Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Tukholka, S
- Extent:
- 2 items and 2 items
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
Memoirs of Tukholka. Tukholka discusses his twenty-year service in the Imperial Russian consular service in Turkey, including his positions in Constantinople (1898), Jedetheh (1901), Prizren (1902), Mitrovica (1907) and Üsküp (1913). The memoirs also describe Turkish history and culture, the persecution of Armenians and Greeks, the role of women in Turkish society, and various political figures, notably Alexander Karageorgevich. The 103-page English typescript is accompanied by a 22-page partial Russian translation.
- Biographical / Historical:
Russian consul in Turkey.
- Acquisition information:
Memoirs: Date of acquisition--12/--/81.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1976.
- Processing information:
Memoirs Accessioned 12/--/81.
Memoirs Processed 12/--/81.
- 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:
- Memoirs
- Names:
- Karageorgevich, Alexander
- Places:
- Russia -- Foreign relations -- 1894-1917
Turkey -- History -- 19th century
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