Adrian Ksenofontovich Kharkevich Memoirs, 1927-1956, 1927-1956
7 itemsTypescript memoirs that cover especially 1903-1941. Also included are copies of letters and manuscripts mostly on religious themes.
Afrikan Petrovich Bogaevskii Papers, 1918-1934
800 itemsCorrespondence, manuscripts, subject files, and printed materials of Afrikan P. Bogaevskiĭ. The bulk of the collection concerns emigre Cossacks in Europe, but there are also materials from the Civil War. There are letters from such White Generals as Petr Krasnov, Aleksandr Kutepov, and Petr Wrangel, and many letters from various persons to Bogaevskiĭ's widow after his death. Manuscripts include Bogaevskiĭ's addresses ("obrashchenii︠a︡") to the emigre Cossacks and his memoirs about the Cuban campaign of 1918. Subject files concern the Civil War, emigre Cossacks and related matters. Printed materials touch on Bogaevskiĭ's death and funeral.
Aleksandra Gol'shtein Papers, 1876-1937
4500 itemsMost of the collection consists of letters to Golśteĭn; there are some as well to her second husband, Vladimir A. Gol'shtein. The materials reflect Gol'shtein ties to Russian liberalism and populism and also to both French and Russian art and literature. There are groups of cataloged letters from Renʹe Arcos (15), Mykhailo Drahomaniv (52), Andrʹe Fontainas (31), Renʹe Ghil (32), Viacheslav Ivanov (17), Petr Lavrov (49), Vladimir Vernadskii (20), and Maksimilian Voloshin (29). There are also items by Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Henri Martin Barzun, Henri Bergson, Ivan Bunin, Sergei Diagilev, Paul Fort, Vladislav Khodasevich, Aristide Maillol, and Odilon Redon. Manuscripts are chiefly by Golśhteĭn, and include her memoirs on Drahomaniv. There are also poems by Voloshin and by Konstantin Bal'mont. Subject files deal with such topics as the Russian famine of 1891-92 and the Russian Liberation Committee at the time of the Civil War. There is a copy of Gol'shtein's book, "Serf Life in Russia."
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich and Mariia Nikolaevna Bashmakov Papers, 1830; 1910-1958
5000 itemsThese papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, subject files, photographs, and printed materials. Most of the collection concerns Bashmakov's ethnographical work in France in the 1920s and 1930s, including correspondence, many manuscripts, lectures, notes, and copies of his publications. Subject files concern emigre monarchism in France, and the death of Father Georgiĭ Spasskiĭ. There are copies of the Russian version of Bashmakova's memoirs, "Perezhitoe." Cataloged correspondence in the collection consists of letters from Petr Krasnov and one or two items each from Henry Field, Evgeniĭ Miller, Petr Wrangel, and Boris Zaĭt︠s︡ev. There are also photographic slides representing ethnographical types from the Caucasus.
Aleksandr Alekseevich Volzhanin Papers, 1950-1979
500 itemsCorrespondence, manuscripts, photographs and printed materials of Volzhanin. The correspondence includes two letters from Aleksandra Tolstai︠a︡. The manuscripts are all by Volzhanin himself, and include memoirs describing his World War I military service, his service in the White Army in Siberia, his arrest and imprisonment until about 1937, his service with the Germans during World War II, and his eventual emigration to the United States. Other manuscripts deal with noted figures in Russian history, the emigre press, and literature. There are a few photographs of Volzhanin and a number of clippings.
Aleksandr Petrovich Lukin Papers, 1917-1975
1100 itemsThe collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, military reports and clippings. The majority of the collection consists of clippings from the emigre newspapers "Poslednie Novosti" and "Illi︠u︡strovannai︠a︡ Rossii︠a︡," and mostly contain Lukin's memoirs about his service in the Black Sea Fleet. The manuscripts are largely comprised of Lukin's memoirs and include a manuscript (20 p.) on the Krondstadt uprising, "Vo vlasti Kronshtadtskikh matrosov." There is also a manuscript (28 p.) by the widow of Admiral Viren entitled "O sobytii︠a︡kh v Kronshtadte."
Aleksei Alekseevich and Nadezhda Vladimirovna Brusilov papers, 1880-1940
300 itemsCorrespondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials of General Aleksiei Alekseevich Brusilov and his wife Nadezhda Vladimirovna. The correspondence is largely copies of their letters from 1914-1918 and her correspondence after his death. The manuscripts include part of his memoirs and several of her minor manuscripts, including an incomplete memoir. There are family photographs as well as photographs of Brusilov in military dress. Printed materials relate to Brusilov's career in the Imperial and Red armies and his rehabilitation by the Soviets in the Khrushchev era.
Aleksei Alekseevich Ziablov Papers, 1883-1971
64 itemsPapers of Zi︠a︡blov. Included is a copy of a letter from Moscow in 1919 by Zi︠a︡blov to his daughter, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and other miscellaneous items. Manuscripts include Zi︠a︡blov's travel diary of a trip from Moscow to the Black Sea and the Crimea in 1886, his memoirs, and lectures on engineering. The memoirs discuss his childhood and education (he graduated from Moskovskoe Tekhnicheskoe Uchilishche (Moscow Technical Institute)) in 1887; his work as a teacher and engineer; the 1905 revolution in Kolomna, where he was director of a machine works; and his continued engineering career through World War I and the early Soviet period. There are family photographs and photographs of unidentified groups, including Zi︠a︡blov, standing around locomotives. Also included is a pamphlet by Zi︠a︡blov"K voprosu o nemet︠s︡kom zasilí: Illi︠u︡strat︠s︡ii iz parovozostroĭtelńoĭ praktiki" (Petrograd, 1919).
Aleksei Fedorovich and Liubov Aleksandrovna Girs Papers, 1913-1963
25 itemsOne letter, manuscripts, and printed materials of Aleksei Fedorovich Girs and of his wife, Liubov' Aleksandrovna Girs. The letter, dated 1914, when Girs was governor of Minsk, is addressed to N. A. Maklakov. Aleksei Gir's memoirs cover such topics as his service in Estland; Petr Stolypin; the "Jewish question;" Tsar Nicholas II; and independent Estonia, where he lived in 1918-1924. There are also two reports by Girs from the time of his service in Minsk. ́Liubov Girs is represented chiefly by diaries from 1901-1918, particularly on Odessa in 1905-1906; Stolypin's murder in 1911; and Nizhny Novgorod in 1917. Among the printed materials are announcements of Gir's accession to the Minsk governorship in 1914-1915.
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- Adam P. and Feofaniia V. Benningsen Papers, 1919-19571
- Adrian Ksenofontovich Kharkevich Memoirs, 1927-1956, 1927-19561
- Afrikan Petrovich Bogaevskii Papers, 1918-19341
- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich and Mariia Nikolaevna Bashmakov Papers, 1830; 1910-19581
- Aleksandr Alekseevich Volzhanin Papers, 1950-19791
- Aleksandr Petrovich Lukin Papers, 1917-19751
- Aleksandra Gol'shtein Papers, 1876-19371
- Aleksei Alekseevich Ziablov Papers, 1883-19711
- Aleksei Alekseevich and Nadezhda Vladimirovna Brusilov papers, 1880-19401
- Aleksei Fedorovich and Liubov Aleksandrovna Girs Papers, 1913-19631
- Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-19535
- Mili︠u︡kov, P. N. (Pavel Nikolaevich), 1859-19435
- Struve, Petr Berngardovich, 1870-19445
- Astrov, N. I. (Nikolaĭ Ivanovich), -19343
- Balʹmont, Konstantin Dmitrievich, 1867-19423
- Panina, Sofii͡a Vladimirovna, grafini͡a, 1871-19563
- Remizov, Alekseĭ, 1877-19573
- Berezov, Rodion Mikhaĭlovich, 1896-19882
- Burt︠s︡ev, V. L. (Vladimir Lʹvovich), 1862-19422
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- Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-19539
- Mili︠u︡kov, P. N. (Pavel Nikolaevich), 1859-19438
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- Vrangel', Petr Nikolaevich, Baron, 1878-19288
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- Maklakov, V. A. (Vasiliĭ Alekseevich), 1870-19577
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