Ivan T. Gorokhoff Papers, 1903-1991
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Ivan T. Gorokhoff Papers
Creation of Ivan T. Gorokhoff Papers
Time of Creation of Ivan T. Gorokhoff Papers
Gorokhoff, Ivan T., 1879-1949
Biographical History for: Ivan T. Gorokhoff Papers
Biographical Note Ivan Timofeevich Gorokhoff was born in Leschinskaya, Russia on November 14, 1879. He was educated at a seminary in Kursk with the prospect of becoming a Russian Orthodox priest, but instead focused on choral conducting. He was Choirmaster at the Theological Seminary, Kursk (1904), of the Kursk Cathedral Choir (1904-1906) and at the Synod Choirmaster School (1906-1912) before coming to the United States in 1912. Upon arrival in New York he became the Choirmaster of the Russian Cathedral (1912-1918) and came to Smith College in 1918. At Smith College he conducted various choral groups until his retirement in 1945. Gorokhoff died in New Haven, Connecticut on January 24, 1949. Ivan T. Gorokhoff was married to Raisa Alexandrovna (September 3, 1895-June 29, 1973) in Moscow, Russia in 1914. Galina Ivanovna Gorokhoff, the daughter of Ivan and Raisa Gorokhoff, was born March 7, 1921 in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was a graduate of the Northampton School for Girls (1939) and Smith College (Class of 1943). From 1964 to 1979 she held positions at Yale University in the Library and Art Gallery. From 1979 to 1983 she was a research associate at the Department of Paintings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and from 1983-1984 was a researcher at the Childs Gallery, Boston. Later she was an editor at the Archaeological Institute of America. She died in Waltham, Massachusetts on July 7, 1991. Ms. Gorokhoff wrote and co-authored articles and books on numerous American artists and curated numerous exhibitions of American artists for American galleries and museums.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Gorokhoff papers are divided into three series: Series I.: Ivan T. Gorokhoff papers (1902 -1949) contain documents related to his life in Russia, a scrapbook of his career (1913-1932) in the United States, letters of appreciation to him upon his retirement from Smith College in 1945, correspondence from Sergi Rachmaninoff (1942), portraits and photographs, memorabilia and recordings of chorus he conducted.Series II: Raisa Gorokhoff papers contain legal documents (1952-1973).Series III: Galina Ivanovna Gorokhoff papers contain legal documents, curriculum vitae and memorabilia.
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Series I - Ivan T. Gorokhoff
Russian language documents including school certificates 19??-19??
Naturalization and death certificates 1925-1949
Newspaper clippings 19 -19
Biographical materials including a typescript of a biographical sketch of Ivan and Raisa n.d.
Photographs of Ivan, Raisa and family members 19uu-1949
Legal documents on the settlement of the estate of Ivan 1949
Score with notations by Ivan of Missa O quam gloriosium, by Tomas Luis de Victoria n.d.
Concert program for concert of the Russian Cathedral Choir at Springfield, Mass. Mar. 3, 1916
Yearbook (1946) of the Northampton School for Girls dedicated to Gorokhoff 1946
Letters from Sergi Rachmaninoff, program of a concert conducted by Gorokhoff and newspaper clippings 1942-1943
Holograph letters of appreciation, typescripts of materials gathered by Smith College and documents from Gorokhoff's retirement 1945
Scrapbook of newspapers clippings, letters and memorabilia from Gorokhoff's career in the United States 1913-1932
Yearbook from a Russian educational institution 1902-1903
Recordings of works conducted by Gorokhoff: 1. Smith College Glee Club and Princeton University Chapel Choir in Byrd, Ave verum; Gibbons, Hosanna to the Son; Victoria, Missa O quam gloriosium; 2. Smith College Glee Club and Amherst Chapel Choir in Great vesper service, based on traditional melodies of the Russian Church by Sergei Rachmaninoff. 1940s
Series II - Raisa Gorokhoff
Naturalization certificate 1952
Will and probate documents 1959-1976
Cemetery documents 1949?
Series III - Galina Ivanovna Gorokhoff
Curriculum vitae 1970s-1980s
High school and college items 1939-1943
Newspaper clippings and memorabilia 1943-1991
Birth, marriage and death certificates 1921-1991
Divorce documents 1963
Wills and probate documents 1967-1991
Passports, etc. 1976-1981
Letters to Galina Ivanovna Gorokhoff 1974-1990
Poster for a lecture by Erik Trinkaus (Galina's son) at the College de France 1985