Collection ID: 4078276 BAR Ms Coll/Zheleznov

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Zheleznov, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, approximately 1890-1957
Extent:
11 items and 1 box
Language:
Russian .

Background

Scope and Content:

Memoirs of Zheleznov. The memoirs, in ten handwritten notebooks and one typed copy, cover the years 1915-1918, and give a detailed account of the formation of the 13th army during World War I, as well as a description of the commanders in charge at that time. Other issues described include : the situation at the Northern Front in the fall of 1915 (Riga-Dvinsk), the Romanian front, the formation of Latvian units in the 13th army, and the army's disintegration in 1917. The memoirs end with the author's participation in the White Army movement in South Russia.

Biographical / Historical:

Officer in the Imperial Army.

Acquisition information:
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1958.
Processing information:

Memoirs Accessioned 1958.

Memoirs Processed 04/--/82.

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:

This collection is located on-site.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu