An Interesting Archive Relating to the Kadloubovsky Family, Russia and Tehran c1904-1948.

A large group of photographs and ephemera relating to the Kadloubousky family including registration cards, passports, identity certificates and travel documents which document the movements of thefamily after leaving Russia for Tehran and not returning. Vladimir, Eugenie's and Son, Sergei's travel documents from 1919-1920, in Russian, to allow travel to Tehran, then Tehran to Paris and onto London. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Documents. (Russian), Serge Kadleigh's release document from Royal Engineers 1945. Many photographs by an amateur hand documenting, mainly in Tehran, including poppy pickers, Cossacks, various scenes, groups of people, formal and informal. Military images in Tehran. An image of Atabak Park, scene of the Atabak Park incident, which led to the deaths of 300 rebels in July 1910. A photograph of Henry Maurice Nicoll, psychiatrist, A.S.Chernov. A postcard sent to P Kraatz in Helsinki who was a Finnish Senate member. A Lot. Vladimir Mikhailovich Kadloubovsky was born in Russia, 17th February 1878. His wife, Eugenie was born in Reval, Russia on 23rd August 1892. They were living in St. Petersburg when their son, Sergei (George) Kadleigh was born on 6th August, 1915. Vladimir worked for the Russian government in Tehran from 1916, through the Russian revolution and eventually settled in the UK. Kensington News and West LondonTimes 8th July 1932. “NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that VLADIMIR KADLOUBOVSKI, of 85, Talgarth Road W14, has applied to the Home Secretary for naturalisation and that any person who knows of any reason why naturalisation should not be granted should send a written signed statement of the facts to the Under Secretary of State HomeOffice, London”. The census of 1939 shows Vladimir as a shop manager in the fine art trade and his wife Eugenie, as a translator and language teacher. Vladimir's naturalisation did not come through until 4th November 1948, after which he changed the family surname to Kadleigh. He died in July 1950 and is buried in Brompton Cemetary. Eugenie is very well known as she translated the esoteric writer, P.D.Ouspenky's work into English. Sergei, the Son, later became a well known architect in London. The Kensington Post of 7th November 1952 describes his career. Provenance: Directly from a family member. Condition: Mixed but generally very good