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Stakhevich, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1893-1948

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents. photograph, subject files and printed materials of Mikhail S. Stakhevich. There are catalogued letters from Daniel D. Fedotoff-White, arranged letters to Stakhevich and later, his widow (mostly from the 1930's and 1940's), and letter drafts and carbons by Stakhevich. There are manuscripts by Stakhevich and others (including the wife of General A.A. Brusilov), some of which were written for the emigre journal "Morskoĭ zhurnal" published by Stakhevich in Prague from 1927 to 1942. The documents relate to Stakhevich's family, career and life in emigration. There is a group photograph of naval officers on the "Rossii︠a︡ with Nicholas II and Admiral Essen. The subject files concern the Imperial Navy, the Association of Former Imperial Russian Naval Officers and Stakhevich himself. The printed materials include naval communiquʹes from 1917 to 1919, clippings and a copy of "Spisok lichnago sostava sudov flota" (Petrograd, 1916).

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Dubakina, Nadezhda I︠A︡kovlevna

Collection consists of manuscripts, documents and printed materials. Manuscripts include two memoirs by Dubakina, one on her experiences in the Crimea, the other on a visit of Nicholas II there; and a personal memoir by Evgenii︠a︡ Tuli︠a︡kova-Danilovskai︠a︡, entitled "Pervyĭ god v Germanii." There is also a copy of a poem attributed to Vladimir Purishdevich. There are personal documents of Dubakina from 1918-1920. Printed materials consist of newspaper clippings concering A. I. Tuli︠a︡kova.

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These typescript memoirs mainly concern the Imperial family and Petr A. Stolypin. Titles of the longer pieces are: "Moi vospominanii︠a︡ o E.I.V. Gosudare Imperatore Nikolae II;" "Svetloĭ pami︠a︡ti Imperatrit︠s︡y Aleksandry Fedorovny;" and "Pami︠a︡ti Petra Arkadévicha Stolypina." Also included is a letter by a French general, dated 1941, and a typescript by an unidentified woman, entitled"Nikolaĭ II kak i︠a︡ ego znala.".

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Ivanov, N. N. (Nikolaĭ Nikitich), approximately 1880-approximately 1960

Ivanov'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.

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Subbotina, Olǵa Ivanovna, 1886-1963

Correspondence, documents, diaries and notebooks, photographs, printed materials and memorabilia of Olga Ivanovna Subbotina (or Soubbotine, 1886-1963), her grandmother, Mariia Sergeevna Benckendorff, and her sister, Elizaveta Ivanovna Taube (Mrs. Harold Roberts). The correspondence includes letters and telegrams of Aleksandra Fedorovna, Empress of Russia. The letters of Mariia Benckendorff's son, Vasilii Dolgorukov, provide information about the Imperial family in 1916-1918. There are diaries and notebooks of Marii Benckendorff, Pavel Konstantinovich Benkendorff, Ol'ga Subbotina and Elizaveta Taube. Among the documents are IDs, birth and marriage certificates, passports, wills, etc. Financial and legal documents include a file entitled "Claim against the National Bank of New York", which contains material about the exile of the Imperial family to Tobolsk and Ekaterinburg, as do other folders. There are photographs of immediate and extended family members, Nicholas II and his family and European royalty. There is also family and Alexandra Fedorovna's, Empress of Russia, memorabilia.

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Migulin, P. P. (Petr Petrovich), 1870-1948

Cataloged correspondence includes one or two letters each from Nikolaĭ Astrov, Vladimir Kokovt︠s︡ov, Evgraf Kovalevskiĭ, and Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich. There are also many letters from Migulin's sister in Leningrad from 1922-1938. Manuscripts by Migulin deal with financial and agrarian policies of the Tsarist and Soviet governments, the Russo-Japamese War, the causes of the Revolution, and reign of Nicholas II. There are materials concerning the education of Russian children in emigration in France, and printed materials which consist of an issue of "Chasovoĭ," some offprints and clippings.

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The photo album depicts the Visit of his Imperial Majesty to the Headquarters of the Commander-in Chief, dating from 21-23 September 1914. The album includes 70 photographs, both candids and posed shots. Tsar Nicholas II actually only appears in a few, as does Grand Duke Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich; more of the photographs are of scenes and soldiers, apparently around the army headquarters.

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Russkiĭ obshche-voinskiĭ soi︠u︡z-North America

ROVS North America (ROVS-N.A.) Records consist of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, organizational records, subject files, and printed materials. There are also papers of the Paris-based Sovet Rossiiskogo Zarubezhnogo Voinstva (Council of the Russian Military Abroad) and other emigre military and political organizations active in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and South America. The cataloged correspondence includes letters by Evgenii Miller, Nikolai Tsurikov, Aleksandr Kutepov and other emigre figures and by Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater and other prominent American politicians. Arranged correspondence series consist of general office files, Paris-New York files, correspondence of Aleksei von Lampe and Vladimir Vitkovskii and topical correspondence files. Among the manuscripts are short articles and reminiscences by various people. There are photographs of Evgenii Miller, Nicholas II and of emigre organizational gatherings during the 1950s and 1960s. The organizational records include circulars, bulletins, orders, memoranda, reports, publications and financial records for ROVS and the Sovet Rossiiskogo Zarubezhnogo Voinstva. Subject files concern such topics as the Elisavetgrad Military Academy, the Union of the First Kuban Campaign, the Gallipoli societies, the Ingermanlandskii Regiment and the Russian Anti-Communist Center in New York. The printed materials include a book by Boris Kuznetsov and publications and circulars from other emigre organizations.