This collection is located on-site.
Memoirs of the Koshko family, specifically Ivan Frantsevich, his brother Arkadiĭ, his son Boris, and his daughter Olǵa. Almost all of the memoirs are in the hand of Olǵa Koshko. Ivan's memoirs (partially published) touch on his government service in Samara, Novgorod, Penza, and Perḿ and his experiences during the 1917 Revolution and Civil War. The excerpt from Arkadiĭ's memoirs concern the Beilis ritual murder case. Boris Koshko's memoirs concern his experiences as an Imperial and Provisional government official during World War I. Olǵa Koshko's memoirs deal with her father and with life in the emigration in Europe.
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Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1957.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1964.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1968.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1970.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1974.
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Memoirs Accessioned 1957.
Memoirs Accessioned 1960.
Memoirs Accessioned 1964.
Memoirs Accessioned 1968.
Memoirs Accessioned 1970.
Memoirs Accessioned 1974.
Memoirs Processed 10/--/79.
Ivan Koshko was appointed governor of Penza in 1907 and of Perm ́in 1911. Arkadiĭ Koshko was a famous detective, author of "Ocherki ugolovnogo mira T︠S︡arskoĭ Rossii.".
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