Iakov Iosifovich Kefeli Memoirs, 1944-1955

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
4077664 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Kefeli, I︠A︡kov Iosifovich, 1875-
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
12 items (1 box)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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This collection is located on-site.

Description

Scope and Content

Typescript memoirs that cover Kefeli's student years in Paris around the turn of the century, World War I in the Caucasus region, the 1917 revolution in Petrograd, and the revolution and Civil War in Odessa. Also included is a collective memoir of the siege of Port Arthur, compiled by Kefeli and other veterans of that seige.

Arrangement

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--1953.

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1957.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1953.

Memoirs Processed 10/--/79.

Memoirs Revised 11/--/81.

Memoirs Accessioned 1957.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical sketch

A doctor who served in the Imperial Naval Ministry in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID