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Vladimir A. Kamenskii Memoirs, 1920-1974

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Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: BAR Ms Coll/V.A. Kamenskiĭ
Bib ID 4077646 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Kamenskiĭ, Vladimir A., 1891-1974
Title Vladimir A. Kamenskii Memoirs, 1920-1974
Physical Description 10 items (1 box)
Language(s) Russian .
Additional Description http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_4077646.pdf
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Description

Summary

Manuscript and typescript memoirs (in all 600 p.) that deal chiefly with Kamenskiĭ's military education, the imperial court, his service during World War I, his service as General Petr Wrangel's diplomatic courier in 1921-24, and the emigration in France. Part of the manuscripts on World War I consists of copies of his diary. Some hand-drawn maps, photographs, and six copies of the bulletin of the organization of veterans of the Jaeger Regiment complete the collection.

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You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Accruals

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

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

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1973.

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1971.

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1976.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

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Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1967.

Memoirs Accessioned 1973.

Memoirs Processed 08/--/79.

Memoirs Accessioned 1971.

Memoirs Accessioned 1976.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"		 "CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"		 "Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Bulletins Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Diaries Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Maps (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Memoirs Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"		 "CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"		 "Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Emigration and immigration -- France -- 20th century Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Military education Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Russia -- History, Military -- 1801-1917 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Vrangel', Petr Nikolaevich, Baron, 1878-1928 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical sketch

Member of the Imperial Corps of Pages before World War I and officer in the Jaeger Life Guard Regiment (Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Egerskiĭ Polk) during the war.