Collections : [Rare Book & Manuscript Library]

Correspondence, documents, manuscripts and typescripts of writings, paintings, photographs, audio tapes, and printed materials. The collection chiefly consists on the Group's writings and research materials.

Markov's papers consist of correspondence, a brief biography (apparently by his nephew), and printed materials. Correspondence in this collection consists of letters to a nephew named Seva. Printed materials include issues of "Mirovai︠a︡ Sluzhba" (1936-38), and two books by Markov: "Voĭny temnykh sil" (Paris, 1928), and "Otrechennye dni fevralśkoĭ revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii 1917 goda" (Harbin, 1938).

Typescript memoirs entitled "Un an en Persie (1917-18)" (107 p.). The memoirs describe his service with the French military mission on the Caucasian front, and his efforts to organize in Persia Russian and other units to fight Turkey after the collapse of the Russian army. Also included is a copy of Gasfeld́'s published memoirs"Pol veka" (Paris, 1950), which incorporate these memoirs.

The collection contains correspondence from N. N. Evreinov, V. A. Maklakov, P. N. Shatilov, Petr Struve, and P. N. Vrangel'; manuscripts, primarily notes and drafts of articles; and photographs. Most of the collection consists of Chebyshev's articles from the period 1921-1936. These articles are on political, cultural, and human interest subjects. There are also books, booklets, and a scrapbook.

Iljinskii 's correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, documents, photographs, and printed material. The correspondence, primarily from the period 1945-1990, includes a large body of letters from Iljinskii to his wife and numerous letters to Iljinskii from such persons as Roman Goul, Valentina Sinkevich, Leonid Rzhevskii The manuscripts consist primarily of handwritten and typescript copies of Iljinskii's essays and humorous poems. Also included are his dissertation and notebooks. The collection includes about 100 photographs mostly of Iljinskii. The printed material consists almost exclusively of books and clippings.

The papers consist of reports, printed materials, and photographs. Included are reports of Russian military operations in July-September 1916; Krasnikov's military service record; and photographs from World War I. There are also two photographs which concern the Russian community in San Francisco in the 1920s. Printed materials consist of articles and a book by Krasnikov"Taĭna belogo doma" (Troĭt︠s︡k, 1918), written under his pseudonym, P. Karelin.

Papers of Petr S. Makhrov, consisting primarily of extensive manuscript memoirs. Emigrating to France, he became a leading figure in the "Soviet patriotic" movement during and after World War II. His memoirs, in thousands of pages, discuss all aspects of his career. The papers also include correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed materials. There are orders (prikazy) from World War I and the Civil War, and reports and telegrams from his time in Poland. There is a copy of "Russkie v Gallipoli" autographed by Wrangel, and a photograph album entitled "Russkai︠a︡ armii︠a︡ na Balkanakh." Also included is the 1841 report of the director of the Imperial Military Academy in St. Petersburg, General Sukhozanet.

Most of the letters, which comprise the bulk of the collection, were written to Chekver in the late 1940s and 1950s by such emigre writers as David Knut, Aleksei Remizov, and Iurii Terapiano. Also included are verses by some of Chekver's correspondents (such as Knut, Igorʹ Chinov, and Vasilii Sumbatov), photographs of Knut, and books of verses by Chekver and Iurii Trubetskoi.