Ivan T. Gorokhoff Papers, 1903-1991
4 boxes (1.7 linear feet)
Collection number: RG 42
Collection number: RG 42
Terms of Access and Use:
The papers are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or quote from the documents must be obtained from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.
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 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.
The papers are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or quote from the documents must be obtained from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Ivan T. Gorokhoff Papers, Box #, Smith College Archives.
The Ivan T. Gorokhoff family papers were created by Ivan T. Gorokhoff and Galina Gorokhoff and donated to the College Archives.
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Series I - Ivan T. Gorokhoff
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Russian language documents including school certificates
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19??-19??
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Box 1: folder 1
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Naturalization and death certificates
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1925-1949
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Box 1: folder 2
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Newspaper clippings
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19 -19
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Box 1: folder 3
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Biographical materials including a typescript of a biographical sketch of Ivan and Raisa
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 4
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Photographs of Ivan, Raisa and family members
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19uu-1949
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Box 1: folder 5
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Legal documents on the settlement of the estate of Ivan
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1949
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Box 1: folder 6
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Score with notations by Ivan of Missa O quam gloriosium, by Tomas Luis de Victoria
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 7
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Concert program for concert of the Russian Cathedral Choir at Springfield, Mass.
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Mar. 3, 1916
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Box 1: folder 8
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Yearbook (1946) of the Northampton School for Girls dedicated to Gorokhoff
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1946
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Box 1: folder 9
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Letters from Sergi Rachmaninoff, program of a concert conducted by Gorokhoff and newspaper clippings
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1942-1943
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Box 1: folder 10
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Holograph letters of appreciation, typescripts of materials gathered by Smith College and documents from Gorokhoff's retirement
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1945
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Box 1: folder 11-32
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Scrapbook of newspapers clippings, letters and memorabilia from Gorokhoff's career in the United States
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1913-1932
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Box 2
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Yearbook from a Russian educational institution
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1902-1903
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Box OV
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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.
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1940s
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Box OV
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Series II - Raisa Gorokhoff
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Naturalization certificate
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1952
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Box 3: folder 1
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Will and probate documents
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1959-1976
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Box 3: folder 2
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Cemetery documents
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1949?
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Box 3: folder 3
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Series III - Galania Gorokhoff
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Curriculum vitae
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1970s-1980s
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Box 3: folder 1
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High school and college items
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1939-1943
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Box 3: folder 2
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Newspaper clippings and memorabilia
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1943-1991
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Box 3: folder 3
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Birth, marriage and death certificates
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1921-1991
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Box 3: folder 4
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Divorce documents
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1963
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Box 3: folder 5
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Wills and probate documents
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1967-1991
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Box 3: folder 6
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Passports, etc.
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1976-1981
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Box 3: folder 7
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Letters to Galania Gorokhoff
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1974-1990
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Box 3: folder 8
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Poster for a lecture by Erik Trinkaus (Galania's son) at the College de France
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1985
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Box 3: folder 9
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