Sergei Petrovich Kovalev was born in Russia and raised in Harbin, China, where his father worked on the Chinese Eastern Railway. Includes personal documents relating to Kovalev's education, military service, immigration, and career.

Sergei Petrovich Kovalev was born in Russia and raised in Harbin, China, where his father worked on the Chinese Eastern Railway. Kovalev later lived in Tomsk, Siberia, where he joined the White Army. After capture by the Red Army near Krasnoiarsk, Russia, Kovalev escaped and returned to Harbin, China. He immigrated to the United States with fellow stateless Russian students to attend the University of California at Berkeley and other U.S. universities. Kovalev graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in engineering. He became active in the San Francisco Bay Area Russian community, served as treasurer for the Ivan V. Koulaieff Foundation, was a board member of the Russian Center of San Francisco, and authored articles for local Russian-language presses.

1 manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes (1.34 Linear Feet)

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