Vasilii Nikolaevich Kasatkin Memoirs, 1960
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- BAR Gen Ms Coll/Kasatkin
- Bib ID:
- 4077659 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Kasatkin, Vasiliì† Nikolaevich, b. 1885
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (1 item)
- Language(s):
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Russian
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- Access:
- 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.
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This collection is located on-site.
Description
Summary
The memoirs, which seem incomplete, cover Kasatkin's military education, World War I, the Revolution, and the Civil War on the Siberian Front. A large section of the memoirs concerns China and the Far East, where Kasatkin lived and worked as a trade officer in 1919-1959.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
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
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1961.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Memoirs Accessioned 1960.
Memoirs Processed 09/--/79.
Memoirs Accessioned 1961.
Revision Description
2020-04-13 PDF removed. jg
Biographical sketch
A staff general in General Kolchak's army.
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