Next Ekaterina Oleshkevich on the Schneerson Collection in @Leninka_ru #AJLConnect20
First three Chabad admorim didn’t have any marks of ownership in their books
5th and 6th admorim (19th/20th cent) were modern bibliophiles
Books from yeshiva later intermixed with individuals’ libraries
1915 - libraries went to Moscow, nationalised in 1920, transferred time Lenin Library in 1924. USSR refused to return to the Schneersons
Schneerson collection dispersed and mixed with other volumes in Lenin Library
Controversy re Schneerson library in late 20th century
4.5k books identified and became official Schneerson collection but there may well be more in other collections
Catalogued 2014-2016, digitised 2013-2018
Current projects: Collaborating with @Footprints_Heb, project with Center for Jewish Art and database of stamps and owners’ inscriptions
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