Vasilii Mikhailovich Pronin Papers, 1914-1955

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/Pronin
Bib ID:
4077961 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Pronin, Vasiliĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1868-1965
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
15 items (1 box)
Language(s):
Russian .
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.

Description

Scope and Content

The papers consist of manuscripts and printed materials. The manuscripts include an autobiographical essay, Pronin's memoirs about Generals Kornilov and Brusilov, an essay about an attempt to murder Trot︠s︡kiĭ and articles on the Russian emigration in Yugoslavia and Brazil. The printed materials include copies of the journal "Vera i vernost,́" Pronin's pamphlet "Krymskai︠a︡ voĭna -- Oborona Sevastopoli︠a︡" and "Vo imi︠a︡ pravdy -- O belom dvizhenii i ego vozhdi︠a︡kh," to which Pronin and others contributed.

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

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1955.

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Vasiliĭ Vasilʹevich Pronin. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1965.

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1962.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1955.

Papers Accessioned 1960.

Papers Accessioned 1965.

Papers Processed 03/--/81.

Papers Accessioned 1962.

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

White Army colonel in the Russian Civil War.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Articles CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Autobiographies (literary works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Essays CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Journals CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pamphlets CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Brusilov, Alekseĭ Alekseevich, 1853-1926 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kornilov, Lavr Georgievich, 1870-1918 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Emigration and immigration -- Brazil -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Yugoslavia -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID