Fedor F. and Vera V. Kirkhgof Memoirs, 1959-1976

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Gen Ms Coll/Kirkhgof
Bib ID:
4077676 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Kirkhgof, Fedor F., b. ca. 1890; Kirkhgof, Vera V., 1900-
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
7 items (7 items)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Memoirs of Fedor F. Kirkhgof and of his wife, Vera V. Fedor's typescript memoirs (in all 220 p.) are in six parts, entitled: "Vospominanii︠a︡ adʺi︠u︡tanta komendanta glavnoĭ kvartiry shtaba verkhovnogo glavnokomandui︠u︡shchego"; "Pokhod Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Izmaĭlovskogo Polka 1914-1918"; "Posledniĭ period Leĭb-Gvardiĭ Izmaĭlovskogo Polka"; "Moe vozvrashchenie s voĭny"; "Moi︠a︡ zhizn ́v Petrograde v 1918 i 1919 godakh i komandirovka osobogo naznachenii︠a︡ v Berlin v 1918 godu"; and "Moi︠a︡ zhizn ́na Ukraine v 1919 godu." The typescript memoirs of Vera Kirkhgof, entitled "Moi︠a︡ shkola" (16.), mostly discuss her education at the Shaffe girls' gymnasium in St. Petersburg.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

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This collection is located on-site.

Accruals

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1959.

Memoirs: Source of acquisition--Vera V. Kirkhgof. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1976.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Memoirs Accessioned 1959.

Memoirs Accessioned 1976.

Memoirs Processed 10/--/79.

Revision Description

2020-04-14 PDF removed. jg

Biographical sketch

Officer in the Izmaĭlovskiĭ Regiment during World War I and then an adjutant on the staff of the Russian supreme military command.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Women, education -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID