Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Obolenskii Diary4077888Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-02 20:37:42 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.aapm Rare Book and Manuscript Library Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Obolenskii Diary Obolenskiĭ, Dmitriĭ, kni︠a︡zʹ , 1822-1881 4077888 BAR Ms Coll/Obolenskiĭ Russian /repositories/2/resources/1729 781 pages 1 box 1853-1879 Summary

The diary covers 1853-58, 1861, and 1870-79, with the longest entries for 1855-56, 1870-71, and 1873. Obolenskiĭ discusses current events, personalities, and the Imperial central government.

 Location of Originals Note

Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Diary: Source of acquisition--Helene Shuvalov. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1981.

 Biographical sketch

Prince Dmitriĭ A. Obolenskiĭ was a high-ranking government official during the reigns of Nicholas I and Alexander II.

 Processing Information

Diary Accessioned 1981.

 Processing Information

Diary Processed 04/--/81.

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 Russia -- History -- Nicholas I, 1825-1855 Russia -- History -- Alexander II, 1855-1881 Diaries Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Obolenskii Diary/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677131