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Aleksandr Mikhailovich Nikolaev Papers
Nikolaev, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich, 1876-1967
Florinsky, Michael T., 1894-1981
Robinson, Geroid Tanquary, 1892-1971
Kli︠u︡chevskiĭ, V. O. (Vasiliĭ Osipovich), 1841-1911
4077867
BAR Ms Coll/A.M. Nikolaev
Russian
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10 linear feet
20 boxes
1899-1967
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--A. M. Nikolaev. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1953.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1954.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1966.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1968.
Biographical sketch
Colonel in the Imperial Army and military attachʹe at the Russian embassy in the United States until the Revolution. Following the Revolution, Nikolaev worked at the New York Public Library.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1953.
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Papers Accessioned 1954.
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Papers Accessioned 1966.
Processing Information
Papers Processed 05/--/80.
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Papers Accessioned 1968.
Scope and Content
The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, memoirs, diaries, notes, subject files, documents, photographs, and printed materials. Most of the material in the collection concerns Nikolaev's tenure as military attachʹe at the Russian embassy in Washington. Cataloged correspondents include Mikhail T. Florinsky and Geroid T. Robinson. There is a typescript by Vasiliĭ O. Kli︠u︡chevskiĭ, "Kratkoe posobie po russkoĭ istorii." Among the correspondence are cablegrams and official communications to the Russian embassy during World War I and the revolutionary period. Manuscripts, mostly by Nikolaev, concern contemporary and historical military topics. Diaries and memoirs deal with Nikolaev's travels to Europe during World War I and his activities as military attachʹe. Among orders granted to Nikolaev is the "Order of the Sacred Treasure," signed and sealed by the Japanese Emperor Meiji (1911). Printed materials include many articles by Nikolaev.
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.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Soviet Union -- Study and teaching -- United States
Russia -- Foreign relations -- 1894-1917
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
Articles
Diaries
Memoirs
Notes (documents)
Orders (military records)
Photographic prints
Diaries
Series I: CorrespondenceCataloged Correspondence1Aleksandrova, Vera1Armstrong, Hamilton Fish1Fisher, Harold H.1Florinsky, Michael1Karpovich, Mikhail Mikhailovieh1Mosely, Philip E.1Robinson, Geroid Tanquary1Arranged CorrespondenceAmerican Military Institute1Barclay, C.N.1Candadian Defence Quarterly1The Cavalry Journal1The Coast Artillery Journal1Danilov, Iurii1Davis, Malcolm W.1Domanevskii, V.N.1Doughty, Sanford and Cynthia1Drobashevskii, V.P.1Gali ch-Goncharenko, G.1Gilbert, Prentiss B.1Gilder, J.B.1Golovin, N.N.1Guaranty Trust Company of New York1The Infantry Journal1Invitations1Ionov, Aleksandr Mikhailovieh1Jones, Lucile de Nevers (Russian Student Fund)1Khrabrov, N.M.2Larner, W. Angamar2Library of Congress2The Literary Review2Lukomskii, A.2New York Times Book Review2New York Times Subscription Department2Nikolaev, Aleksandr M.2Nikolaev, Nikolai Mikhailovieh2Nikolaeva, Marie2The Outlook2Pototskii, S.2Rebinkova, P.F.2Retirement '2Riasinskii, Sergei N.2Richardson, Robert C.2Stern, Eva(Brookhaven National Laboratory)2Sworakowskii, W.S.(The Hoover Institute)2Tsingtao, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich2Ughet, S.2Vasil'ev, V.V.2Volkonskii, A.M.2Walter, C.2Who's Who in America2A-Z3Unidentified Correspondence3Correspondence as Military Attache1917-19284Cablegrams as Military Attache5Series II: ManuscriptsKliuchevskii, Vasilii 0.-"Kratkoe posobie po russkoi istorii"1Meiji, Emperor of Japan-"Order of the Sacred Treasure"1Manuscripts by Nikolaev5"The Campaign in Switzerland"5"Civil War in Russia"5"Expansion of the German Army in the War of 19lU-l8"5"The FebruaryRevolution and the Russian Army"5"Grazhdanskaia voina v Rossii"5"Kampaniia 1914 goda"19145"Katalog aviatsionnoi biblioteki kantceliarii voennogo agenta v5Soedinennykh shtatakh ameriki"5"More Light on the Invasion of East Prussia"5"Napoleon and 'General Winter' in the Russian Campaign"5"Napoleon in Russia"5"0 pol'skikh pritiazaniiakh na russkie zemli"6"0 rechi Lloyd George'a"6"0 Rumynii"6"The People's Army at Samara"6"Peter I or Peter the Great as a Military Leader 1709-1959"6"Po voprosu o poteriakh russkoi armii vo vremia velikoi voiny"6"A Russian Military Observer at Napoleon's Court before the Campaign of l8l2"6"The Three Fateful Landmarks in Napoleon's Campaign in Russia"6"The Time of Troubles in XVII Century Russia"6"Tolstoi in the Light of a Russian Scholar"6Translation into Russian of Ovid's "Metamorphoses"6Translations into English and Russian6"Universal Military Service in Russia and Western Europe from the l8th Century to the World Wars"6"Who Started the First World War"6Manuscript by Vasilii V. Vitkovskii, "Kurs geodezii"6Series III: Diaries and MemoirsMemoirs by Nikolaev7"At the Front at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle"7"Polveka tomu nazad..."7"in Russia before the Revolution"7"V poiskakh raboty"7"Vtoroi god rossiiskoi grazhdanskoi voiny i poslednii god pervoi mirovoi voiny"7"Years of War and Revolution"7Memoirs by N.K. Borishchevskii7"Zapiski o nedavnom proshlom"7Unidentified Memoir7Series IV: Subject FilesAntonina Borshchevskii7Applications to Join the Russian Army7Black Tom Terminal and Kingsland, N.J. Munitions Munitions Factory Explosion (1916)7Employment7Federation Interalliee des Anciens Combattants7Joint Queensview Housing Project7Knights of Malta7Kuzfmin-Karavaev(pseud.-Kin), Evgenii M.7Litigation vs. Metro-Goldwyn-May er7Military Attache7Retirement7Trip to British Front in France19157Series V: Documents and Printed MaterialNotes and Notebooks9Documents10Addresses10Awards10Financial Records10Photographs10Books11Books12Journals13Journals14Maps15Clippings16Clippings17Mimeographed Materials17Mimeographed Materials18Pamphlets19Off-prints19Miscellaneous Printed Material20Miscellaneous20