Helene Romanoff Papers4078017Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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The collection primarily consists of her typescript memoirs (65 p.) which cover events from 1917 to her husband's death at the hands of the Bolsheviks. Also included is correspondence, and her obituary from a newspaper in Nice.

 Location of Originals Note

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

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1967.

 Biographical sketch

Hʹelène Romanoff, duchess and daughter of King Peter I of Serbia, was married to Russian Grand Duke Ioann Konstantinovich.

 Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1967.

 Processing Information

Papers Processed 01/--/81.

 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.

 Nobility -- Soviet Union Letters (correspondence) Memoirs Obituaries Ioann Konstantinovich, Prince, 1886-1918 Petar Karađorđević, King of Serbia, I, 1844-1921