Mavor (James) Papers

James Mavor was professor of Political Economy at the University of Toronto from 1892 to 1923, and donated this collection in 1960. It contains his correspondence on Russian affairs, and sheds light on his acquaintances with such prominent Russians as Prince Kropotkin and L. N. Tolstoi. The collection also contains historical material on the emigration of the Doukhobors to Canada.  There is also material relating to the October Revolution, the Civil War, and Russian émigré activities.  Mavor’s papers include writings by himself, Stepniak, Sviatlovskii, and others on Russian topics.  The papers were most likely assembled for the writing of his major work, The Economic History of Russia (1914).