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Correspondence, manuscripts, printed materials and photographs of Vetlit︠s︡. The correspondence includes letter drafts by Vetlit︠s︡, and letters from R. Shubovich. The collection consists primarily of Vetlit︠s︡'s manuscripts pertaining to horse breeding and horse-racing in Russia, Yugoslavia, the First and Second World Wars, and the 1917 revolution in Russia. Some of the manuscripts describe Vetlit︠s︡'s childhood and family, and his memoirs are included in the form of a letter. The printed materials consist of clippings of articles by Vetlit︠s︡.

Katin's memoirs are in a series of letters to Ksenii︠a︡ Denikina. The memoir covers Katin's experiences in World War I and in the Civil War in the Ukraine, and his emigration to Yugoslavia.

Nikolaev's memoirs discuss his service in the White Army, the Russian Defense Corps, and the camp in Kellerberg, Austria after World War II. Another manuscript is entitled"Deĭstvii︠a︡ Russkago Okrannago Korpusa v Serbii, 1941-45 gg." Manuscripts and memoirs by others largely concern General Lavr Kornilov. There is a subject file on the "Sodruzhestvo Lient︠s︡" (Lienz agreement). Printed materials include a mimeographed pamphlet"Kratkiĭ obzor zhizni i dei︠a︡telńosti russkoĭ gruppy v lagere Kellerberg.".

Manuscripts and memoirs of Vakar. The topics with which Vakar chiefly deals include: his military education and service; the role of the cavalry in the Imperial Army; emigre military groups in Europe; the Russian Defense Corps (Russkiĭ Okhrannyĭ Korpus) in Yugoslavia during World War II; and Russian emigre life in Argentina after the war. In addition to the manuscripts and memoirs, there are several posters and maps drawn by Vakar on military topics.

The papers consist of manuscripts and printed materials. The manuscripts include an autobiographical essay, Pronin's memoirs about Generals Kornilov and Brusilov, an essay about an attempt to murder Trot︠s︡kiĭ and articles on the Russian emigration in Yugoslavia and Brazil. The printed materials include copies of the journal "Vera i vernost,́" Pronin's pamphlet "Krymskai︠a︡ voĭna -- Oborona Sevastopoli︠a︡" and "Vo imi︠a︡ pravdy -- O belom dvizhenii i ego vozhdi︠a︡kh," to which Pronin and others contributed.