S. E. Vittenberg Papers, 1918-1959

Collection context

Creator:
Vittenberg, S.E and Maĭdel,́ Ekaterina, von
Extent:
10 items 10 items
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Papers of S. E.Vittenberg. Vittenberg's diaries cover from April 1918 to May 1919. The brief (6 p.) typescript memoir discusses, in the third person, Vittenberg's mission to Moscow in July 1918 to arrange for an exchange of Russian and Finnish prisoners. Also included is a supplement by Ekaterina von Maĭdel ́on the Russians in Finland in 1918-1919 (24 p.). There is a photograph of Kovanḱo.

Biographical / historical:

Colonel in the Imperial Russian Army. In 1918 Vettenberg was chosen as a representative of the Russian community in Finland; he assisted the unofficial Soviet representative in that country, Konstantin Kovanḱo.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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