Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Oleg Ivanovich Pantiukhov papers
- Dates:
- 1904-1992
- Creators:
- Panti͡ukhov, Oleg Ivanovich
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, writings, reports, military documents, personnel lists, maps, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Russian participation in World War I, the Russian Revolution, and activities of His Majesty's 1st Rifle Household Troops Regiment during this period and subsequently in emigration.
- Extent:
- 2 manuscript boxes, 39 microfilm reels (6.6 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Russian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Oleg Ivanovich Pantiukhov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Oleg Ivanovich Pantiukhov was a Colonel of the Imperial Russian Guard and the founder of the scouting movement in Russia in 1909. Most of the collection reflects these two aspects of his activities: a portion of the correspondence and some of Pantiukhov's writings and subject files deal with military matters: cadet corps, service in the guards and the life of Russian veterans in emigration.
An increment to the Pantiukhov papers was loaned to the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2013. The increment was arranged in 27 boxes by Hoover staff, who then prepared this finding aid. All of the materials in the increment were subsequently microfilmed or digitized for the Hoover Institution. After the microfilm/digital copies were made, the original materials were returned to the donor.
The bulk of the collection is focused on the Russian scouting movement, from its formation and activities during the Russian civil war through its functioning as an émigré organization (or several organizations, as a result of splits). It appears that the country files were created or expanded by Pantiukhov's son, Oleg Olegovich Pantiukhov (who changed his name to John L. Bates in the United States): these cover primarily the interwar years and to a lesser degree the postwar years. Most of the postwar material on scouting is concentrated in correspondence with various scout leaders and active members. O. O. Pantiukhov kept up correspondence with his father's correspondents and continued to actively collect materials on Russian scouting abroad after his father's death: these activities are reflected in his own correspondence (in the Family file) and in the Russian scouting file. Nina Mikhailovna Pantiukhova was the head of the Russian Girl Guides and her papers (in the Family file) contain orders and correspondence that reflect her involvement.
Other collected materials on anticommunism and émigré activities may be found in the subject file.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1882 March 25 (O.S.) Born, Kiev, Russia1899 Graduated, Tiflisskii kadetskii korpus1901 Graduated, Pavlovskoe voennoe uchilishche1908 Married Nina Mikhailovna Dobrovol'skaia1909 Organized first Russian Boy Scout unit1915 Promoted to Colonel1919 Elected Chief Russian Scout1920 Emigrated to Turkey1922 September 4 Moved to the United States1929 Author, Russkim skautam: prikazy, instruktsii, informatsii i besiedy1944 Nina Mikhailovna Pantiukhova died1951 Moved to Nice, France1969 Author, O dniakh bylykh1973 October 25 Died, Nice, France - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1982. Incremental microfilm acquired in 2013.
- Arrangement:
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The increment to the collection is organized into seven series: biographical file, family file, correspondence, speeches and writings, Russian scouting file, subject file, and oversize file.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-31 15:07:49.963727
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box FH25 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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Oleg Ivanovich Pantiukhov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563