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Graham Romeyn Taylor Papers, 1918-1919

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Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: BAR Ms Coll/Taylor
Bib ID 4078142 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Taylor, Graham Romeyn, 1880-1942; Davis, Malcolm, 1921-
Title Graham Romeyn Taylor Papers, 1918-1919
Physical Description 250 items (2 boxes; 1 oversized folder)
Language(s) English .
Additional Description http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_4078142.pdf
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Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials of Taylor. The collection concerns his service in the American Committee on Public Information Press Bureau in Vladivostok, from the end of 1918 to March 1919. Included are carbons of outgoing correspondence; a report by Malcolm Davis on public opinion in the Zabaĭkal region; press releases and translations by the Committee; and newspaper summaries prepared by the Intelligence Section of the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia. There are American publicity photographs, including New York scenes. Printed materials of the Committee consist of all 14 issues of its "Druzheskoe Slovo" (Dec. 1918-March 1919), and several pamphlets. Also in the collection are two issues of Russian newspapers: "Voennye Vedomosti" (Novonikolaevsk) and "Ekho" (Vladivostok).

Using the Collection

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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--Russian Institute. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1977.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

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Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1977.

Papers Processed 11/--/81.

Subject Headings

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

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"		 "CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"		 "Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Carbon prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Newspapers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Pamphlets Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Periodicals Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Press releases Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"		 "CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"		 "Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Americans -- Soviet Union Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Soviet Far East (R.S.F.S.R.) -- 1917- Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical sketch

Social worker and writer.