Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kolchinskii Papers, 1912-1963

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/Kolchinskiĭ
Bib ID:
4077686 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Kolchinskiĭ, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, 1880-196?
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
44 items (1 box)
Language(s):
Russian .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_4077686.pdf
Access:
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Description

Summary

The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials. Manuscripts include notes taken on a speechby General Lavr Kornilov in August 1917; Kolchinskiĭ's writings on the history of the Pavlovsk Military Academy (including a published book by him); and his diaries from the early 1950s. Also included are Kolchinskiĭ's Russian army documents; items relating to his work in the Belgian Congo during World War II; and several photographs of army officers during World War I.

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--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1969.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1969.

Papers Processed 10/--/79.

Biographical sketch

An officer on the staff of the Imperial Army before and during World War I.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Diaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Notes (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Kornilov, Lavr Georgievich, 1870-1918 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Russia -- History, Military -- 1801-1917 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Soviet Union -- History,military -- 1917-- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Books CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Military education -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID