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Papers that largely consist of Bol' to's memoirs, entitled "Puti i pereput'ia" (ca. 500 p.), which discuss his childhood on an estate near Vilnius, education, World War I, the Revolution and Civil War, and the emigration in Europe and Africa up to 1937. Also included are photocopies of a number of his personal documents, and a typescript of various reminiscences entitled "Takaia byla starina.".
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Aleksandr Gvidonovich Bol'to Papers; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1972.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Papers Accessioned 1972.
Papers Processed 01/--/79.
Aleksandr Gvidonovich Bol'to-von-Hohenbach, (1896 – 1972), writer, journalist, explorer of Africa, lecturer at the University of Palermo (Italy). In exile lived in France and Italy.
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