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Kostenko (Mikhail Mikhailovich) papers
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  • Title: Mikhail Mikhailovich Kostenko papers
    Date (bulk): 1904-1928
    Collection Number: 2006C42
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English and Russian
    Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (1.6 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, personal and military documents, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Russian military operations in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I and to Russian émigré activities. Includes some later family correspondence.
    Creator: Kostenko, Mikhail Mikhailovich, 1881-1928
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Access

    Box 3 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.

    Use

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

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2006.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Mikhail Mikhailovich Kostenko papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1881 Born in Russia
    1899 Joined the Russian Imperial Army
    1901-1904 Road and topographical surveying in Manchuria (Northeast China) for Russian military
    1904 Fought in Russo-Japanese War
    1907-1912 Road and topographical surveying in Japan
    1914-1916 Fought in World War I as an aviation officer and promoted to Colonel in the 8th Siberian Mountain Artillery of the Russian Imperial Army. Decorated with St. George's Military Cross
    1918 Applied through the United States Embassy in Japan for permission to join the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
    1920 Immigrated to the United States
    1922-1928 Map draftsman for Rand McNally & Co. and South American division of the American Geographical Society
    1928 Died in New York City, NY

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection documents the military career of Mikhail Mikhailovich Kostenko during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I, as well as his post-war immigration to the United States. The collection includes family documents, military records, correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia.
    The Biographical File relates mainly to Kostenko's life in the United States, and includes identification documents, naturalization records, and family records. In particular, there is collected correspondence and genealogical information gathered by Kostenko's son, Barry (Boris) Kostenko.
    The Military Career File relates to Kostenko's military career and Russian military operations, especially in Japan between 1904 and 1920, and consists of reports, orders, certificates, sketches, and maps.
    The Photographs are mostly from Kostenko's time spent stationed in Japan, and Memorabilia consists of medals, badges, ribbons, military adornments, and map draftsman tools.

    Related Collection(s)

    Pavel Aleksandrovich Bazarov papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Russians -- United States
    Officers
    Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front
    Russia. Armii͡a