S. E. Vittenberg Papers, 1918-1959

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Gen Ms Coll/Vittenberg
Bib ID:
4078236 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Vittenberg, S.E; Maĭdel,́ Ekaterina, von
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
10 items (10 items)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Papers of S. E.Vittenberg. Vittenberg's diaries cover from April 1918 to May 1919. The brief (6 p.) typescript memoir discusses, in the third person, Vittenberg's mission to Moscow in July 1918 to arrange for an exchange of Russian and Finnish prisoners. Also included is a supplement by Ekaterina von Maĭdel ́on the Russians in Finland in 1918-1919 (24 p.). There is a photograph of Kovanḱo.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

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This collection is located on-site.

Accruals

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

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

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1959.

Papers Processed 01/--/80.

Revision Description

2020-05-18 PDF removed. jg

Biographical sketch

Colonel in the Imperial Russian Army. In 1918 Vettenberg was chosen as a representative of the Russian community in Finland; he assisted the unofficial Soviet representative in that country, Konstantin Kovanḱo.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Diaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Konvanḱo, Konstantin CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Finland -- Foreign relations CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Finland -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1918 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Soviet Union, Northwestern -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Russians -- Finland CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID