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Vereshchagin, Vladimir, 1888-

Correspondence and memoirs of Vereshchagin. Correspondence includes letters from a number of major emigre cultural figures, such as Ivan Bunin, Matild́a Ksheshinskai︠a︡, Vasiliĭ Nemirovich-Danchenko; there are also poems by Nemirovich-Danchenko and by Nadezhda Teffi. In addition, there are letters by members of the Imperial family in exile, particularly Grand Prince Vladimir Kirillovich. Vereshchagin's memoirs touch on such subjects as his childhood and family, the Imperial Corps of Pages, cultural life in St. Petersburg and Petrograd, and the early 1920's in Petrograd and Moscow. In addition, there is a pamphlet of poems by Vereshchagin"Stikhi" (1955).

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Kozli︠a︡ninov, V. Ḟ. (Vladimīr Ḟeodorovich), 1881-1959

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, and diaries (of Vladimir Kozli︠a︡ninov's brother Boris), documents, photographs and printed materials. The collection primarily concerns the monarchist movement in France and the history of the Imperial Horse Guard. Correspondents include Pavel Skoropadskiĭ and members of the Imperial family in emigration. There is a document signed by Anatoliĭ Lunacharskiĭ dated 1918, and a photostat of a decree by Catherine II granting the title of count to the Orlovs (1762). Printed material primarily concerns the monarchist movement in emigration. Included also is a copy of a book by V.F. Kozli︠a︡ninov, "Manuel Commʹemortatif de la Garde a Cheval" (1931).

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Malinin, Vladimir Fedorovich, b. 1874

Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, a photograph, and printed materials. The correspondence is primarily made up of letters written by M.V. Chelnokov, mayor of Moscow up until the 1917 Revolution. The letters were written to Malinin in the early 1930s. The manuscripts consist of Malinin's memoirs of the 1905 Revolution, of Prince A.P. Old́enburgskiĭ, and of Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna; there is also a photograph of the latter.

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I︠U︡rkevich, Vladimir Ivanovich, 1885-1964

The papers include correspondence, manuscripts, documents, printed materials, and photographs. Much of the correspondence concerns "Reka Vremen." Cataloged correspondents are Georgiĭ Adamovich, George Kennan, Vasiliĭ Maklakov, I︠U︡liĭ Margolin, Sofii︠a︡ Pregeĺ Harrison Salisbury, I︠U︡riĭ Terapi︠a︡no, Nikolaĭ Uli︠́a︡nov, and Edmund Wilson. There are manuscripts of several stories by Olǵa, and of her biography of Vladimir; also included are the memoirs of N.N. Savvin about the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute. Printed materials include articles about Vladimir and his obituaries. There is a photograph of the "Normandie" coming into an American port in the 1930s.

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Poli︠a︡kov, Vladimir Ivanovich, 1883-approximately 1968

The papers consist of correspondence, memoirs and photographs. The correspondence chiefly concerns resettlement programs in the Near East as well as aid to Cossack emigres. Poli︠a︡kov's memoirs span 1900-1961. There are approximately 40 photographs taken in the Near East (1921-1959).

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Chicherin, Boris Nikolaevich, 1828-1904

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, a subject file, and printed materials. Much of the collection consists of manuscripts and memoirs by V. M. Andreevskii: his memoirs up to 1917; memoirs of a trip to Palestine in 1881; and his diary for 1919-1931. Also included is a typescript copy of the memoirs of historian Boris Chicherin, entitled "N.I. Krivtsov." Many of the printed materials concern the Orthodox Church in emigration. Another item, dated 1885, is: "Spravochnaia kniga (instruktsiia) dlia rukovodstva gorodovym i voobshche nizhnim politseiskim sluzhiteliam."

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Smirnov, Vladimir Nikolaevich

The collection consists of manuscripts, photographic postcards and a copy of "Russkie otri︠a︡dy na frant︠s︡uzskom i makedonskom frontakh, 1916-1918 gg." by I︠U︡. N. Danilov (Paris, 1933). The manuscripts--both by Smirnov--are Smirnov's memoirs dealing with the Russian expeditionary force on the Salonika front in World War I (parts of which were published in "Vozrozhdenie" 1959) and "Vernye dolgu" about the Russian legion in France in 1918. The five photographic postcards concern the Russian expeditionary force and the Russian military cemetery at Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand.