Boris Aleksandrovich Bakhmeteff Papers, 1914-1951
Collection context
- Creator:
- Bakhmetev, B. A. (Boris Aleksandrovich), Becker, Nicolas, 1877-1962, Spargo, John, 1876-1966, Maklakov, V. A. (Vasiliĭ Alekseevich), 1870-1957, Kuskova, Ekaterina, Coudert, Frederic René, Jr., 1898-1972, Karpovich, Michael, 1888-1959, Lʹvov, Georgiĭ Evgenʹevich, kni︠a︡zʹ, 1861-1925, and Sack, A. J. (Arkady Joseph), 1889-
- Extent:
- 34000 items 86 boxes 53 volumes 2 awards 1 oil painting
- Language:
- Russian , English .
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, subject files and printed materials. The greater part of the collection concerns the period 1917-22, with a substantial amount of material on the Humanities Fund and Bakhmeteff's friendships with prominent Americans. Cataloged materials include 50 or more letters from John Spargo, Vasilii Maklakov, Ekaterina Kuskova, Frederic Coudert, Georgii L'vov and Michael Karpovich (the last largely concerning the Humanities Fund); there are also a few items by Louis Brandeis, John Foster Dulles, Samuel Gompers, Colonel Edward House, Charles Lindbergh, and Thomas Masaryk. Extensive files of arranged materials include hundreds of letters by Arkadii Zak (who headed the Russian Information Bureau in New York, 1917-22), items to and by Sergei Uget, and official telegrams from 1917-22. There are manuscripts in the collection by Bakhmeteff, Spargo, Uget and Sergei Prokopovich. Subject files chiefly cover the Civil War period, the Paris Peace Conference, the Humanities Fund and Soviet Russia in the early 1920s. Printed materials include pamphlets, journals and clippings. There are also bound reports by different departments of the Russian embassy and mission from 1917 through the 1920s. In addition, the collection contains an oil portrait of Bakhmeteff by the artist Nicolas Becker.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ambassador of the Russian Provisional Government to the United States (1917-22), engineer, Columbia professor, businessman, and founder of the Humanities Fund.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
- 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