Budaeff (George) Collection, 1920-1998

Summary

Title:

George Budaeff Collection

Dates:

1920-1998

Creators:

Budaeff, Dr. Ivan T. and Budaeff, George

Abstract:

The George Budaeff Collection consists of correspondence, documents, ephemera and photographs related to George's life in Russia, China, and San Francisco, California. A number of government documents are included with biographical and immigration information. The collection also includes some material that belonged to George's brother, Dr. Ivan T. Budaeff (1896-1956).

Extent:

2.25 linear feet

Language:

English , Russian , Chinese .

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Background

Scope and content:

The George Budaeff Collection consists of correspondence, documents, ephemera and photographs related to George's time in Russia, China, and San Francisco, California. A number of government documents are included with biographical and immigration information. The collection includes some material that belonged to George's brother, Dr. Ivan T. Budaeff (1896-1956). Materials are arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Biographical / historical:

George Budaeff was born May 4th, 1900 in Oranburg, Russia. He served in Alexander Kolchak's Russian Army during World War I. In the early 1920s George Budaeff fled Russia after the Revolution and relocated to Harbin, China before ultimately immigrating to San Francisco, California in 1923. Buadeff had an older brother, Dr. Ivan T. Budaeff (1896-1956), who fled Russia in 1917 during the Revolution and relocated to China before ultimately immigrating to the United States as well. George Budaeff met and married Alexandra Mogila in the United States; she was also a Russian immigrant. He owned and ran George Budaeff Painting and Decorating in San Francisco. Budaeff died in 1978.

Acquisition information:

Breck Parkman, 2020.

Processing information:

Carri Frola, 2024

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Photographs
Documents
Ephemera

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-29 12:36:11 -0700 .

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

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Location of this collection:

California State University, Northridge, Old China Hands Archives

18111 Nordhoff Street

Northridge, CA 91330, US

Contact:

(818) 677-4594

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