Rare Book and Manuscript Library
George Walter Papers
Walter, George, 1899-1983
12892648
BA#0557
English
, Russian
.
2.94 linear feet
7 document boxes
1820s-1970s
The papers are composed of the correspondence, diaries, newspapers, books and documents of the Russian-American émigré George Walter. The correspondence is primarily from the period 1919-33, and consists of letters sent to Walter by family and friends in various European locations, primarily Walter's hometown of Mykolaiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine).
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in eight series.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Restrictions on Access
This collection has no restrictions.
Summary
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence addressed to George Walter in Kansas from friends and family in Europe from the late 1920s and early 1930s. A large part of the collection consists of newspapers and books collected by Walter in the early 1920s. There are also a number of documents relating to his immigration to the United States in the 1920s.
Summary
For preservation purposes, particularly fragile items have been stored in plastic. Color photocopies of the materials from this collection are held in boxes 6 and 7. Digitized versions of the materials from this collection are also available; please contact the curator for details.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); George Walter Papers; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Chair of the Bakhmeteff Committee. The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2016.2017.M108: Source of acquisition--Roberta Wirth. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1/17/2017.
Biographical / Historical
George Walter was born in a German-speaking Lutheran family in Mykolaiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). He learned French and Russian there prior to the Russian Revolution, which took place when he was 18 years old. Walter later acquired Arabic and English after leaving Russia for Tunisia and then the United States.
Biographical / Historical
During World War I, Walter fought as part of the Russian Imperial Cavalry. He joined at age 15 but soon was injured by shrapnel in the chin. Walter's parents were middle-class supporters of the Russian monarchy and both died shortly after the October Revolution. At that time, Walter went into hiding until he reached Tunisia, a French protectorate where elements of the White Russian Navy had fled. Walter moved to the United States in 1923 (pictured around this time) and settled in Hoisington, Kansas.
Biographical / Historical
Walter received United States citizenship in 1929. He died in 1983.
Processing Information
Papers processed by Marlow Davis (GSAS) 2017.
Processing Information
Finding aid written by Marlow Davis (GSAS) 2017.
Accrual
No additions are expected
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
German-American Mennonites -- 20th century
Russian Americans -- 20th century
Russian Emigres -- Tunisia -- 20th century
Russia -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century
Tunisia -- History -- 20th century
Correspondence
Manuscripts (documents)
Newspapers
Maps (documents)
Realia
Walter, George, 1899-1983
Series I: CorrespondenceBarouline, George, to George Walter, 1920-2511Brack, Irma, to George Walter192312Brack, Peter, to George Walter, 1922-3112Chechlinsky, Tadeusz, to George Walter, 1923-2913Chechlinsky, Tadeusz, to Roland Kufield, 12July 192713Cima, Paulina, to George Walter, 1923-2614Del-Maré, F.M., to George Walter192915Fay, Lilly, to George Walter, 1926-2816Gaidaenko, Vladimir and Vera, to George Walter, 1923-25, 1932-3317Kast, R., to George Walter, 19April 192518Klasink, Ludmilla, to George Walter, 17September 194818Klundt, Reverend John to George Walter, 1930-3218Kufield, Roland, to George Walter, 1923-3019Maichel, Paul, to George Walter, 1926-33110Mikhalovsky, Liubov, to George Walter, 1923-251932110Pavloff, P., to George Walter, 1921 192419211924111Ripnevskaia, F., to George Walterundated112Ripnevskii, Mikhail, to George Walter, 1923-30112Rohr-Dathaler, Heinrich, to George Walter, 22June 192821Rozmaritsa, Yevgeniia, to George Walter, 1919-2222Rozmaritsa, Yevgeniia, to George Walter, 1922-2623Stankewicz, Alexander Antonovich, to George Walter, 1923-2523Walter, George, to Tadeusz Chechlinskyundated24Walter, George, to Paulina Cima, 19June 192324Walter, George, to Roland Kufieldundated24Walter, George, to Mikhail Ripnevskiiundated24Walter, George, to Yevgeniia Rozmaritsa, 2April 193224Walter, George, to Unidentifiedundated24Walter, Leopold, to George Walter, 1923-3025Walter, Leopold, to George Walter, 1948 1968-71194826Walter, Marie, to George Walter, 1926-32, 1936 1953 197119361953197127Walter, Vera, to George Walter, 1923-3228Walter, Ernst, to George Walter, 1924-2529Unidentified, to Mrs. P. Popoff, 30 November n.y.29Unidentified, to George Walter, 10June 192829Series II: ManuscriptsLoose MS pages, 2 poems31Diaries, 1920-33 [14 diaries]32Series III: DocumentsBaptism certificate of George Walter, 12April 190533Doctor's letter on George Walter, Mykolaiv, 27June 191733Lutheran confirmation certificate of George Walter, 19May 191833Certificate confirming George Walter as Scout Master, Boy Scouts of Mykolaiv, 24June 191833Certificate confirming George Walter as 8th grade student, Mykolaiv 3rd Male Gymnasium, 18September 191933Certificate confirming George Walter as 7th grade student, Mykolaiv 3rd Male Gymnasium, 11October 191933Demobilization certificate of George Walter, 5November 191933Certificate of seaman George Walter on minelayer Tserigo, Mykolaiv, 22December 191933Transfer certificate of seaman George Walter to the minelayer Bespokoinyi, Sevastopol, 5February192033Cholera vaccination certificate of George Walter, 4July 192033Certificate of George Walter from Russian Squadron Commander, 2February192133Acceptance letter to George Walter from Russian Middle School in Paris, 29August 192133Postal receipts from Tunis, 1922-2333French police document of George Walterundated33Affidavit of support for George Walter signed by Irma Brack, 14June 192333Declaration of Alien about to Depart for the United States, George Walter, American Consulate, Tunis, 16June 192333Declaration of no valid passport, George Walter, 16June 192333Receipt, American Consular Service, Tunis, 16June 192333Certificate of George Walter from Russian Squadron in Biserte, presented at American Consulate, Tunis, 16June 192333Letter of Employment, Domaine D'Utique, 28June 192333List of names and addressesundated33Application of Yevgeniia Rozmaritsa for travel to Canada, undated [in Russian],undated33French Passport of George Walter, 21July 192333Letter to George Walter from Domaine D'Utique, 10October 192333Receipts for funds transfers from George Walter to Ernest Yakowlewitz Walter, 1923-25 [15 receipts, totaling $100]33Receipts for funds transfers from George Walter to Yevgeniia Alexandrovna Rozmaritsa, 1926-28 [6 recepts, totaling $362]33Lutheran Immigration Board of Canada to George Walter, 29October 192733State Bank of New York to George Walter, 7January 192833Certificate of Naturalization of George Walter, 29June 192933Series IV: BooksLourie, A. Vocabolario Italiano-Russo, Paris: Garnier Fr è res [1920s]34Tkacheff, M. Vocabulaire Français-Russe et Russe-Français, Paris: Garnier Fr è res [1920s]34Wassilieff, A. English-Russian Vocabulary, Paris: Garnier Fr è res192134Ash, Shalom Meri, Berlin: Ladyschnikow [1920s]41Jordan, Friedrich Dorfgeschichten, Erlebtes und Erschautes aus den Colonien an der Wolga, [1900s]41Forel', Avgust Polovoi vopros, St, Petersburg: Osvobozhdenie [1920s]41Kuprin, Aleksandr Na Perelome i drugie sochineniia, Tom 5, Berlin: G, Blumenberg [1921]41Kuprin, Aleksandr Iama, Tom 12, Berlin: G, Blumenberg [1921]41Grebenshchikov, Georgii Churaevy, Paris: Russkaia Pechat'192241Thomson, John, red Samouchitel' angliiskogo iazyka, Berlin, Glücksmann192241Vetlugin, A Zapiski Merzavtsa, Berlin: Russkoe tvorchestvo192241New Testament [in Japanese]41Series V: NewspapersNiva, 17November 190751Vokrug Sveta, Moscow, 12, 19 January and 9, 16 March1914 [4 copies]March191451Clippings from Novoe Russkoe Slovo, New York, 1926-2752Vechernee slovo, Sevastopol, 7 and 10February192052Iug, Sevastopol, 7March192052"Pamiati Aleksandra Bloka"Obshchee delo, Paris, 16August 192152Obshchee delo, Paris, 9December 192152Cleveland Plain Dealer Magazine Section, 6December 193152Series VI: MapsMap of Southern Russia [1910s]53Series VII: RealiaWolf-shaped pendant on yellow ribbon54Cloth hat with U,K, coat of arms buttons54Russian Navy hat with inscription "Artillery School"54Series VIII: PhotocopiesPhotocopied correspondence A-S61Photocopied correspondence T-Z71Photocopied documents71