Okhrana records, 1883-1917

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Russia. Departament polit͡sīi. Zagranichnai͡a agentura (Paris)
Abstract:
Intelligence reports from agents in the field and the Paris office, dispatches, circulars, headquarters studies, correspondence of revolutionaries, and photographs, relating to activities of Russian revolutionists abroad. Collection is available on microfilm (509 reels). Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
232 manuscript boxes, 86 card file boxes, 6 oversize boxes (194.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Okhrana records, [Index number, Folder number], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Intelligence reports from agents in the field and the Paris office, dispatches, circulars, headquarters studies, correspondence of revolutionaries, and photographs, relating to activities of Russian revolutionists abroad. Collection is available on microfilm (509 reels).

Biographical / historical:

Russian Imperial Secret Police (Okhrana), Paris office.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1926.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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], Okhrana records, [Index number, Folder number], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

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