Aleksandr Mikhailovich Nikolaev Papers, 1899-1967
10 linear feetThe collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, memoirs, diaries, notes, subject files, documents, photographs, and printed materials. Most of the material in the collection concerns Nikolaev's tenure as military attachʹe at the Russian embassy in Washington. Cataloged correspondents include Mikhail T. Florinsky and Geroid T. Robinson. There is a typescript by Vasiliĭ O. Kli︠u︡chevskiĭ, "Kratkoe posobie po russkoĭ istorii." Among the correspondence are cablegrams and official communications to the Russian embassy during World War I and the revolutionary period. Manuscripts, mostly by Nikolaev, concern contemporary and historical military topics. Diaries and memoirs deal with Nikolaev's travels to Europe during World War I and his activities as military attachʹe. Among orders granted to Nikolaev is the "Order of the Sacred Treasure," signed and sealed by the Japanese Emperor Meiji (1911). Printed materials include many articles by Nikolaev.
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.
Allen Wardwell Papers, 1917-1941
5000 itemsPapers of Wardwell. These papers chiefly concern the 1917-1918 American Red Cross Mission to Russia, in which Wardwell served, and his involvement in efforts to support trade with and aid to Russia in 1919-1924; he was chairman of the Russian Famine Fund in that period. There are a few items concerning the 1941 W.A. Harriman-Lord Beaverbrook mission to Russia, in which Wardwell participated. Materials on the Red Cross Mission are chiefly from May-October 1918, when Wardwell commanded it; they consist of correspondence, reports, documents, many photographs, and transcribed excerpts from Wardwell's diary and letters home. Major correspondents include Georgiĭ Chicherin, Lev Trot︠s︡kiĭ, and Raymond Robins. Records of Wardwell's efforts in regard to Russia in 1919-1924 consist of extensive correspondence files with prominent Americans, such as Robins and Herbert Hoover, manuscripts, related printed materials, and Wardwell's diary of his trip to Russia in the fall of 1922.
Boris N. and E.N. Levenets Papers, 1916-1960
63 itemsPapers of Boris N. Levenet︠s︡, and of his wife E.N. Levenet︠s︡. Included is a typescript copy of Boris' diary of military action in Romania in the fall of 1916; a folder of copies of military telegrams and documents concerning the surrender of the Tallinn (Reval or Revel)́ fortress to the Germans in February 1918 (one of the telegrams, dated 20 February, is signed by Lenin and Trotsky); and E. N. Levenet︠s︡ memoirs, which are mostly typed and in French. The memoirs deal with her youth, World War I, the Civil War, and emigration in Egypt.
Elena Ivanovna Lakier Diary and Memoir, 1965-1967
2 itemsFragmentary typescript copy of a diary (34 p.) by Lakier covering the years 1917-1920 in Odessa and Sevastopol. Also included in the collection is a typescript copy of a memoir (20 p.) by Lakier's grandmother, Sofii︠a︡ Aleksandrovna Sushchinskai︠a︡, entitled "1920-i god. Begstvo iz Odessy v Sevastopol ́i evakuatsii︠a︡ iz Rossii v Egipet.".
Elisaveta Evgen'evna Mitrofanova Manuscripts, 1952-1955
4 itemsMitrofanova's manuscripts consist of four bound typescripts: memoirs about her son, Oleg P. Mitrofanov, and the Preobrazhenskiĭ Regiment in World War I; and two essays on the White Cross, entitled "Beloe dvizhenie i Belyĭ Krest"́ and "Belyĭ Krest ́v izgnanii." Also included is Oleg Mitrofanov's diary, which covers his service in the Preobrazhenskiĭ guard in January-July 1917.
Fedor N. and Evdokiia N. Kosatkin-Rostovskii Papers, 1910-1950
150 itemsThe papers consist primarily of the Kosatkin-Rostovskiĭ's memoirs. His manuscript memoirs (150 p.) discuss his life up to 1906. Her typescript memoirs (440 p.) discuss her childhood, career as an actress in St. Petersburg, 1917-1918 in Petrograd, and the emigration in France. Also included are his diary for June-July 1940; a few letters written to him; clippings of his newspaper articles (many signed with the pseudonym "Antar"); and a book with his poetry and with essays dedicated to him; "Krestnym putem k voskresenii︠u︡" (Paris, 1948).
Georgii Aleksandrovich Orlov Papers, 1925-1964
300 itemsThe collection consists of correspondence, a diary, manuscripts, memoirs, notes, a subject file, photographs and printed materials. Correspondence is primarilly addressed to Orlov and his wife. Manuscripts and memoirs, chiefly by Orlov, deal with Civil War topics. Orlov's diary covers the years 1918-1921. Notes are on World War II, and the subject file concerns the death of Orlov. Photographs include a group picture of a Gallipoli Society meeting in Prague. Printed materials include clippings, mimeographed materials, pamphlets and copies of periodicals, all relating to the Gallipoli Society.
Mikhail Petrovich Osipov Collection on Military History, 1903-1974
600 itemsThe collection consists of a photograph of Sergeĭ M. Lifaŕ correspondence, a diary, manuscripts and memoirs, subject files, documents, military service records and questionnaires, membership registers of the Union of the Knights of St. George (Soi︠u︡z georgievskikh kavalerov), photographs and printed materials. The collection mostly concerns the Russian General-Military Union and the Union of the Knights of St. George. The diary is by Lev L. De-vit on the Civil War. Subject files include materials on the Union of the Knights of St. George and Major-General Ippolit V. Savit︠s︡kiĭ. Service records, military service questionnaires, membership records and photographs deal with members of both organizations. Printed materials include mimeographed bulletins of these organizations and a book listing the recipients of the Order of St. George, dated November 26, 1916.
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- Adam P. and Feofaniia V. Benningsen Papers, 1919-19571
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- Aleksei Fedorovich and Liubov Aleksandrovna Girs Papers, 1913-19631
- Allen Wardwell Papers, 1917-19411
- Boris N. and E.N. Levenets Papers, 1916-19601
- Elena Ivanovna Lakier Diary and Memoir, 1965-19671
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- Fedor N. and Evdokiia N. Kosatkin-Rostovskii Papers, 1910-19501
- Georgii Aleksandrovich Orlov Papers, 1925-19641
- Mikhail Petrovich Osipov Collection on Military History, 1903-19741
- Trotsky, Leon, 1879-19402
- Bennigsen, A. P., graf1
- Bennigsen, Feofanii︠a︡ Vladimirovna1
- Berdi︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-19481
- Chicherin, G (Georgiĭ), 1872-19361
- De-vitt, Lev L.1
- Florinsky, Michael T., 1894-19811
- Girs , Li︠u︡bovʹ A., -approximately 19651
- Girs, A. F. (Alekseĭ Fedorovich), 1871-19581
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-19641
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