Vrangel' collection, 1916-1929

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Summary

Creators:
Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920). Severo-Zapadnai͡a armii͡a, Vrangelʹ, Petr Nikolaevich, Baron, 1878-1928, Russia. Armii͡a. Ėkspedit͡sīonnyĭ korpus vo Frant͡sīi, Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920), Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920). Dobrovolʹcheskai͡a armii͡a, Vooruzhennye Sily na I͡Uge Rossii, and Russkai͡a armii͡a
Abstract:
Reports, orders, correspondence, memoranda, dispatches, financial records, minutes, printed matter, maps, and photographs relating to Russian military operations in France during World War I; White Russian diplomatic activities and military operations, especially in southern Russia, during the Russian Revolution and Civil War, including military purchasing and intelligence operations; administration of territory under White Russian control during the Civil War; the evacuation of White Russian military personnel and civilians from the Crimea in 1920; and the resettlement of Russian refugees in Turkey and various European countries. Includes records of the Russian Expeditionary Corps in France, the Volunteer Army, the Armed Forces of Southern Russia, the Northwestern Army, the Foreign Supply Directorate, military representatives in foreign countries and attached to the Allied Supreme Command, and the Russian Army in exile, and some personal papers of Baron Petr Vrangel', commander-in-chief successively of the Armed Forces of Southern Russia and Russian Army. The majority of the collection is also available on microfilm (220 reels). Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
164 manuscript boxes, 15 oversize boxes, 11 oversize folders (97.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Russian, German, Polish, and French
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

The Vrangel' collection is composed of a group of official archives belonging to Russian government agencies and military departments active during World War I, the Russian Civil War, and the first period of Russian emigration. The collection was originally organized by Lieutenant-General N. Golovin in 1927. Each archive within the collection was retained as an independent entity, while at the same time the collection as a whole was divided into 353 files. The present register maintains this arrangement while attempting to greatly expand the description of material found in individual files.

Biographical / historical:
Baron Petr Vrangel'
Date Event
1878 August 15
Born, Novo-Aleksandrovsk (Zaraisk), Russia into family of Baltic nobility. Spent childhood and youth in Rostov-na-Donu. Received engineering degree from Gornyi Institut Imperatritsy Ekateriny II, St. Petersburg
1901-1902
Completed requirements of Nikolaevskoe Kavaleriiskoe Uchilishche (I-yi razriad)) and Nikolaevskaia Akademiia General'nago SHtaba (I-yi razriad). Commissioned cornet in Gvardeiskaia Kavaleriia
1904-1905
Took part in Russo-Japanese War with 2-oi Argunskii Kazachii Polk and later Otdl'nyi Divizion Razvedchikov. Received decorations and promotion for bravery
1906
Began service in Leib-Gvardii Konnyi Polk
1910
Completed courses of Akademiia General'nago SHtaba
1914-1917
Took part in World War I. Began as Captain of Cavalry, received St. George's Cross for bravery in the field; promoted to rank of colonel
1915
Appointed commander of Nerchinskii Polk, Zabaikal'skoe Kazachee Voisko
1916
Promoted to Maj.-Gen. and given command of Ussuriiskaia Konnaia Diviziia
1917
Resigned from army
1918-1919
Joined Volunteer Army in Ekaterinodar. Appointed commander of 1-ia Konnaia Diviziia and promoted to Lieut.-Gen. by Lieut.-Gen. A. Denikin. Later given command of Volunteer Army and Army of the Caucasus
1920 February
Resigned from army
1920 March
Appointed Commander-in-Chief of Vooruzhennyia Sily IUga Rossii (V.S.IU.R.) and Military Governor of South Russia. Attempted to reorganize army and carry out land and local government reform
1920 November
After fall of White Movement, organized evacuation of V.S.IU.R. and civilian refugees first to Constantinople and later to Balkans. Established headquarters of Russian army-in-exile in Sremski Karlovci, Yugoslavia
1928 April 25
Died, Brussels, Belgium
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Microfilm use only except Boxes 169-177. Box 172-173, 176 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. 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], Vrangel' 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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