Accession Inventory of the Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff papers
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Title: Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff papers
Date (inclusive): 1785-1981
Collection Number: 2019C56
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian, English, and French
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes
(5.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff (aka Theodore Olferieff) was a Russian career military officer. The Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff
papers includes biographical materials on Olferieff and his wife, original manuscript of his memoirs, Soviet Russia in the
Orient typscript, photographs depicting members of the Olferʹev family in Russia and California, and memorabilia.
Creator:
Olferieff, Fyodor Sergeyevich, 1885-1971
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Boxes 4 and 5 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; 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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Papers acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2019. Typescript acquired in 2008.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Processing Information
Collection Number ZZ116 was absorbed by this collection in May 2022 when the The Theo Olferieff typescript: Soviet Russia
in the Orient to this collection. Any existing citations to the typscript should now point to the Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff
papers. The item-level record for the typscript remains within Stanford Libraries catalog.
Biographical / Historical
Born into a noble family, Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff (who legally changed his name to Theodore when he came to the United
States) was a Russian career military officer who observed firsthand key events of the early twentieth century, including
the 1905-7 revolution, the Great War, the collapse of the imperial state, and the civil wars in Ukraine and Crimea.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains biographical materials on Olferieff and his wife, original manuscript of his memoirs, photographs
depicting members of the Olferʹev family in Russia and California, and memorabilia, such as an icon presented to Olferʹev
on the 50th anniversary of his service in the Horse Grenadiers. Printed matter in the collection includes an account of the
Alfer'ev (Olferʹev) family in the XV-XVII centuries and the second volume of Istorii︠a︡ leĭb-gvardii konno-grenaderskago polka
(St. Petersburg, 1903), which chronicles the history of the Life Guard Horse Grenadier Regiment from 1803 to 1814, as well
as a 1932 typescript: Soviet Russia in the Orient, relating to military defenses in the Soviet Far East.
Digitized Content
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Nobility -- Russia
Russia -- Armed Forces
Officers
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917
Soviet Union -- History
Siberia (Russia) -- Defenses
Soviet Union -- Defenses
Olferieff, Fyodor Sergeyevich, 1885-1971
Accession Inventory
Processing Information
An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created.
Additionally, no attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format
of the materials and the amount of pre-existing description when the materials were acquired. An accession inventory might
also be labeled as such if it is a fully digital collection, in which the digital files have yet to be processed.
box 1, folder 2-5, online digital
Memoir
undated
Language of Material: Russian.
box 1, folder 6
Identity documents
1905-1977
box 1, folder 7
Financial documents
1898-1980
box 1, folder 10-11
Photographs of imperial Russian military
undated
box 1, folder 13
Soviet Russia in the Orient
1932
Scope and Contents
Typescript by Olferieff (under the name Theo) relating to military defenses in the Soviet Far East. Originally its own collection
(Soviet Russia in the Orient : typescript, 1932). Item level record still listed in Stanford Library's Searchworks catalog.
box 2
1884-1967
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs, medal, printed matter
box 3
1905-1981
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs, certificate, and map.
box 3, folder 1
Photostat copy of a Charter of Nobility issued in 1785 by Catherine the Great
undated
Scope and Contents
Charter conferring nobility status on Vasili Alekseevich Olferieff and his descendants. It was issued in the
Penza Province and signed by the Marshalls of Nobility of that province.
box 6, folder 1
Anthology on the Penza region in memoirs and fiction
2015
box 6, folder 2
A History of the Life Guard of the Horse Grenadiers Regiment
1903
box 7, folder 1
Computer print out of his memoir, "Moi Vospominaniia"
Memorabilia
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 4 and 5 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
box 4
1 painted icon of St. Fyodor
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 4 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
box 4
1 small icon with a written prayer enclosed in a snap purse
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 4 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
box 4
1 Prisoner of War Medal
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 4 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
box 4
1 military medal
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 4 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
box 4
1 photograph stuck to glass
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 4 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
box 5
1 passport stuck to a certificate with a wax seal
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 5 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
box 5
1 certificate with a wax seal
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 5 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
box 5
1 photograph with a Prisoner of War Medal
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 5 may not be used without permission of the Archivist