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Finliandskii Leib Gvardii Polk Records
Leĭb Gvardiĭ Finli︠a︡ndskiĭ Polk
Ushakov, V.V
4078324
BAR Ms Coll/Finli︠a︡nskiĭ Polk.
Russian
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1200 items
37 boxes; 6 volumes; 3 albums; and 1 framed picture
1815-1974
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Obe̋dinenie Finli︠a︡ndsk. Polka via Messrs. Khodnev, Sergeev, and I︠a︡kunin. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1958.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Obe̋dinenie Finli︠a︡nsk. Polka via Messrs. Khodnev, Sergeev and I︠A︡kunin. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1974.
Biographical sketch
Finland Regiment of the Imperial Russian Guards.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1958.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1974.
Scope and Content
Materials relating to the history of the Finland Regiment of the Imperial Russian Guards and to the activities of the emigre Finland Regiment Association (Obe̋dinenie Finli︠a︡ndskago Polka), an organization of former officers of the regiment, including correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials. Although the regiment was founded in 1806, almost all the materials date from the 20th century. The voluminous correspondence largely consists of letters to Dmitriĭ I. Khodnev and leaders of the regimental association in the emigration. Manuscripts include a long memoir by Khodnev concerning his service in the regiment
Scope and Content
in 1905-1918, and a large number of short articles by him on regimental history, the lives of members of the Romanov dyunasty, and other topics. Another long manuscript is a memoir of the regiment during the 1917 Revolution and Civil War by V.V. Ushakov. A large body of material reflects the activities of the regimental assocition and of the association of former Guards' officers (Gvardeĭskoe Obe̋dinenie). These include regulations, minutes, announcements, notices of meetings and membership records. There are subject files for materials bearing on the lives of individual members of the regiment, the regiment's participation in the various key events in Russian history , the units' operation in World War I. A virtually complete set of "Finli︠a︡ndet︠s︡" as well as the emigre periodicals and jubilee volumes of several other regiments are among the printed materials. There are also several pamphlets, colored lithographs, and architectural drawings. There is also a fine album of photographs of the regiment on active service in 1877-1878.
Arrangement
Material is arranged into seven series.
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.
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- Finland -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- France -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- United States -- 20th century
Soviet Union -- History, Military
Memoirs
Khodnev, Dmitriĭ I
Sergeev, Boris V
Series I: CorrespondenceSubseries I.1: Correspondence to D.I. KhodnevA1Aue (Owie), Kh. A. and family1Andreev, V. N.1ArkhangelJskii, A.1B1Baranovskii, Nikolai1Beloselfskii, Sergei1Benua, Nikolai Leont'evich1Benzeman, G.1Bredov, F. E. & 0.1Brofel'dt, Aleksandr1Buliubash, E. G.1C1D1Dolenza-Kovalevskii1E1Eletskoi1Erarskii, N.1F1Fage, K. K.1G1Gardenin, Aleksandr1I2Iakunin, Nikolai T.2Iankovskii, E.2Ivanov, Dmitrii Andreevich2K2Kiprian, Abbot2Konoplev, S.2Krivosheev, Leonid2L2Laiming, N. & B.2Lampe, A. A. von(3 folders)2Likhosherstov, A. A.2M2N2O2P2Pozdnyshev, S.2R3"Rodina" historical museum3Rogozhin, A.3S3Sapunov, A. I.3Sergeev, B. V.(3 folders)3Shatilov, Boris3Solodkov, Iurii & E.3T3U4V4Vecheslov, Z. M.4Vera Konstantinovna, Princess4Vertepov, Dmitrii Petrovich4Vitkovskii, Vladimir K.4Vladimir Kirillovich4Z4Ziborov, Mikhail4Unidentified4Subseries I.2: Correspondence to B.V. SergeevA5Abaimov, N.5Andreev, Nikolai5Andreev, V. N.5Andreeva, E. L.5Anpilogov, F. Ia.5B5Benua5Bredov, F. E.5C5D5E5Ek, Nikolai M.5En'ko, D. P.5F5Fage, K.5G5Galindo, K. F.5Goshtovt, G. A.5Gulevich, A. A. & E.5I6Iakunin, N. T.6Iarenko,Ia. G.6K6Klodt, P. A.(4 folders)6Klodt, Vera G.6Khodnev, Dmitrii Ivanovich(9 folders)6L7Laiming, G. M. & M. N.7Likhosherstov, A. A.7Liubimov, L.7Lukin, G. V.7M7Mikhailovskii, Konstantin Pavlovich7Moller, A.7N7Nikolaev, A. V.7O7P7Pedashev, M. F.7Petukhov, A. A.7R7Rabotin, A.7Rauner, E. E.7Sapunov8Shilling, Dmitrii I.8Smirnov, Dmitrii8Sokolov, Sergei8Staroskol'skii, K. N.8Stogov, N. N.8T8Titov, G. I.8Ushakov, I. V.8Ushakov, V. V.8V8Z8Ziborov, I. G.8Unidentified8Subseries I.3: Correspondence to Various PersonsA-D8E-J8K-M8Khodnev, D. I.8Letter drafts by D. I. Khodnev8Konstantin Nikolaevich, Grand Duke(2 folders)9N-R9S9Sergeev, B. V. (letter drafts)9T-Z9Miscellaneous 19th-century correspondence9Official acknowledgements by other regiments of messages from Finliandtsy9Official letters of congratulations sent to regiments and individuals9Other official communications of the regiment9Letter fragments and drafts9Unidentified9Series II: ManuscriptsKhodnev, D. I.Biographies of nominal heads of the regiment from the Imperial family10Book reviews and responses to articles10"Fevral'skaia'revoliutsiia 1917 g i zapasnyi batal'on leib-gvardii finliandskago polka"191710Manuscripts on historical subjects10Manuscripts relating to the history of the regiment10Minor manuscripts10Sergeev, B. V."Finliandets"10"Sozdateli slavy polka"10"Vospominaniia"11"Vospominaniia"12Ushakov, V. V., "Zapiski"10Voevodskii, P. A,, "Iz vospominanii"10Miscellaneous manuscripts (alphabetical by author)10Miscellaneous manuscripts (anonymous and unidentified)10Series III: Organizational RecordsAccounts13Acts of the revision commission of the regimental union13Agenda of Guards1 Association13Attestations13Biographical surveys and sketches13Courts of honor13Drafts of statutes13Explanatory statements13Field books13Illustrations13Information bulletins14Invitations14Maps14Membership lists(2 folders)14Military maps14Minutes15Music15News releases15Notices15Notifications15Orders15Poems15Proclamations15Regulations15Resolutions15Reports15ROVS membership cards15Sinodiki15Soiuz pazhei--membership lists15Statutes15Celebrations1925-1934161935-1954171955-1959181960-196319Undated19Menus and Ball Programs19Series IV: Photographs and ScrapbooksPhotographs20Scrapbooks150-letie Leib-Gvardii Finliandskago Polka20Nash Polk(6 volumes)20Scrapbooks21Series V: Subject FilesAppeals, advertisements, invitations from various emigre organizations22Commission of the Guards1 Association193822Conditions of awarding the St. Nicholas Order for service in World War I22Congratulatory messages to General A. A. Gulevich on the 50th anniversary of his becoming an officer22Congratulatory messages to General Pavel A. KLodt on the 50th anniversary of his becoming an officer22Controversy occasioned by Khodnev's article "Nash dolg--ne zabyvat'"22Costumes worn at 1903 court ball in 16th-century style190322Death of Baron Pavel A. KLodt, 1938--obituaries and condolences22Death of Sergei A. Daniel'-Bek193122Ekk, Nikolai Nikolaevich22Explosion in the Winter Palace, 5February18802250th anniversary of the commission of Nikolai Pavlovich Khir'iakov22Finliandskii Polk and the Decembrist Uprising22Finliandskii Polk and the Emancipation of the Serfs22Guards' Association financial affairs22History of the Finlaindskii Polk(2 folders)22Imperial family letters and appeals23Information sheets for 'Guards' Detachment'1925-192723Khodnev, D. I.--break with the newspaper Rossiia23Khodnev's "1812 Overture" controversy23Lampe, A. A. von23Lublin operation, 19-27August 191423Murder of Colonel Konstantin Staroskol'skii in TransJordan193823Operations of the regiment191823Operations of the regiment191923Operations of the regiment192023Operations of the regiment192124Protest against naming of "Nicholas II" restaurant in Barcelona24Recovery of regimental effects from Greek royal family193024Regimental archive24Regiment's link with A. S. Pushkin24Second Guards' Infantry Division--operations in World War I(3 folders)24Second Guards' Infantry Division-operations in World War I(4 folders)25Slashchev, General Iakov Aledsandrovich25Solodkov, Nikolai Petrovich25T.D. Ianovskii affair25Transfer of the regiment from the Don Army to the Volunteer Army1919-192025Vladimir, Grand Duke25"Voennaia istoriia v zvukakh" phonograph records25Miscellaneous25Series VI: Printed MaterialsClippings26Clippings27Copies of "FinliandetsIssues 2-2928Issues 20-3429Issues 37, 39-5130Printed Materials re: Cuirassiers and Artillery Brigade31Printed Materials re: Life Jagers32Bulletins of the Moscow Regiment33Printed Materials re: Gvardeiskaia pekhotnaia Diviziia, Finliandskii Polk, Semenovskii Polk and Volynskii Polk34Various journals, published memoirs and miscellaneous booklets35Pamphlets36Books37Series VII: Oversized MaterialsBox 1. Album re: 100 years anniversary of the Leib-Gvardii Finliandskii PolkOS 1Portraits and Drawings related to the History of the Leib-Gvardii Finliandskii Polk (Portraits of Emperors and Regiment's chiefs)-25 itemsOS 1Portraits and Drawings related to the History of the Leib-Gvardii FinliandskiiOS 1Polk (Regiment's Uniforms)-22 itemsOS 1Materials related to Leib-Gvardii Dragunskii Polk(1 folder)OS 1Printed Materials: L'lllustration (15 May 1915 12 Juin 1915 20 Octobre 1916)May 19151915OS 1Architectural Drafts (3 items) and related documentsOS 1Drawings and Photographs (5 items)OS 1PrintsOS 1MapOS 1PhotoalbumOS 2Framed Photograph of the Regiment on bivouacOS 2