Konstantin Vasil'evich Semchevskii Papers, 1912-1977

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/Semchevskiĭ
Bib ID:
4078037 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Semchevskiĭ, Konstantin Vasilʹevich, 1894-1978
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
30 items (1 box)
Language(s):
Russian .
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.

Description

Scope and Content

The collection includes cataloged photographs (Nicholas II, Grigoriĭ Semenov) and arranged correspondence to both Semchevskiĭ and his wife. The main item in the collection is Semchevskiĭ's eight-part memoir which describes his childhood in Tbilisi, his service as kamer-pazh (page of the bedchamber) to Nicholas II and his military career in World War I and the Civil War. It also describes Semchevskiĭ's life as an emigre in Berlin, where he ran a bookstore, in England, where he manufactured motorcycles, in Austria, where he worked at an oil refinery, and eventually in the United States. There are also documents (such as military records and passports) and a photograph of Semchevskiĭ and his wife taken in 1921.

Arrangement

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--1975.

Papers: Source of acquisition--K. V. Semchevskiĭ. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1976.

Papers: Source of acquisition--K. V. Semchevskiĭ. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1977.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1975.

Papers Accessioned 1976.

Papers Accessioned 1977.

Papers Processed 06/--/81.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

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
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Military records CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Passports CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Semenov, Grigoriĭ CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Emigration and immigration -- Austria -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- England -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Germany -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- United States -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Nobility -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID