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Part of the collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, military diaries, maps and printed materials that pertain to World War I. Some materials deal with the Civil War, Polish history, medieval Russia and Lithuania, and the history of Russian education. Several folders contain military orders, "prikazy", dating from the early 1900s to about 1925. There are also genealogical materials concerning Russian nobility and Goshtovt's family. The maps primarily concern World War I and the Civil War; also included are a postal map of Russia in 1860, and a map of transportation routes in 1887. The printed materials include clippings, and bulletins published by various emigre military organizations. Most of the books in the collection pertain to the German army during World War I.

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and printed materials relating to the history of the Leĭb Gvardiĭ Pervyĭ Strelkovoĭ Polk (First Rifle Regiment of the Imperial Guard) and its emigre veterans' group, Obe̋dinenie Ofit︠s︡erov Pervogo Strelkovogo Polka (Union of Officers of the First Rifle Regiment of the Imperial Guard). Correspondence includes letters from members of the Union, and letters to the union on the occasion of the Regiment's 75th and 100th jubilees (1931, 1956). Among the manuscripts are autobiographies and memoirs of members of the Union, touching on such topics as the history of the Regiment and its service in World War I. There are a few items from the period of World I and the Civil War, but almost the entire collection dates from the 1920s to the 1950s.

The collection consists of manuscripts by Seĭfullin and printed materials. Among the manuscripts are essays on such topics as the Aleksandrovskoe Voennoe Uchilische, early Slavic tribes, Seĭfullin's military career during World War I and the Civil War, the Russian emigre colony in Shanghai and religious themes. The printed materials include a leaflet and two clippings dealing with Russian military history.

Bound typescript memoirs entitled "Vospominanii︠a︡ i materialy dli︠a︡ istorii" (37 p. plus appendices). The memoirs concern the East Prussian campaign of 1914. There are photographs interspersed throughout the text, and a reel of microfilm of maps of the campaign.