Burkett, Mary papers Correspondence of Lana Peters (Svetlana Alliluyeva, 1926-2011) to Mary Burkett, 1993-2013 Includes print articles about Svetlana Alliluyeva during and after her defection to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1967. Purchased at auction by Rosemary Sullivan in 2015 Extent: 6 boxes (1 metre) Arrangement note: groupings of correspondence were left in original order. Undated correspondence was left within its group. Box 1 94 folders Correspondence by Lana Peters to Mary Burkett, 1993-2013 Folder 1 December 1993 AN Folder 2 October 12, 1995 AN Folder 3 October 13, 1995 Folder 4 October 22, 1995 Folder 5 November 2, 1995 Long Folder 6 November 15, 1995 with pages 3-4 missing Folder 7 November 25, 1995 Folder 8 December 11, 1995 with felt enclosures Folder 9 December 27, 1995 Folder 10 December 1995, felt card 1
Folder 11 January 27, 1996 Folder 12 January 29, 1996 and enclosures Folder 13 February 3, 1996 Folder 14 February 10, 1996 Folder 15 Clipping re: Svetlana from The Daily Mail February 15, 1996 Folder 16 February 23, 1996 Folder 17 Clipping The Spectator March 2, 1996 Folder 18 March 4, 1996 Folder 19 March 22, 1996 Folder 20 March 30, 1996 Folder 21 April 9, 1996 Folder 22 May 20, 1996 Folder 23 May 28, 1986 [sic] [actually 1996] Folder 24 7/6/96 Folder 25 20/6/96 2
Folder 26 June 21, 1996 Folder 27 July 23, 1996 Folder 28 23/7/96 Folder 29 27/7/96 Folder 30 July 31, 1996 Folder 31 August 2, 1996 Folder 32 August 28, 1996 5 colour photographs [Mont St. Michel] Folder 33 September 1, 1996 Long Folder 34 September 4, 1996 Folder 35 November 1, 1996 Folder 36 November 19, 1996 3 colour photographs Folder 37 November 28, 1996 with clipping Folder 38 [1996] Folder 39 Folder 40 2 to and from Linda AN Folder 41 December 1996 3
Folder 42 Mary Burkett holograph list of letters, 1996-1998 Folder 43 December 11, 1996 Folder 44 December 19, 1996 Folder 45 23/XII/96 Folder 46 December 28, 1996 Long TLS Folder 47 January 6, 1997, and typescript Enchanted Pilgrimage 1 photo printout Olga Pivkina Folder 48 January 8, 1997 Folder 49 January 11, 1997 Folder 50 January 21, 1997 Folder 51 January 28, 1997 Folder 52 January 31, 1997 Long with colour pencil sketch of carpet design Folder 53 February 8, 1997 and AN Folder 54 Change of address card St. Ives, Cornwall February 10, 1997 Folder 55 February 14, 1997 4
Folder 56 February 17, 1997 Folder 57 21/02/97 Folder 58 February 28, 1997 Long 1 colour printout of Olga [Chrese] in Tbilisi, 1985 Folder 59 Olga [Chrese] and Lana Peters and family In Georgia and Wisconsin Colour printout sheet of 4 photographs Folder 60 March 1, 1997 Folder 61 March 6, 1997 Folder 62 March 27, 1997 Folder 63 Easter 1997, St. Ives 2 Folder 64 April 2, 1997 2 colour photographs Folder 65 April 11, 1997 2 7 colour photographs [St. Ives?] Folder 66 Folder 67 24/IV/97 April 29, 1997, with annotated flyer Folder 68 May 7, 1997 Folder 69 May 27, 1997 5
Folder 70 June 13, 1997 Folder 71 June 24, 1997 Folder 72 July 9, 1997 Folder 73 July 20, 1997 Folder 74 August 1, 1997 with colour pastel sketch of begonia Folder 75 August 6, 1997 Folder 76 August 16, 1997 Folder 77 August 26, 1997 Folder 78 September 2, 1997 and envelope Folder 79 September 9, 1997 Folder 80 October 6, 1997 Folder 81 October 11, 1997 Folder 82 October 15, 1997 Folder 83 November 3, 1997 Folder 84 November 17, 1997 6
Folder 85 December 3, 1997 Folder 86 January 4, 1998 3 colour photographs Folder 87 Sunday Times clipping re: death of Beria January 4, 1998 Folder 88 January 20, 1998 Folder 89 February 15, 1998 Folder 90 March 28, 1998 Folder 91 July 2, 1998 Folders 92-93 Folder 94 Folder 95 Box 2 93 folders Folder 1 The Faraway Music Svetlana Alliluyeva, copy Jane to M. Burkett April 5, 2013 M. Burkett note 26/3/2013 Correspondence to Mary Burkett 1995-2003 Post card from Moscow 24/7/95 from? to? Folder 2 September 2, 1995 TLS Folder 3 September 5, 1995 7
Folder 4 September 14, 1995 TLS with original ink sketches 1 black and white photograph of Svetlana Alliluyeva Folder 5 Tibetan Mandala for World Peace 2 colour photographs Folder 6 Christmas 1997 Folder 7 AN [1998?] Folder 8 Folder 9 Folder 10 Easter Sunday Colour pencil sketches by Lana Peters Holograph notes from Mary Burkett Folder 11 July 14, 1998 Folder 12 July 25, 1998 Folder 13 August 13, 1998 Folder 14 3, 1990s and 1998 Folder 15 September 8, 1998 Folder 16 Photographs, October November 1998 3 colour photographs Folder 17 Spring Green Traveller 1998 with holograph annotation by Lana Peters for Mary Burkett Folder 18 March 26, 1999 8
Folder 19 4/6/99 Folder 20 May 29, 1999 Folder 21 Envelope and holograph note June 1, 1999 Folder 22 June 13, 1999 Folder 23 June 16, 1999 Folder 24 June 21, 1999 Folder 25 June 28, 1999 Folder 26 Clipping picture of Georgian Icon Archangel Michael? Folder 27 July 14, 1999 Folder 28 August 31, 1999 Folder 29 September 9, 1999 Folder 30 October 2, 1999 Folder 31 December 1999 Folder 32 December 7, 1999 Folder 33 Folder 34 Spring Green tourist information 2000 9
Folder 35 January 10, 2000 Folder 36 February 16, 2000 Folder 37 Easter 2000 Folder 38 April 11, 2000 Folder 39 Cards from Lana Folder 40 May 19, 2000 Folder 41 Holograph poem for Mary Burkett Folder 42 June 2, 2000 Folder 43 June 7, 2000 Folder 44 June 15, 2000 Folder 45 June 21, 2000 Folder 46 June 22, 2000 Folder 47 July 1, 2000 Folder 48 July 19, 2000 Folder 49 July 20, 2000 Folder 50 August 3, 2000 10
Folder 51 August 19, 2000 Folder 52 August 20, 2000 Folder 53 Folder 54 September 20, 2000 Folder 55 Postcard with holograph note Folder 56 October 10, 2000 Folder 57 Folder 58 November 6, 2000 Folder 59 Colour sheet photograph printout of Chrese and Lana Folder 60 December 2, 2000 Folder 61 January 22, 2001 Folder 62 7 colour photographs Folder 63 February 5, 2001 Folder 64 2001 Folder 65 March 1, 2001 7 colour photographs Folder 66 January 12, 2002 11
Folder 67 February 12, 2002 Folder 68 March 3, 2002 Folder 69 March 13, 2001 Folder 70 April 8, 2001 Folder 71 Folder 72 AN and various Photo Chrese and Lana 1 colour printout Folder 73 Mary Burkett to Lana Peters, July 11 Folder 74 2 colour photographs Folder 75 November 29, 2001 Folder 76 March 29, 2002 Folder 77 Leaf Folder 78 April 10, 2002 Folder 79 May 8, 2002 Folder 80 June 1, 2002 Folder 81 August 24, 2002 Folder 82 October 7, 2002 12
Folder 83 October 14, 2002 Folder 84 October 25, 2002 Folder 85 December 28, 2002 3 colour photographs Folder 86 Envelopes Folder 87 December 2002 Folder 88 January 7, 2003, envelope and enclosure (Lana and Black Nose) Folder 89 Clipping, Stalin s Women, Sunday Times June 29, 2003 Folder 90 January 23, 2003 Folder 91 February 7, 2003 Folder 92 March 4, 2003 Folder 93 March 15, 2003 Box 3 118 folders Correspondence to Mary Burkett 2003-2011 Folder 1 March 31, 2003 Folder 2 Olga and Lana 4 colour photographs Folder 3 May 31, 2003 13
Folder 4 June 13, 2003 Folder 5 July 1, 2003 s Folder 6 July 8, 2003 Folder 7 August 18, 2003 Folder 8 September 7, 2003 Folder 9 October 5, 2003 Folder 10 October 15, 2003 Folder 11 November 11, 2003 Folder 12 December 3, 2003 2 colour photographs Folder 13 December 20, 2003 Folder 14 Christmas 2003 Folder 15 January 26, 2004 Folder 16 Folder 17 n.d. Black Nose the cat Folder 18 February 7, 2004 14
Folder 19 February 24, 2004 Folder 20 April 5, 2004 Folder 21 n.d. Folder 22 Easter 2004 Folder 23 May 5, 2004 Folder 24 May 19, 2004 3 colour photographs Folder 25 June 15, 2004 Folder 26 June 18, 2004 Folder 27 July 12, 2004 4 colour photographs Folder 28 July 31 [2004?] Folder 29 August 25, 2004 Folder 30 August 27, 2004 Folder 31 October 7, 2004 2 colour photographs Folder 32 October 27, 2004 and envelope 15
Folder 33 November 6, 2004 5 colour photographs Folder 34 Partial letter AL, n.d. Folder 35 November 24, 2004 Folder 36 December 2004 4 colour photographs Folder 37 December 28, 2004, envelope and 3 colour photographs Folder 38 January 18, 2005 Folder 39 March 11, 2005 Folder 40 March 30, 2005 Folder 41 May 9, 2005 Folder 42 Folder 43 Various clippings with annotations Photographs by Olga from Bali, Indonesia 5 colour photographs Folder 44 June 3, 2005 Folder 45 June 23, 2005 Folder 46 July 3, 2005 8 colour photographs Folder 47 July 4, 2005 16
Folder 48 July 8, 2005 Folder 49 July 16, 2005 Folder 50 July 17, 2005 Folder 51 July 29, 2005 Folder 52 August 12, 2005 Folder 53 September 1, 2005 Folder 54 September 24, 2005 Folder 55 October 6, 2005 Folder 56 November 22, 2005 Folder 57 January 6, 2006 Folder 58 Folder 59 Olga s 29 th birthday photographs 8 colour photographs n.d. Folder 60 January 19, 2006 Folder 61 January 21, 2006 Folder 62 February 17, 2006 17
Folder 63 February 26, 2006 Folder 64 March 4, 2006 Folder 65 March 12, 2006 Folder 66 April 3, 2006 Folder 67 April 18, 2006 Folder 68 May 9, 2006 Folder 69 June 9, 2006 Folder 70 July 12, 2006 Folder 71 July 22, 2006 Folder 72 October 2006 Folder 73 October 20, 2006 Folder 74 80 th birthday photograph 2006 October 12, 2006 Folder 75 lacking page 1 [2006?] Folder 76 Olga to Mamachka n.d. Folder 77 November 13, 2006 and enclosures 18
Folder 78 November 23, 2006 Folder 79 November 27, 2006 Folder 80 December 2006 2 Folder 81 December 15, 2006 Folder 82 December 27, 2006 AN Folder 83 January 4, 2007 Folder 84 Roadrunner clippings Folder 85 January 13, 2007 Folder 86 January 24, 2007 Folder 87 undated [2007?] Folder 88 January 30, 2007 Folder 89 February 7, 2007 printout Folder 90 February 12, 2007 and enclosures Folder 91 February 22, 2007 Folder 92 February 28 th birthday dinner 19
Folder 93 March 15, 2007 and enclosure Folder 94 Easter Sunday 2007 Folder 95 March 27, 2007 Long Folder 96 April 28, 2007 Long 3 colour printouts Folder 97 May 12, 2007 3 colour photograph printouts Folder 98 June 1, 2007 Folder 99 Newsletter on health with holograph notes Folder 100 June 4, 2007 Folder 101 Philippa Hill to Lana Peters with, July 2007 Folder 102 July 5, 2007 Folder 103 July 28, 2007 Folder 104 August 11 or so [2007?] Folder 105 August 22, 2007 Folder 106 August 28, 2007 Folder 107 August 28 or so [2007?] 20
Folder 108 September 6, 2007 Folder 109 September 22, 2007 Folder 110 January 27, 2008 TLS Folder 111 lacking page 1, undated Folder 112 April 7, 2009 Folder 113 Folder 114 Folder 115 Folder 116 Folder 117 Mary Burkett holograph note Re: Svetlana Alliluyeva Copy of edited excerpt from A Book for Granddaughter s Lana Peters March/April 2010 3 colour photographs of Chrese Evans [Olga Peters], 2010 First mention of name change February 2011 envelope Folder 118 2011 2 Box 4 104 folders Lana Peters correspondence with Mary Burkett 1998-2011 Folder 1 October 26, 1998 Folder 2 February 8, 1999 Folder 3 March 13, 1999 Folder 4 June 22, 1999 21
Folder 5 March 10, 2000 Long Folder 6 March 28, 2000 Folder 7 April 27, 2001 Folder 8 May 14, 2001 Long Folder 9 March 19, 2002 and 2 colour photographs Folder 10 July 30, 2005 Folder 11 January 23, 2006 Folder 12 Lent 2007 Folder 13 Blank Valentine card Folder 14 September 21, 2007 Folder 15 September 25, 2007 Folder 16 October 6, 2007 Folder 17 October 13, 2007 Long Folder 18 October 29, [2007?] Folder 19 November 8, 2007 and enclosures 22
Folder 20 November 16, 2007 re: moving to Richland Center Folder 21 December 8, 2007 printout Folder 22 December 21, 2007 Long Folder 23 January 6, 2008 Folder 24 January 15, 2008 Folder 25 January 19, 2008 and enclosure Folder 26 February 12, 2008 Folder 27 March 15, 2008 and envelope and enclosures Folder 28 April 14, 2008 Folder 29 May 26, 2008 4 colour photographs Folder 30 June 2, 2008 2 colour photographs Folder 31 June 14, 2008 Folder 32 July 1, 2008 23
Folder 33 July 12, 2008 Folder 34 August 2, 2008 Folder 35 8/1/08 4 colour photographs Folder 36 August 26, 2008 Folder 37 Envelope fragment Folder 38 January 3, 2009 2 colour photographs Folder 39 AN Folder 40 February 1, 2009 Folder 41 AN Folder 42 February 3, 2009 Folder 43 February 20, 2009 Folder 44 Folder 45 March 23, 2009 Folder 46 3 colour photographs from Richland Center, Wisconsin Folder 47 April 1, 2009 24
Folder 48 May 1, 2009 Folder 49 May 15, 2009 Folder 50 May 30, 2009 and enclosure Folder 51 June 18, 2009 re: photographs Folder 52 July 8, 2009 Folder 53 July 22, 2009 Folder 54 August 22, 2009 TLS Folder 55 November 7, 2009 Folder 56 November 16, 2009 Folder 57 November 28, 2009 Folder 58 December 2, 2009 Folder 59 December 6, 2009 Folder 60 December 22, 2009 Folder 61 January 4, 2010 25
Folder 62 January 25, 2010 Folder 63 February 7, 2010 Folder 64 February 14, 2010 1 colour photo printout Folder 65 February 24, 2010 Folder 66 Folder 67 of birthday dinner at Spring Green, Wisconson February 28, 2010 Envelope March 10, 2010 Folder 68 March 10, 2010 Folder 69 March 12, 2010 Folder 70 p.s. March 14, 2010 Folder 71 Envelope March 24, 2010 Folder 72 April 2010 Folder 73 April 29, 2010 Folder 74 May 19, 2010 Folder 75 June 18, 2010 26
Folder 76 June 27, 2010 Folder 77 Undated AN Folder 78 Envelope July 2010[?] Folder 79 August 25, 2010 Folder 80 September 7, 2010 Folder 81 September 13, 2010 Folder 82 September 22, 2010 Long Folder 83 October 12, 2010 Folder 84 November 13, 2010 Folder 85 December 9, 2010 Folder 86 December 19, 2010 Folder 87 January 10, 2011 Folder 88 January 28, 2011 Folder 89 January 31, 2011 Folder 90 February 8, 2011 27
Folder 91 February 14, 2011 Folder 92 Lana Peters and Chrese Evans Folder 93 February 23, 2011 TLS Folder 94 March 4, 2011 Long Folder 95 March 17, 2011 Folder 96 March 18, 2011 Folder 97 March 25, 2011 Folder 98 May 19, 2011 Folder 99 June 5, 2011 Folder 100 July 25, 2011 Folder 101 September 2, 2011 and envelope Folder 102 September 25, 2011, envelope and clipping re: death of Lana Peters 3 colour photographs Folder 103 November 30, 2011 TL to Olga from Mary Burkett, condolences on the death of Lana Peters Folder 104 February 2, 2012 AN 28
Box 5 Items in box Box 6 Items in box Pressed plants enclosed in correspondence Removed from letters Print articles about Svetlana Alliluyeva Various articles Print articles about Patrick O Brian 29