Ol'ga Ivanovna Subbotina Papers, 1846-1954

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in six series.

• Series I: Correspondence, 1876-1947
• Subseries I.1: Alexandra Fedorovna, Empress of Russia, 1912-1916
• Subseries I.2: Family Correspondence, 1886-1939, undated
• Subseries I.3: General and Subject Correspondence, 1876-1940, undated
• Series II: Documents, 1846-1948
• Subseries II.1: Personal Documents and Wills, 1846-1948
• Subseries II.2: Financial and Legal Documents, 1913-1936, undated
• Subseries II.3: General Documents, 1917
• Series III: Diaries, Notebooks, Calendars, Notes, 1917-1936, undated
• Series IV: Photographs and Prints, 1861-1936, undated
• Subseries IV.1: Royal Families, 1861-1924, undated
• Subseries IV.2: Family Photographs, 1883-1936, undated
• Subseries IV.3: General Photographs, 1905-1917, undated
• Series V: Memorabilia, undated
• Series VI: Printed Materials and Postcards, 1912-1954, undated

Description

Summary

Correspondence, documents, diaries and notebooks, photographs, printed materials and memorabilia of Olga Ivanovna Subbotina (or Soubbotine, 1886-1963), her grandmother, Mariia Sergeevna Benckendorff, and her sister, Elizaveta Ivanovna Taube (Mrs. Harold Roberts). The correspondence includes letters and telegrams of Aleksandra Fedorovna, Empress of Russia. The letters of Mariia Benckendorff's son, Vasilii Dolgorukov, provide information about the Imperial family in 1916-1918. There are diaries and notebooks of Marii Benckendorff, Pavel Konstantinovich Benkendorff, Ol'ga Subbotina and Elizaveta Taube. Among the documents are IDs, birth and marriage certificates, passports, wills, etc. Financial and legal documents include a file entitled "Claim against the National Bank of New York", which contains material about the exile of the Imperial family to Tobolsk and Ekaterinburg, as do other folders. There are photographs of immediate and extended family members, Nicholas II and his family and European royalty. There is also family and Alexandra Fedorovna's, Empress of Russia, memorabilia.

• Series I: Correspondence, 1876-1947

  Arranged in three sub-series. More letters see in Series II: Documents.

• Series II: Documents, 1846-1948

  Arranged in three sub-series. Contains personal, financial, legal documents, including photo IDs.

• Series III: Diaries, Notebooks, Calendars, Notes, 1917-1936, undated

• Series IV: Photographs and Prints, 1861-1936, undated

  Arranged in three sub-series. Comprises original photographs and prints of immediate and extended family members, Nicholas II family, and European royalty.

• Series V: Memorabilia, undated

  Includes family and Alexandra Fedorovna's, Empress of Russia, memorabilia.

• Series VI: Printed Materials and Postcards, 1912-1954, undated

  Comprise pamphlets, journals, newspapers, clippings and postcards.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This collection is located on-site.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Ol'ga Ivanovna Subbotina Papers; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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

Source of acquisition--M.M. Cooke. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1969.

Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1965, 1967.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1965.

Papers Accessioned 1969.

Papers Processed 08/--/82.

Papers Accessioned 1967.

The collection was newly processed and new finding aid written by Katia Davidenko in October 2019. During the processing the materials were rehoused, immediate preservation and conservation matters were addressed, old PDF finding aid was removed.

Revision Description

10-15-2019 The collection was newly processed and new finding aid written by Katia Davidenko. Materials were rehoused, immediate preservation and conservation matters were addressed, old PDF finding aid removed.

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