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The collection contains Ivan's memoirs, written in Russian, from that period. Valentyna Shali is represented in the collection by a published anthology of Ukrainian folk tales in French translation and by an unpublished Ukrainian manuscript on the political and economic history of modern-day Eastern Europe.

Manukhin's papers consists of correspondence, manuscripts, printed materials, and a photograph. The bulk of the papers are manuscripts, in particular Manukhin's memoirs and a medical work, "Auto-Dʹefense de lʹOrganisme." The memoirs deal with Manukhin's medical studies at the Military-Medical Academy in St. Petersburg (Voenno-Medit︠s︡inskai︠a︡ Akademii︠a︡); his medical practice (among his patients was Maksim Gorḱiĭ); the period of the Revolution and Civil War in Petrograd; and his emigration to France. Printed materials consist of works by Manukhin. Manukhin's wife, Tatʹi︠a︡na, was editor of Metropolitan Evlogiĭ's memoirs ("Puti moeĭ zhizni"), and some of the correspondence touches on that work.

The memoirs of Ivan Mikhailovich Shadrin. Manuscripts — Miscellaneous; "Odisseia Russkoi Eskadry s Russ. Bezhentsami ot Kryma do Bizerta"; "Prazdnovanie 300 letlia Imp. Doma Romanovykh"; "Pridvornaia Pevcheskaia Kapella i Imperatorskii Dvor"; "Velikaia Voina, 191U-191T"

The bound typescript memoirs "Illiuzii i deistvitel'nost'. Chast' 1. 17 let v SSSR" discuss Minishki's life in Bulgaria up to the 1923 insurrection, after which he emigrated. He discusses in more depth his life in the Soviet Union up to 1940.

Eryzhenskiĭ's manuscript memoirs entitled "Moi︠a︡ Odisseii︠a︡" (42 p.), with a photocopy and typed copy of the memoirs. The memoirs concern his experience during and immediately after the Civil War.

The papers consist of two letters to Ksenii︠a︡ V. Denikina and two manuscript memoirs. One memoir is entitled "Velikoe pereselenie i sudb́y kresti︠́a︡nstva" (9 p.), and concerns the peasant migration to Siberia at the end of the 19th century and its fate in the Soviet period: the other is entitled "Puti︠a︡mi gibeli i strakha" (7 p.), and deals with Rozhnovskiĭ's experiences at the end of World War II.

Lopukhin's bound manuscript "Zapiski nekotorykh obstoiatel'stv zhizni i sluzhby Deistvitel'nogo Tainogo Sovetnika, Senatora I.V.Lopukhina, sochinennye im samim." and an engraving dated 1809, from the journal "Vestnik Evropy" of Lopukhin's estate.

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, and printed materials concerning the Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Izmaĭlovskiĭ Polk (the Izmaĭlov Regiment of the Imperial Guard), and of its emigre veterans' association, the Soi︠u︡z Izmaĭlovt︠s︡ev (Union of "Izmaĭlovt︠s︡y"). There are materials concerning the War of 1812, the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, World War I, the Civil War, and the emigration. Most memoirs by veterans of the regiment cover World War I and the Civil War. There are biographical notes on members of the regiment from its formation in the 1700s into the 20th century, and also photographs and engravings. Printed materials include histories of the regiment, the oldest dating from 1830, and 14 bound volumes of the "Izmaĭlovskai︠a︡ Starina" (1930-40).

Manuscripts by Josef Korbel, who has written books on the politics of Eastern Europe, most recently his book "Twentieth Century Czechoslovakia" (New York, 1977). The four essays were written in 1949 for a study group of Philip Mosely's. They are entitled: "Czechoslovak-Yugoslav Trade Relations"; "Memorandum on the conflict Tito-Cominform: Conversation with A. Bebler"; Memorandum on Czechoslovak-Yugoslav Political Relations"; "Memorandum on J. Korbel's Conversation with Mr. V. Clementis." These essays include memoiristic information.

The papers consist of correspondence, a report, and subject files. Correspondence includes requests for financial aid from Russian citizens; there is a report on credit operations of the Russian government in Japan; and subject files on the Russian Red Cross in the Far East and on closing down of the Russian Embassy and consulates in China.