Sergei Aleksandrovich Korff Manuscripts, 1919-1924

Collection context

Creator:
Korff, S. A., baron (Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich), 1876-1924 and Kolesnikov, Vasiliĭ Petrovich
Extent:
6 items (1 folder in Gen Ms oversized photo)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

The collection consists of a typed essay on Woodrow Wilson; a typed draft "Konstitut︠s︡ii︠a︡ rossiĭskago gosudarstva" (perhaps prepared by Karol Kramař); and typed and handwritten drafts of "Osnovnye zakony rossiiskago gosudarstva," with a related letter to Korff from V. Kolesnikov, an official in the Priamur Government, 1922. Also included is a photograph of Korff (oversize).

Biographical / historical:

Historian and author of such books at "Administrativnai︠a︡ I︠U︡stit︠s︡ii︠a︡ v Rossii" (St. Petersburg, 1910) and and Autocracy and Revolution in Russia (New York, 1923). After emigrating to the United States after the 1917 Revolution he became a professor at Columbia.

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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