ihrceisenstadt Inventory of the Mikhail Eisenstadt-Jeleznov Papers, 1940-1979. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, February 11, 1988 University of Minnesota Libraries May 7, 2004

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonMay 7, 2004 English Eisenstadt-Jeleznov, Mikhail, 1900-1970 Moscow on the Hudson. Mikhail Eisenstadt-Jeleznov Papers, 1940-1979 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 10 linear in. and1 scrapbook. RUS In English and Yiddish. Biographical/Historical Note

A writer and journalists, Mikhail Eisenstadt-Jeleznov (pseud. M. K. Argus)(1900-1970) was born in Minsk, Russia, and came to New York in 1924. For many years, he worked for Novoye Russkoye Slovo (The New Russian World) as a humor and political columnist. Under his pseudonymn, he authored several books, including Moscow on the Hudson (1951) and A Rogue With Ease (1953). He also contributed to the Saturday Review and wrote several books in Russian.

Scope and Content

Papers (1940-1979) include biographical information, correspondence with publishers, manuscripts and typescripts, clippings of Eisenstadt-Jelezkov's columns and articles, and notes on Greek mythology.

Inventory available.

Index Terms

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Eisenstadt-Jeleznov, Mikhail, 1900-1970 Moscow on the Hudson. Manuscripts. Russian Americans.Journalists.Authors.Mythology, Greek.