Gessen (I. V.) papers, 1919-1920

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Title:
I. V. Gessen papers
Dates:
1919-1920
Creators:
Varneck, Elena, 1891-1976, Gessen, I. V. (Iosif Vladimirovich), 1866-1943, and Kristof, Ladis K. D.
Abstract:
Reports, letters, and leaflets relating to the White Army in the Russian Civil War. Includes two translations of I. V. Gessen's memoirs, V Dvukh Vekakh, one entitled Reminiscences, translated into English from the Russian by E. Varneck, and a second entitled Legality versus Autocracy, edited and annotated by Ladis K. D. Kristof. Reminiscences also available on microfilm (1 reel).
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes (1.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], I. V. Gessen papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Reports, letters, and leaflets relating to the White Army in the Russian Civil War. Includes two translations of I. V. Gessen's memoirs, V Dvukh Vekakh, one entitled Reminiscences, translated into English from the Russian by E. Varneck, and a second entitled Legality versus Autocracy, edited and annotated by Ladis K. D. Kristof.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1866
Born, Odessa, Russia
1885
Arrested and imprisoned in St. Petersburg, Russia
Exiled to Vologda Province, Russia
1896-1905
Attorney at the Russian Ministry of Justice
1905
Member, Kadet Central Committee
1919
Left Russia
1920s-1930s
Leading émigré figure in Berlin
Editor, Rul' (Berlin)
Editor, Rech' (Berlin)
1921-1937
Editor, Arkhiv Russkoi Revoliutsii (Berlin)
1937
Author, V Dvukh Vekakh, Berlin
1943
Died, New York City
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1938.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Ronald Bulatoff

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], I. V. Gessen papers, [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
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