering. Box 85 Rostovtzeff, Michael Ivanovitch, 1924-1997, bulk 1924-1941 Box 85, Folder 1-2 Letters, 1924-1941 Box 85, Folder 3 Letters, undated Physical Description: 78 letters (80 leaves and 1 envelope) Scope and Content Note Hand-numbered 1-78, keyed to English translations. Physical Description: 12 letters (15 leaves) Scope and Content Note Hand-numbered 1-12, keyed to English translations; no. 12 is a profile of Warscher written in English. Box 85, Folder 4 Cards and postcards, 1925-1938 Physical Description: 2 cards with photographs attached, 42 postcards Scope and Content Note Hand-numbered 1-44, keyed to English translations; includes photographs of Dura-Europos and Rostovtzeff. Box 85, Folder 5-6 Translations of Rostovtzeff letters, 1960-1997 Physical Description: 171 leaves Scope and Content Note Box 85, Folder 7 Cards without translations, 1932-1937 Typescript of translations from Russian to English and two copies; numbering key. Physical Description: 4 cards Scope and Content Note Found among Warscher's photographs. Box 86, Folder 1 Berberova, Nina Nikolaevna, 2 Feb 1938 Physical Description: 1 letter and translation into English (4 leaves) Scope and Content Note Scathing reply to a letter sent by Warscher. 2002.M.16 131
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