Iakov Iosifovich Kefeli Memoirs, 1944-1955

Collection context

Creator:
Kefeli, I︠A︡kov Iosifovich, 1875-
Extent:
12 items (1 box)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Typescript memoirs that cover Kefeli's student years in Paris around the turn of the century, World War I in the Caucasus region, the 1917 revolution in Petrograd, and the revolution and Civil War in Odessa. Also included is a collective memoir of the siege of Port Arthur, compiled by Kefeli and other veterans of that seige.

Biographical / historical:

A doctor who served in the Imperial Naval Ministry in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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