Boris Georgievich Berg Manuscripts and Photographs, 1880-1953
Collection context
- Creator:
- Berg, Boris Georgievich, 1884-1953
- Extent:
- 14 items (3 boxes)
- Language:
- Russian .
- Scope and content:
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Manuscripts and photographs of Boris Georgievich Berg. There is an unpublished biography by B. G. Berg of Fedor Fedorovich Berg, "Feld́marshal Graf F. F. Berg i ego sovreminniki." The memoirs of B. G. Berg cover his youth, theatre career, World War I and its aftermath, and the emigration in France and the United States. There are also photographs of members of the Berg family.
- Biographical / historical:
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Count Boris Georgievich Berg (November 24, 1884 - December 1, 1953), chamber-junker, genealogist, member of the Historical-Genealogical Society (USA); married to Sofia Aleksandrovna Erdeli (nee Sannikova). Belonged to the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Finland. In 1906 graduated from the Imperial Alexander Lyceum, served in the Governing Senate, having risen to the rank of Court Councilor (nadvornyi sovetnik) and the rank of chamber-junker of the Imperial Court. Emigrated after the revolution, lived in France and then in the USA. Settled in New York, was a member of the in Russian Historical and Genealogical Society in America, was engaged in the historical research and the work on the magazine "Novik."
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
- Terms of access:
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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Boris Georgievich Berg Manuscripts and Photographs; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
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- Contact:
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