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Title: Oleg Yadoff (Oleg Ivanovich Iadov) papers,
Date (inclusive): 1946-1952
Collection number: 2001C30
Creator:
Yadoff, Oleg, 1902-
Extent:
1 microfilm reel
(0.15 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Writings, letters, and personal documents, relating to Russian émigré affairs and to the resistance movement in France during
World War II.
Languages:
Russian,
French,
and English.
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Oleg Yadoff Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2001.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
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of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Originals in: Museum of Russian Culture, San Francisco.
| 1902 June 14 | Born, Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
| 1917 | Enlisted in the Shock Regiment of General Kornilov |
| 1918 | Diploma of general studies of the secondary school at Rostov-on-Don |
| 1920-21 | Evacuated with the Volunteer Army to Turkey, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia |
| 1921-23 | Enrolled at the Russian Cavalry School, Yugoslavia |
| 1922 | Received a university scholarship from the American Committee for the Education of Russian Youth in Exile |
| Student, Faculty of Pure Science at the University of Belgrade | |
| 1923 July | Moved to France |
| 1925 July | Bachelor's degree in mathematics and philosophy from the Sorbonne, Paris |
| 1928 | Degree in electrical engineering, the University of Grenoble |
| 1931 | Doctorate in engineering, the Sorbonne, Paris |
| 1932-1946 | Professor, Research Associate, Director of Studies at the Russian Technological Institute in France, a variety of universities and engineering schools affiliated with the Sorbonne, Paris |
| 1939 | Doctorate in physical sciences |
| 1939-1940 | Officer, French Air Forces |
| 1940-1944 | Participated in the French Resistance |
| 1944-1945 | Technical consultant, Allied Expeditionary Force |
| 1946 | Doctorate in mathematical sciences |
| 1947-1950 | Visiting Professor, Research Associate at Columbia University |
| ? | Died, United States |
Dr. Oleg Ivanovich Yadoff was an eminent engineer and doctor of engineering, physics, and mathematics, who is recognized for
his studies of electrostatics and aerosols, as well as numerous achievements in aeronautics, hydroelectric installations and
telecommunications. He played an important role in the French underground and was responsible for rescuing Allied aviators
attached to the French Forces of the Interior.
Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and Museum of Russian Culture. The grant also
provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Archives. The original materials remain in the Museum of Russian
Culture, San Francisco as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is available at the
Hoover Institution Archives.
The Hoover Institution assumes all responsibility for notifying users that they must comply with the copyright law of the
United States (Title 17 United States Code) and Hoover Rules for the Use and Reproduction of Archival Materials.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Russians--France.
Russians--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
World War, 1939-1945--France.
Russia.
France.
United States.
World War, 1939-1945.
Engineers.