Blinov (Michael) papers, 1826-1985

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Summary

Title:
Michael Blinov collection
Dates:
1826-1985
Creators:
Blinov, Michael
Abstract:
Memoirs, other writings, correspondence, personal documents, bulletins, newsletters, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Russian military history, especially during World War I and the Russian Civil War, and to Russian émigré affairs. Includes papers of individual émigrés and records of émigré veterans' organizations.
Extent:
19 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (8.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Michael Blinov collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Michael (Mikhail) Blinov received the material in his collection from major émigré organizations in California: the Society of the Russian Veterans of World War I, Los Angeles, the Society of the Russian Veterans of World War I, Inc. (San Francisco) and the San Francisco division of the Russian All-Military Union (Russkii obshchevoinskii soiuz - ROVS).

These veterans' organizations, in addition to their organizational records, preserved memoirs, other writings, correspondence, personal documents, bulletins, newsletters, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Russian military history, especially during World War I and the Russian Civil War, and to Russian émigré affairs, created by smaller or subordinate émigré organizations and individual émigrés. Among those, materials donated by Leonid Krivosheev are of high historical value. He was the director of the Museum of the Leib-Gvardii Volynskii polk (regiment), and in that capacity he collected materials on the regiment's history going as far back as the 1860s.

Research files for the "Dom Romanovykh" (House of the Romanovs) reference book are also of extreme interest, because they contain documents and illustrations relating to the Russian royal family.

A number of memoirs describe episodes and events of World War 1, the 1917 February and October revolutions and Civil War in Russia. The collection includes illustrations and photographs reflecting the everyday life of Russian troops at Gallipoli and émigré life in various countries.

The collection is divided into two major groups according to the organizations that collected the documents: the Society of the Russian Veterans of World War I, Los Angeles and the Society of the Russian Veterans of World War I, Inc. (San Francisco); and into two smaller groups according to individual collectors. Within these groups the material was arranged following the original order of the documents.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2003.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-29 11:08:27.117504

Access and use

Restrictions:

Originals closed, microfilm use only. Materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Michael Blinov collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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