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[Collection Name]. Rare Book and Manuscript
Library. Columbia University.
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Call No.: | BA#0245 |
Bib ID: | 4077788 View CLIO record |
Creator(s): | Makhrov, Petr Semenovich, 1877-1964. |
Title: | Petr Semenovich Makhrov Papers,
ca. 1841-1961.
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Physical description: | 5 linear feet (10 boxes).
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Language(s): | In English
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Description
Scope and Content
Papers of Petr S. Makhrov, consisting primarily of extensive manuscript memoirs. Emigrating to France, he became a leading figure in the "Soviet patriotic" movement during and after World War II. His memoirs, in thousands of pages, discuss all aspects of his career. The papers also include correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed materials. There are orders (prikazy) from World War I and the Civil War, and reports and telegrams from his time in Poland. There is a copy of "Russkie v Gallipoli" autographed by Wrangel, and a photograph album entitled "Russkai︠a︡ armii︠a︡ na Balkanakh." Also included is the 1841 report of the director of the Imperial Military Academy in St. Petersburg, General Sukhozanet.
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Using the Collection
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Preferred Citation
[Collection Name]. Rare Book and Manuscript
Library. Columbia University.
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About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries. Rare Book and Manuscript Library; machine readable finding aid created by Columbia University Libraries Digital Library Program Division
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1952
Papers Accessioned 1962
Papers Accessioned 1965
Papers Processed 01/--/80
Papers Accessioned 1960
Papers Accessioned 1963
Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT conversion June 26, 2009
Finding aid written in English.
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Subject Headings
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History / Biographical Note
History
Makhrov entered the army as a private in the 1890s, and then worked his way up through the ranks. He achieved general's rank during World War I. He was White army chief of staff under Denikin and Wrangel in 1920, and then served as Wrangel's military representative in Poland in 1920-1921.
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