Anatolii Petrovich Vel'min Papers, 1940-1963

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/Velḿin
Bib ID:
4078203 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Velʹmin, Anatoliĭ Petrovich, 1883-approximately 1969; Aldanov, Mark Aleksandrovich, 1886-1957; Karpovich, Michael, 1888-1959; Kuskova, Ekaterina; Maklakov, V. A. (Vasiliĭ Alekseevich), 1870-1957; Veĭnbaum, M. E. (Mark Efimovich), 1890-1973; Taube, M. A., baron (Mikhail Aleksandrovich), 1869-1961
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
3300 items (9 boxes)
Language(s):
Russian .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_4078203.pdf
Access:
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Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, subject files and printed materials of Velḿin. The correspondence includes letters from Mark Aldanov, Mikhail Karpovich, Ekaterina Kuskova, Vasiliĭ Maklakov, Mikhail Taube, and Mark Weĭnbaum. Most of the manuscripts are by Velḿin himself and concern the Russian emigration in Poland, the 1917 Revolution and Civil War, and German concentration camps during World War II. The collection likewise contains Velḿin's diary (handwritten in eleven volumes) covering the 1900-1960 period. There are subject files devoted to Vasiliĭ Maklakov and to the activities of the Russian scouts, and there are numerous publications, such as journals, pamphlets, clippings and books.

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: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1953.

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1963.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1953.

Papers Accessioned 1963.

Papers Processed 02/--/82.

Papers Processed 10/--/82.

Biographical sketch

Lawyer in Poland during the 1930's and then emigrated to France where he became Columbia University's Russian archive representative in France.

Subject Headings

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

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Genre/Form
Clippings (Information Artifacts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Diaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Journals CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pamphlets CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Books CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- France -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Poland -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID