Inventory of the Emperor Nicholas II miscellaneous papers
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Title: Emperor Nicholas II miscellaneous papers
Date (inclusive): 1890-1917
Collection Number: XX366
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Two imperial orders (printed) signed by Nicholas II, 1905 and 1908; letters (handwritten and typewritten copies) from Nicholas
II to Prime Minister P. A. Stolypin, 1906-1911; facsimiles of the abdication documents of Nicholas II and Grand Duke Mikhail,
1917; Nicholas II's diary (handwritten copy); two religious books belonging to the Romanov family, which were found in Ekaterinburg
after their murder; and other materials relating to the reign of Nicholas II. Includes a colored reproduction of a painting
of Nicholas II.
Creator:
Nicholas, Emperor of Russia, II, 1868-1918
Creator:
Stolypin, Petr Arkadʹevich, 1862-1911
Creator:
Mikhail Aleksandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia, 1878-1918
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Emperor Nicholas II miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
Two imperial orders (printed) signed by Nicholas II, 1905 and 1908; letters (handwritten and typewritten copies) from Nicholas
II to Prime Minister P. A. Stolypin, 1906-1911; facsimiles of the abdication documents of Nicholas II and Grand Duke Mikhail,
1917; Nicholas II's diary (handwritten copy); two religious books belonging to the Romanov family, which were found in Ekaterinburg
after their murder; and other materials relating to the reign of Nicholas II. Includes a colored reproduction of a painting
of Nicholas II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917
Romanov, House of
box 1, folder 2-3
Letters of Nicholas II
1906-1911
Scope and Contents note
Two copies of a bound volume of letters (typewritten and handwritten copies) from Nicholas II to Prime Minister P. A. Stolypin,
translated from Russian into English.
box 1, folder 4
Five photographs (prints) of Nicholas II and relatives
undated
box 1, folder 5
Bound volume of imperial orders signed by Nicholas II
1905, 1908
box 1, folder 6-9
Diary of Nicholas II
1890-1892, 1894-1896, 1904-1906
Scope and Contents note
Pages from a handwritten copy of the diary of Nicholas II. The handwriting indicates that the copy was made by several different
individuals.
box 2
"Prisiaga. Kliatvennoe Obeshchanie na Vernost' Sluzhby" ("An Oath of Loyal Service")
1917
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes facsimiles of the Acts of Abdication of Nicholas II and his brother Mikhail (with typewritten English translations),
among other material.
box 2
Chasoslov
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes dried flowers, a feather, and what appears to be a cloth bookmark, presumably taken from within the pages of the
religious books.
box 2
Sbornik Sluzhb [religious books]
1901, undated
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Colored reproduction of a 1911 painting of Nicholas II
undated