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Prince Alexis N. Gagarin papers, 1878-1946, Date acquired: 00/00/1982

 

Summary

Creator:
Gagarin, Alexis (1905-1947)
Extent:
2.81 Linear Feet
5 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Prince Alexis N. Gagarin papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs. A wide variety of materials related to Gagarin's family and his ballet performances are included, as well as items regarding Russian nobility, perfume advertising and the perfume industry, deportation, immigration, World War II, the Tampa Municipal Hospital, the Florida State Hospital, the Pan-American Federation, and letters to the United States President regarding the death of John F. Kennedy. The bulk of this collection consists of business and personal correspondence. Miscellaneous materials include photographs, employment applications, Gagarin's birth certificate and marriage license, receipts, perfume advertisements, and newspaper clippings.

Biographical / historical:

Alexis Nicholaevitch Gagarin, also known as Miroslav Marek and Alexis Miasiakoff, was born on July 17, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Purporting to be a cousin of Czar Nicholas II, Gagarin escaped after the Russian Revolution, eventually settling in the United States. A businessman, perfume purveyor, resort hotel social director, and ballet dancer, Gagarin also is known for his close relationship with business associate Jose L. Avellanal, with whom he attempted to prove the identity of a woman claiming to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia. While living in Tampa, Gagarin participated in many organizations, including the First Florida Defense Medical Service Regiment, Orange Cross Sanitarium, the National Cancer Relief Foundation, the Pan-American Federation, and the American Order of the White Cross. Gagarin became a naturalized citizen several years before his death in 1947.

Prince Alexis N. Gagarin papers, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Note written by lh, 2005

Acquisition information:
Donated by the Avellanal family as part of the Jose Ramon Avellanal Papers
Arrangement:

Collection is primarily arranged alphabetically by subject and type of material.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Prince Alexis N. Gagarin papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA