Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Petr Semenovich Makhrov Papers
Makhrov, Petr Semenovich, 1877-1964
4077788
BAR Ms Coll/Makhrov
Russian
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500 items
10 boxes
1841-1961
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1952.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1962.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1965.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1963.
Biographical sketch
Makhrov entered the army as a private in the 1890s, and then worked his way up through the ranks. He achieved general's rank during World War I. He was White army chief of staff under Denikin and Wrangel in 1920, and then served as Wrangel's military representative in Poland in 1920-1921.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1952.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1962.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1965.
Processing Information
Papers Processed 01/--/80.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1960.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1963.
Scope and Content
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.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is located on-site.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Military education
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- Europe -- 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union
Russians -- France
Poland -- History -- Wars of 1918-1921
Autographs (manuscripts)
Books
Letters (correspondence)
Memoirs
Orders (military records)
Photographic prints
Scrapbooks
Telegrams
Vrangel', Petr Nikolaevich, Baron, 1878-1928
Denikin, Anton Ivanovich, 1872-1947
Series I: CorrespondenceDenikin, Anton Ivanovich1Maklakov, Vasilii Alekseevich1Struve, Petr Berngardovich1Wrangel, Petr Nikolaevich1Arranged Correspondence1Series II: PhotographsAlekseev, Mikhail Vasil'evich1Denikin, Anton Ivanovich1Koroilov, Lavr Georgievich1Series III: Documents and ManuscriptsGeneral Documents1MemoirsOn Military Education2On World War I (includes memoir on Gen, M.V.Alekseev)3On Revolution & Civil War. ("v Beloi Armii Generala Denikina" "General Vrangel i B. Savinkov" on microfilm)4Related Materials on Revolution & Civil War: Manuscripts by others, reports, telegrams, orders (includes material on Poland in 1920-1921)."5On the White Army in Emigration; and the White Emigration during and after World War II6Diary, with clippings, about World War II7Tsetsiliia D'Angall', "Dnevnik gadalki"8P.S.Makhrov"Istoricheskaia pamiatka o Vilenskom voennom uchilishche"8"Bonapartism MarchTukhachevskogo i pen. Skoblina"8"SSSR 1917-1945 i krushenie starogo mira"1917-19458''L'URSS victorieuse devart le monde capitaliste"8Series IV: Printed MaterialGeneral Printed Material9"Kratkii otchet o rabote Dezhurnogo Generala Shtaba Osoboi Armii", August 19l6-February1918.Pamphlets by Makhrov and others and Russkie v Gallipoli, autographed by Mangel.10