Sergei Iul'evich Witte Papers, 1884-1915

Collection context

Creator:
Vitte, S. I︠U︡., graf (Sergeĭ I︠U︡lʹevich), 1849-1915, Aksakov, I. S. (Ivan Sergeevich), 1823-1886, Alexander III, Emperor of Russia, 1845-1894, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Pobedonost︠s︡ev, Konstantin Petrovich, 1827-1907, Samarin, I︠U︡. Ḟ. (I︠U︡rīĭ Ḟedorovich), 1819-1876, Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910, and Wilhelm, German Emperor, II, 1859-1941
Extent:
1000 items (14 boxes; 1 oversized framed drawing with collection)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and subject files of Witte. The correspondents include Ivan S. Aksakov, Tsar Aleksander III, Tsar Nicholas II, Konstantin P. Pobedonost︠s︡ev, I︠U︡riĭ Samarin, Lev N. Tolstoĭ and Kaiser Wilhelm II. The manuscripts, which constitute over half of the collection, consist of Witte's memoirs and of his work on the Russo-Japanese War, and include a signed typescript essay by Lev N. Tolstoĭ. The photographs depict the signing of the Portsmouth Treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War (Portsmouth, N.H.). The subject files, which are primarily typescript copies of documents, refer to such topics as the various assassination attempts on the tsars, questions of agrarian reform, relations with Germany, and the siege of Port Arthur. There is also a framed pen and ink drawing depicting an event in Witte's public career.

Biographical / historical:

Finance Minister of Russia from 1893 to 1903 and subsequently president of the Council of Ministers until his dismissal in 1906.

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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