Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Nikolśkiĭ, Boris Alexandrovich, d. 1969, Ilʹin, I. A. (Ivan Aleksandrovich), 1883-1954, Denikin, Anton Ivanovich, 1872-1947, Shmelev, I. S. (Ivan Sergeevich), 1873-1950, Zaĭt︠s︡ev, Boris, 1881-1972, and Zaĭt︠s︡ev, K. I.
- Extent:
- 4000 items and 12 boxes
- Language:
- Russian .
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, questionnaires, photographs, and printed materials. Cataloged correspondents are Ilín, Anton Denikin, Ivan Shmelev, Boris Zaĭt︠s︡ev, and Kirill Zaĭt︠s︡ev. Correspondence primarily concerns the Russian embassy in Stockholm through 1920 and the Russian Christian Labor Movement (1931-1940). Manuscripts are mostly by Ivan Ilín on anti-Communist topics. Subject files generally concern conferences of the Russian Christian Labor Movement, and also contain information on the Conference Economique des Allies a Paris (1916), the Russian embassy in Stockholm, and Witte's visit to Norway in 1894. Questionnaires, photographs and printed materials mostly deal with the Russian Christian Labor movement. Printed materials contain issues 7-91 of the periodical "Novy put"́ of the Bureau of Russian Christian Workers. The great majority of this collection concerns the Russian Christian Labor Movement.
- Biographical / Historical:
Financial attachʹe of the Imperial Russian embassy in Stockholm who settled in Europe after the Civil War and became an officer of the Russkoe trudovoe khristi︠a︡nskoe dvizhenie (Russian Christian Labor Movement).
- Acquisition information:
Papers: Source of acquisition--B. A. Nikolʹskiĭ and Elizaveta Horneffer. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1963.
Papers: Source of acquisition--B. A. Nikolʹskiĭ and Elizaveta Horneffer. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1971.
- Processing information:
Papers Accessioned 1963.
Papers Accessioned 1971.
Papers Processed 05/--/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
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- Europe -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence)
Periodicals
Photographic prints
Questionnaires - Places:
- Russia -- Foreign relations -- 1894-1917
Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
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