Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff papers, 1785-1981

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Summary

Creators:
Olferieff, Fyodor Sergeyevich, 1885-1971
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.
Extent:
3 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes (5.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Russian, English, and French
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

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.

Acquisition information:
Papers acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2019. Typescript acquired in 2008.
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.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fyodor Sergeyevich Olferieff, [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
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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