Good morning everyone,

I am a new member of this listserv. I have an interesting information to be posted. In our library at Hillwood we have just finished cataloging the personal library of professor Anthony Cross, historian and scholar of 18^th-century Russian studies and Professor of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge from 1985 to 2004. We have prepared the press release and would like to post it in the ARLIS listserv to inform everybody interested in it. Thank you very much.

 

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January 21, 2016	Lynn Rossotti (202) 243-3975 [log in to unmask]   Meaghan White (202) 243-3903 [log in to unmask]

 

The Personal Library of Professor Anthony Cross, Historian and Scholar of 18^th Century Russian Studies, is now Catalogued and Housed at Hillwood

 

Washington D.C., January 21, 2016—Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is pleased to announce the acquisition of the personal library of professor Anthony Cross, historian and scholar of 18^th-century Russian studies and Professor of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge from 1985 to 2004. He is internationally known for his work on eighteenth-century Russia and Anglo-Russian cultural relations. Professor Cross has written and edited twenty-five books and has published over four hundred articles, notes and reviews.  Through his academic life, Professor Cross received several distinguishing accolades: In 1989, he was elected to the British Academy; in 1996 he was invited to join the Russian Academy of the Humanities in 1996. In 2010 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Pushkin House).

               The collection, built over the course of sixty years, includes 2,330 books in Russian, English, French and German, on literature, art, architecture, drama, history, freemasonry, history of science, geography, bibliography, St. Petersburg; hundreds of offprints, and several linear feet of Cross’ personal files on individual authors and subjects.

               The literature section of the collection includes numerous anthologies and histories, as well as works by, and studies on, all the leading authors of 18^th-century Russia. The enlightenment and freemasonry sections include first editions of monographs by Pypin, Longinov, Vernadskii, and Barskov.  The reigns of Peter I and Catherine II are particularly well represented in the history section, which includes more than 400 volumes. The fine art section covers not only painting and engraving but also architecture, sculpture, gem stones, ceramics, numismatics, museums, heraldry, and genealogy. Additionally, there is an excellent section on the history of St. Petersburg, which includes many 19^th-century studies but also a great many small-edition booklets and brochures.  

Professor Anthony Cross' personal library is a welcome addition to the Hillwood Special Collections Library, joining the assemblages of other prominent scholars such as Andrei Avinoff, former Director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Edward Kasinec, former Chief of the New York Public Library Slavic and Baltic Division, and Anne Odom, former Curator Emerita, Hillwood. A dynamic research library, Hillwood’s holdings reflect the institution’s collection of imperial Russian and 18th-century French decorative arts within a broad social and art-historical context. The library contains approximately 38,000 items that consist primarily of: monographs, auction catalogs, rare and antiquarian materials, Marjorie Merriweather Post’s book collections, periodicals, and vertical and ephemeral files. Researchers are invited to use the library Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. While walk-ins are accepted, appointments are encouraged to guarantee access. The Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens Special Collections Library abides by the interlibrary loan guidelines of the American Library Association. Direct email inquiries can be made to Elena Stuart at [log in to unmask] or at 202.243.3934 for more information about the library or to make an appointment.  

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About Hillwood

When art collector, businesswoman, social figure, and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post left to the public her northwest Washington, D.C. estate, she endowed the country with the most comprehensive collection of Russian Imperial art outside of Russia, an exquisite18^th-century French decorative art collection, and 25 acres of serene landscaped gardens and natural woodlands. Opened as a public institution in 1977, today Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens offers a gracious and immersive experience unlike any other. Highlights of the collection include Fabergé eggs, Russian porcelain, Russian orthodox icons, Beauvais tapestries, and Sèvres porcelain, and Post’s personal collection of apparel, accessories, and jewelry. Thirteen acres of enchanting formal gardens include the Japanese-style Garden, Rose Garden, French Parterre, and a greenhouse full of orchids.

 

General Information

Location:	4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Metro: VanNess/UDC, Red Line (20 minute walk)
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Hours:	Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm. Closed Mondays, most holidays, and for several weeks in January.
Café:	The HILLWOOD Café serves lunch Tuesday through Saturday from 11am to 3:30 pm. Afternoon Tea is served on Sundays only from 11am to 3:30pm. Express Dining, featuring a quick selection of sandwiches, salads, snacks, and beverages, is available Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Call (202) 686-5807 for café reservations.
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