Arkadii Nikolaevich Iakhontov Papers, 1914-1936
35 itemsThe papers consist of correspondence and notes. The correspondence is made up of letters to I︠A︡khontov concerning his memoirs about the Council of Ministers from pre-revolutionary officials, including Vladimir Kokovt︠s︡ev, Pavel Ignatév, and Vsevolod Shakhovskoĭ. The notes are minutes taken at the meetings of the Council of Ministers; these exist as both the original handwritten notes and as typed copies. Finally, there is a brief memoir by I︠A︡khontov concerning World War I, and a printed copy of the announcement by Nicholas II that World War I had been declared.
Khristofor Aleksandrovich Owie (Aue) Papers, 1904-1964
400 itemsThe collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, memoirs, minutes of meetings, documents, maps, photographs, and printed materials, mostly relating to World War I. Correspondence, mostly to Owie, includes a letter from Grand Duke Gavriĭl Konstantinovich. Memoirs are by Sergeĭ Konoplev concerning World War I, and manuscripts appear to be by Owie on the war and anti-Communist topics. Minutes are from the Society of Officers of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Life Guard (Leĭb-Gvardiĭ 3-iĭ strelkovyĭ polk). Maps, documents, and photographs deal mostly with Owie's service during World War I. Among the photographs is one of Nicholas II from 1913.
Konstantin Vasil'evich Semchevskii Papers, 1912-1977
30 itemsThe collection includes cataloged photographs (Nicholas II, Grigoriĭ Semenov) and arranged correspondence to both Semchevskiĭ and his wife. The main item in the collection is Semchevskiĭ's eight-part memoir which describes his childhood in Tbilisi, his service as kamer-pazh (page of the bedchamber) to Nicholas II and his military career in World War I and the Civil War. It also describes Semchevskiĭ's life as an emigre in Berlin, where he ran a bookstore, in England, where he manufactured motorcycles, in Austria, where he worked at an oil refinery, and eventually in the United States. There are also documents (such as military records and passports) and a photograph of Semchevskiĭ and his wife taken in 1921.
Nikolai Alekseevich Epanchin Memoirs, 1931-1939
554 pagesThe memoirs discuss Epanchin's military service under Tsars Alexander II, Alexander III, and Nicholas II, from the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-88 through the Civil War, and the emigration in Europe. Also included is a photocopy of the memoirs.
Nikolai Nikitich Ivanov papers, 1917-1959
8 foldersIvanov's manuscript memoirs (550 p.) touch on the following topics: the attempts by the Duma to convince Nicholas II to abdicate in February, 1917; Petrograd in 1917-1918; the Civil War on the Northwest Front, including relations between the Whites and the new Estonian republic (Ivanov also discusses the Northwest Front of the Civil War in a book "O sobytiiakh pod Petrogradom v 1919-om godu" Berlin, 1921.); his internment in the French concentration camp at Vernet in 1939-1940; German use of former White soldiers during WW II; and the war in the Smolensk area in 1942-1943. Notably collection includes typescritp draft of Grand Dukes' Mikhail Aleksandrovich, Kirill Vladimirovich and Pavel Aleksandrovich Manifesto of March 1 1917 (manifesto on granting constitution) with N. N. Ivanov's holograph notes and P. Miliukov's signature. There is also a letter to Ivanov from General Johan Laidoner, commander of the Estonian army.
Russkii Obshche-Voinskii Soiuz (ROVS) Records, 1887-1968
70000 itemsRelated materials can be found in the following Bakhmeteff Archive collections: Arkhangel'skii, Kutepov, Lampe, ROVS-North America, and Shatilov.
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- Aleksandr Nikolaevich Shuberskii Manuscripts, 1948-19561
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- Khristofor Aleksandrovich Owie (Aue) Papers, 1904-19641
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- Russkii Obshche-Voinskii Soiuz (ROVS) Records, 1887-19681
- Epanchin, N. A (Nikolaĭ Alekseevich), 1857-19411
- Ignatév, Pavel Nikolaevich, graf, 1870-1
- Ivanov, N. N. (Nikolaĭ Nikitich), approximately 1880-approximately 19601
- I︠A︡khontov, Arkadiĭ Nikolaevich, 1878-19381
- Kokovt︠s︡ov, Vladimir Nikolaevich, 1853-19431
- Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-19181
- Owie, Khristofor Aleksandrovich, 1884-19581
- Russkiĭ obshche-voinskiĭ soi︠u︡z1
- Semchevskiĭ, Konstantin Vasilʹevich, 1894-19781
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- Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, 1818-18811
- Alexander III, Emperor of Russia, 1845-18941
- Bogaevskiĭ, A. P. (Afrikan Petrovich), 1873-19341
- Burt︠s︡ev, V. L. (Vladimir Lʹvovich), 1862-19421
- Denikin, Anton Ivanovich, 1872-19471
- Dolgorukov, P. D., kni︠a︡zʹ (Petr Dmitrīevich), 1866-19511
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