Georgii Eduardovich Berkhman Papers, 1898-1934

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/Berkhman.
Bib ID:
4077662 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Berkhman, Georgiĭ Ėduardovich, 1854-1929
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
200 items (1 box; 1 oversized folder)
Language(s):
Russian .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_4077662.pdf
Access:
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This collection is located on-site.

Description

Summary

Papers of General Georgiĭ E. Berkhman that consist of correspondence, subject files, maps and printed materials. Most of the collection concerns the Sarykamysh campaign against Turkey in late 1914, including telegrams, orders, reports, maps and books. There is also Berkhman's official service record, a brief memoir by his wife Elena Vasilévna, clippings, and copies of Tbilisi newspapers from January 1919.

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

Papers: Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1962.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1962.

Papers Processed 11/--/79.

Biographical sketch

General Berkhman served in the Caucasus region during World War I.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Clippings (Information Artifacts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Maps (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Newspapers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Orders (military records) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reports CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Telegrams CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Books CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID