Boris Ivanovich Bok Collection on the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904-1905
Collection context
- Creator:
- Bok, Boris Ivanovich, 1879-1955, Nikitin, Vladimir, Androsov, Dmitrii Grigor'evich, Berg, O. F., Berg, Vladimir Ferdinandovich, Fok, Aleksandr Viktorovich, I︠U︡zefovich, A. M. (Alekseĭ Mikhaĭlovich), 1882-1975, Vorob'ev, Aleksandr Apollonovich, and Ienish, N. V.
- Extent:
- 55 items (1 box)
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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Manuscripts and related materials on the siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War, collected by Boris Ivanovich Bok. Included are diaries and memoirs by Russian participants in the siege: Dmitrii Grigor'evich Androsov (Diary), Oskar Fabianovich Berg (Memoirs), Vladimir Ferdinandovich Berg (Memoirs), Aleksandr Viktorovich Fok ("Zametki"), Nikolai Viktorovich Ienish (Memoirs), Aleksei Mikhailovich Iuzefovich (Memoirs), Vladimir Nikoalevich Nikitin (Diary), Aleksandr Apollonovich Vorob'ev (Memoirs). Some of the memoirs and diaries were published in: "Port-Arthur, Vospominaniia uchastnikov" (New York, 1955).
Other materials from the period 1904-1907 - correspondence, reports, minutes of an investigating commission - were collected by General Vladimir Nikolaevich Nikitin concerning the investigation into the siege.
- Biographical / historical:
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Boris Ivanovich von Bok (1879-1955), naval officer, captain of the 1st rank, naval attaché at the Russian embassies in Berlin and the Netherlands; district leader of the nobility of the Shavlyai district, Vilna province. In emigration in the USA. President of the Port Arthur Anniversary Committee in San Francisco. Died in San Francisco, buried in Serbian Orthodox Cemetery, San Francisco.
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 Ivanovich Bok Collection on the Siege of Port Arthur; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
- Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
- Contact:
- rbml@library.columbia.edu