Eugene Petit Manuscripts, 1976

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/Petit
Bib ID:
4077933 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Petit, Eugène, 1850-1931
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
2 items (1 box)
Language(s):
French .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_4077933.pdf
Access:
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Description

Summary

Photocopies of typescripts of reports and letters. These reports and letters, some of them in extract form, cover from September 1916 to April 1918, and total 623 pages. Also included is an offprint of an article by Ioanis Sinanoglou that was partly based on this material.

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

Manuscripts: Source of acquisition--I︠O︡annis Sinanoglou. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1983.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Manuscripts Accessioned 1983.

Manuscripts Processed 05/--/83.

Biographical sketch

Petit was a lawyer with ties to French right-wing socialists. He was sent to Petrograd in 1915 to act as liason between the French Ministry of Armaments and War Production and its Russian counterpart.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Articles CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID