Georgii Goshtovt Papers, circa 1830-1952

Creator:: Goshtovt, Georgiĭ Adamovich, ca. 1889-1953
Extent:: 2500 items 14 boxes
Language:: Russian .
Scope and content:: Part of the collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, military diaries, maps and printed materials that pertain to World War I. Some materials deal with the Civil War, Polish history, medieval Russia and Lithuania, and the history of Russian education. Several folders contain military orders, "prikazy", dating from the early 1900s to about 1925. There are also genealogical materials concerning Russian nobility and Goshtovt's family. The maps primarily concern World War I and the Civil War; also included are a postal map of Russia in 1860, and a map of transportation routes in 1887. The printed materials include clippings, and bulletins published by various emigre military organizations. Most of the books in the collection pertain to the German army during World War I.
Biographical / historical:: Military historian.

Acquisition information:

Papers: Source of acquisition--Elena V. Mengden. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1955.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Elena V. Mengden. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1956.

Processing information:

Papers Accessioned 1955.

Papers Processed 02/--/82.

Papers Accessioned 1956.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:

aapm

Location of originals:

Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

Access and use

Location of this collection:: Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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