E. Francis Riggs Papers, 1917-1919

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Gen Ms Coll/Riggs.
Bib ID:
4077984 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Riggs, E. Francis
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
96 items (96 items)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Collection includes correspondence and reports on military matters in Russia from December 1917 to April 1919. Among these are Riggs' notes on conversations with Lev Trotskiĭ and general Bonch-Bruevich in March 1918, and a number of the items concerning North Russia in 1918-1919. Also included is a report on the situation in Russia, September 1918, by Commander Lelong, French military attachʹe.

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: Source of acquisition--Leonid I. Strakhovskiĭ. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1967.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1967.

Papers Processed 11/--/81.

Revision Description

2020-05-01 PDF removed. jg

Biographical sketch

An American army captain who was in the U.S. Military Mission in Petrograd and Moscow in 1917-1918, and then was U.S. military attachʹe in Archangel, 1918-1919.

Subject Headings

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Place
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Americans -- Russia CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID