ARKADY & MARGUERITE WEBER

ARKADY & MARGUERITE WEBERARKADY & MARGUERITE WEBERARKADY & MARGUERITE WEBER
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  • His Story: 1896–1937
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  • Final Chapter: 1975-1980
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    • Her Story: 1898–1937
    • His Story: 1896–1937
    • Their Story: 1937–1975
    • Final Chapter: 1975-1980
    • Sources
    • Contact Us

ARKADY & MARGUERITE WEBER

ARKADY & MARGUERITE WEBERARKADY & MARGUERITE WEBERARKADY & MARGUERITE WEBER
  • Home
  • Her Story: 1898–1937
  • His Story: 1896–1937
  • Their Story: 1937–1975
  • Final Chapter: 1975-1980
  • Sources
  • Contact Us

Contributors

The story of Marguerite and Arkady Weber preserved at this site is told by official records, by the several journalists who interviewed them, and by the students and friends who shared their final decades.   


A page to Contact Us is offered with hope that others can add information, documents, photos or memories.

Sources

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

  • Marguerite Weber:  Birth Certificate, 30 May 1898
  • Weber Marriage Certificate, May 1937
  • Arkady Weber: Brazilian immigration card 19 April 1949
  • Marguerite Weber: Brazilian immigration card 19 April 1949
  • Arkady & Marguerite Weber: Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, June 1949
  • Arkady Weber: Declaration of Intention, /s/ 14 Jan 1952 
  • Marguerite Weber: Declaration of Intention, /s/ 14 Jan 1952
  • Arkady Weber: Petition for Naturalization, /s/ 17 Oct 1956 – Oath of Allegiance 24 April 1957
  • Marguerite Weber: Petition for Naturalization, /s/ 17 Oct 1956 – Oath of Allegiance 24 April 1957



NEWSPAPER & PERIODICAL ARTICLES

  • Griffin, Gerald: Far From Home, But Free,   Courier-Journal, 01 Mar 1953
  • A Pinkie Discovery, The Scottsdale Progress, Scottsdale, AZ, July 31, 1953
  • Griffin, Gerald:  11 Aliens Naturalized at Pikeville, Russian Couple, Indian Among New Citizens,   Courier-Journal, 24 April 1957
  • Party Honors New Citizens, Williamson Daily News, 30 April 1957
  • Griffin, Gerald: Came the revolution…NOVEMBER,   Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY 16 November 1958, cartoon created for the article
  • Notice of Language Conference including Marguerite, Middlesboro Daily News, 28 September 1960  
  • Courier-Journal:  Marguerite judges art contest, 27 March 1962
  • Stacy, Helen Price:  From Russia to Freedom in Kentucky, The Herald-Advertiser, Huntingdon, W   29 August 1965
  • Stacy, Helen Price:   Russian Christmas Recalled,  __________, c. December 1974?
  • Arkady Weber: Obituary, 10 August 1975
  • Stanley, Rosalind:  Warmth, humor of Mrs. Weber linger, Williamson Daily News, Williamson, WV, 7 June 1980
  • Goff, Michelle:  Marguerite's Journey, UPIKE Magazine, Pikeville, KY, Fall 2017



CORRESPONDENCE

  • Letter from Marguerite Weber to Marcia McClanahan, 16 April 1977
  • Note from Mrs. L.D. May to Marcia McClanahan Cassady regarding May's inquiries of Irina "Trinka" Reid, 8 January 1990
  • Letter from Assia Boutskoy, Rome, IT, to Irina Reid, Vancouver, CA, c. 1990  [Obituary of Irina Reid]
  • Letter from Irina Reid, Vancouver CA, to Althelia May, 5 May 1990



MARGUERITE'S PERSONAL NARRATIVES

  • Pages handwritten by Marguerite recalling childhood, c. 1980
  • Notes transcribed by Tinker Page of interview with Marguerite at home in Pikeville, KY     6 January 1980



ORAL HISTORIES

  • Interview with Mrs. S. M. 'Stacia' Heck, San Francisco, CA,  1988



PHOTOGRAPHS

  • Princess Chan Chin, Arkady's mother
  • Arkady as an Imperial Army recruit, c. 1914
  • Arkady as a student at the Tambow Conservatory, c. 1916
  • Smolny Institute, c. 1916
  • Marguerite's portrait upon graduation from the Smolny Institute
  • Marguerite as a refugee in Manchuria, c. 1920's
  • Margurite as a refugee in Siberia, date unknown
  • Arkady and Marguerite in casual attire in a field, date and location unknown
  • Marguerite in dress with at table, date and location unknown
  • Marguerite and Arkady seated at home in log cabin on Pikeville College campus, c. 1953
  • Tapestry created by Marguerite on walls on log cabin home, c. 1953
  • Log home on Pikeville College campus
  • Marguerite and Arkady at faculty gathering at the home of Mrs. Hatcher, Pikeville, KY c. 1953
  • Marguerite and Arkady seated in home at Pikeville, KY, c. 1954
  • Marguerite in Pikeville College classroom, c. 1961
  • Marguerite with student at Pikeville College
  • Collection of photos depicting Pikeville, KY in winter, some with notes by Marguerite 
  • Marguerite as a 'Veteran Teacher' during the year of her retirement from teaching at Pikeville College, c. 1975



PIKEVILLE COLLEGE [UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE] HIGHLANDER YEARBOOK ENTRIES

  • 1952: page 12 – Faculty portraits
  • 1952: page 60 – Arkady in Boys Chorus
  • 1953: page 11 – Faculty portraits
  • 1954: page 21 – Faculty portraits
  • 1954: page 23 – Marguerite ‘sketch’
  • 1954: page 87 – Arkady at piano photo
  • 1955: page 19 – Faculty portraits
  • 1955: page 59 – Log cabin photos
  • 1956: page 19 – Faculty portraits
  • 1956: page 120 – Arkady photo, Caption:  “…inspired and inspiring”
  • 1957: page 29 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1957: page 101 – Marguerite sketch by student
  • 1958: page 28 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1959: page 12 – clear image of log cabin
  • 1959: page 28 – Marguerite faculty portrait, first use of this image
  • 1960: page 31 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1961: page 30 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1961: page 91 – Caption: “Mrs. Weber hopes to find another DaVinci”
  • 1962: page 26 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1963: page 24 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1964: page 28 – Marguerite faculty portrait 
  • 1965: page 22 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1966: page 24 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1967: page 66 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1968: page 26 – Marguerite faculty portrait  
  • 1973: page 118 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1974: page 61 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1975: page 60 – Marguerite faculty portrait
  • 1984: first mention of a campus art gallery
  • 1986: first mention of Marguerite Weber Art Gallery


MISCELLANEOUS MEMENTOS

  • Program:  Funeral Service of Arkady Weber



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