Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Loris-Melikov, Iosif Grigorʹevich, 1872-1948, McCormick, Robert R. (Robert Rutherford), 1880-1955, Girs, M. I. (Mikhail Igorevich), Singer, Isidore, 1859-1939, and Washburn, Stanley, 1878-1950
- Extent:
- 1250 items and 6 boxes; 1 oversized folder
- Language:
- Russian .
Background
- Scope and Content:
The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, photographs, and printed materials. Cataloged correspondents are Mikhail Girs, Robert R. McCormick, Isidor Singer, and Stanley Washburn. Much of the material, including correspondence, reports, and printed materials, concerns German and Russian propaganda in the Japanese War; Russian diplomacy in the first two decades of the century; and Civil War, especially in Siberia. Printed materials include Imperial government publications and also publications of the White government in Omsk.
- Biographical / Historical:
A diplomat who served as first secretary of the Russian Embassy to the U.S. during the first part of World War I and as Russian ambassador to Siam. Loris-Melikov also was a member of the White government in Omsk during the Civil War.
- Acquisition information:
- Papers: Source of acquisition--Ksenii︠a︡ V. Denikina. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1952.
- Processing information:
Papers Accessioned 1952.
Papers Processed 01/--/80.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- aapm
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located on-site.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu