Sergei Aleksandrovich Toporkov Papers, 1919-1959

Creator:: Toporkov, Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich, 1880-
Extent:: 6500 items (18 boxes)
Language:: Russian .
Scope and content:: Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials of Toporkov. Much of the collection consists of materials Toporkov collected and used for a three-volume history of the Fifth Hussar Regiment (Pi︠a︡tĭ gusarskiĭ aleksandri ĭskiĭ polk), of which he had been a member. There are also materials concerning members of the regiment who emigrated after the 1917 Revolution. The correspondence (1919-1952) includes letters to and from members of several emigre military organizations. the manuscripts include essays and memoirs about the regiment during World War I and the Civil War (including several by Toporkov himself) as well as Toporkov's three-volume history of his regiment from the eighteenth century through 1929, the regiment museum, individual members of the regiment, regiment celebrations (1926-1935), the Court of Honor, and regiment financial affairs (1925-1948). Among the printed materials are clippings and materials relating to a number of emigre organizations.
Biographical / historical:: Imperial and White Army officer.

Acquisition information:

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1954.

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1959.

Processing information:

Papers Accessioned 1954.

Papers Accessioned 1959.

Papers Processed 12/--/81.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:

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Location of originals:

Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

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