Register of the Grand Duke George Mikhailovich 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
Grand Duke George Letters to Princess Kseniia
1914-1918
box 1
June-September 1914
Scope and Contents
24 letters
box 1
October-December 1914
Scope and Contents
24 letters
box 1
January-March 1915
Scope and Contents
22 letters
box 1
April-July 1915
Scope and Contents
29 letters
box 1
August-December 1915
Scope and Contents
38 letters
box 1
January-April 1916
Scope and Contents
30 letters
box 2
May -September 1916
Scope and Contents
36 letters
box 2
October-December 1916
Scope and Contents
23 letters
box 2
January-March 1917
Scope and Contents
22 letters
box 2
April-August 1917
Scope and Contents
30 letters
box 2
September-December 1917
Scope and Contents
28 letters
box 2
January-April 1917
Scope and Contents
29 letters
box 2
May-November 1918
Scope and Contents
34 letters
box 3
Album of 502 prints 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.
1900-1904
box 4
Album of 164 prints of 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
Incremental Material 2022
box 5
Material not yet described
box 6
Material not yet described
