Ca. 350,000 items, 1860-present. Photographs, correspondence, pictures, advertising literature, etc., ca. 1,200 items, pertain to Russian agricultural equipment, practices, and history, 1930-present. Materials filed by subject and manufacturer. Described in Don Kunitz, "The Higgins Library: A Source for the Study of Agricultural History," Agricultural History 49 (1975).
Iazykov Collection
273 items, 1613–1936. Photographs, pictures, oil paintings, and engravings of members of the Romanov dynasty, Russian architecture, and military uniforms during the reign of Paul I. Also printed documents (including religious tracts and political pamphlets); manuscript materials, including orders of the Empress Elizabeth; and miscellaneous memorabilia. Items in both Russian and English. Register.
Radical Pamphlet Collection
7,000 pamphlets, 1917–47. Ca. 350 items concern Russian political movements and programs, the Revolution, communism, and other political aspects of Russian history. Includes works of V. I. Lenin, J. Stalin, K. Marx, and L. Trotskii.
USSR Theatre Collection (1908-1933)
1.8 linear feet. Photographs, souvenir programs, and manuscripts (in Russian) relating to productions of the Moscow Art Theatre, the Vakhtangov Theatre, and the Theatre de la Chauve-Souris (Bat Theatre of Moscow). Finding aid available: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8708390/
