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Personal papers of Charles Frankel include among other his correspondence with organizations and individuals, writings, publications, research materials, class descriptions, photographs, etc.

Files, research matter; caselaw, etc.

Papers include correspondence, manuscripts, and printed materials. Correspondence mostly concerns the Obʺedinenie in the 1950s. One of the manuscripts by Nikolaev is entitled"Ukrainsko-polśkie otnoshenii︠a︡ vo vremi︠a︡ sovet︠s︡ko-polśkoĭ voĭny 1920-1921 gg." Nikolaev's memoirs largely concern his activities as legal consultant to the Orthodox Church in Poland. Printed materials deal mostly with the Obʺedinenie.

Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and printed materials. The papers, which consist to a large extent of mimeographed and printed reports of various organizations with which Evans was affiliated, chronicle a wide range of his activities in the fields of law, international relations, and library service. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Norman Cousins, S. Radhakrishnan, and Paul H. Douglas.

Manuscripts of Mikhail I. Nilśkiĭ (probably a pseudonym), include a typescript memoir"Pobeg" (266 p.), which describes the author's experiences in Soviet labor camps. Also included are 40 short sketches, paginated consecutively, covering political prisons and camps and episodes from the lives of Soviet citizens, such as encounters with the NKVD, escape from the Nazis during World War II, and court trials.

The Ob"edinenie Russkikh Advokatov Vo Frantsii Records (Union of Russian Lawyers in France Records) contain correspondence, manuscripts, minutes and reports of meetings, subject files, and printed materials. Founded in 1926, the Union's first president was Nikolaĭ Teslenko, who was succeeded by Boris Gershun. From the early 1950s on the Union's activities became increasingly sporadic; its last general meeting was apparently held in 1973. The papers mostly concern 1930-1960. Cataloged correspondents are Oskar Gruzenberg, Maksim Vinaver, and Vasiliĭ Maklakov. There are annual reports of the Union's activities, and files on meetings of its executive council and on general meetings. Also included are membership lists and notes on members. Subject files concern chiefly Union activities. Substantial biographical materials on emigre lawyers can be found in the files related to the "Memorial of the Russian Legal Profession in the Emigration.".

Personal, academic, and legal correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and memoranda. Among the legal files, there is particular emphasis on labor and welfare law. The files also contain materials about his judicial appointment, the American Law Institute, the Columbia University School of Law, and the Project on International Procedure. Among the major correspondents are: James A. Farley, Arthur J. Goldberg, Philip C. Jessup, Robert F. Kennedy, Harold R. Medina, James A. Pike, and Lionel Trilling

The records of the Soiuz byvshikh russkikh sudebnykh deiatelei vo Frantsii (Association of Former Russian Magistrates in France) from its inception in 1925 through 1970. The most frequently recurring materials are: correspondence, both general and specifically related to membership drives and fund-raising activities; minutes and organization memoranda; legal briefs on behalf of clients settling disputes before arbitration panels; and mimeo and printed materials, especially clippings. Included among the correspondence are several letters from Generals Denikin, Miller and Vrangel.