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(Mikhailovich) George, Grand Duke, family letters and photographs
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  • Title: Grand Duke George Mikhailovich family letters and photographs
    Date (inclusive): 1900-1935
    Collection Number: 76101
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: Russian , English
    Physical Description: 4 manuscript boxes, 1 album box, 1 oversize box (2.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: The collection relates to political and military conditions in Russia during World War I, the Russian Revolution, and family affairs.
    Creator: George, Grand Duke of Russia, 1863-1919
    Creator: Olga, consort of George I, King of the Hellenes, 1851-1926
    Creator: Ksenii͡a, Princess of Russia, 1903-
    Creator: Marii͡a Georgievna, Grand Duchess of Russia
    Creator: Nina Georgievna, Princess, daughter of George, Grand Duke of Russia, 1901-1974
    Creator: Chavchavadze, Paul
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1976.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Grand Duke George Mikhailovich family letters and photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Processing Information

    In 2023, the title of this collection was changed from Grand Duke George Letters to Princess Kseniia to Grand Duke George Mikhailovich family letters and photographs. Additionally, the contents from the Queen Olga photographic collection (Coll ID 85049) was merged into this collection (Boxes 3 and 4) and the finding aid has been removed.

    Biographical Note

    George, Grand Duke of Russia is also known as Georgiĭ Mikhaĭlovich, Grand Duke of Russia. He was a General in the Russian army and a special military representative of Tsar Nicholas II during World War I.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The collection relates to political and military conditions in Russia during World War I, the Russian Revolution, and family affairs. It includes letters and photographs relating to Grand Duke Georgiĭ Mikhaĭlovich and other members of the Russian Imperial family on visits to the European and Caucasian fronts during World War I, 1914-1916. Includes correspondence with Princess Nina Chavchavadze (née Romanova) and her husband, Prince Paul Aleksandrovich Chavchavadze. It also includes photographs of Grand Duchess Mariia Georgievna, daughter of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece and wife of Grand Duke Georgiĭ Mikhaĭlovich of Russia, in various European resorts, from 1900-1904.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Pictorial works
    Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Russia
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works
    Russia -- Court and courtiers
    Russia -- Pictorial works
    Personal correspondence
    Photographs
    Romanov, House of