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The papers of Il'ia Grigor'evich Savchenko (1889-1961). The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, caricatures, and materials relating to a number of Russian émigré organizations. The materials relating to émigré organizations include correspondence, financial records, and mimeographed textbooks prepared by the professors of the Russkii iuridicheskii fakul'tet v Prage (Russian Juridical Institute in Prague), and correspondence and printed materials of the Soiuz ob"edinenii russkikh okonchivshikh vysshie uchebnye asvedeniia (OROVUZ; Union of Societies of Russians Who Have Graduated from Institutes of Higher Education), which Savchenko headed. In addition, there are materials relating to other émigré groups in Europe and the United States with which Savchenko was associated.

Reports submitted to T︠S︡ar ́Nicholas I by Tol.́ Included are two reports for 1834 and one each for 1835, 1837 and 1838, as well as comparative figures for the years 1832-1838. The reports cover such areas as navigation, road and bridge construction and the erection of public buildings, including hospitals, courthouses, prisons, post offices, schools etc. They also give information on the transportation department's finances and staffing. The following related item forms part of the collection: facsimile of the manuscript edition of a French language textbook on the hydrography of Russia entitled "Hydrographie de l'empire de Russie a l'usage des ʹelèves de l'institut des voies de communication." Première partie, St. Petersbourg, 1833.