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Manuscript memoirs "Zapiski emigrantki" that cover Kachalova's childhood in Warsaw, life in St. Petersburg up to the 1917 Revolution, and the Civil War.

The typescript ""Powstanie Warszawskie w Sierpniu 1944 roku w swietle dokumentow Polskiej Misji Wojskowej w Stanach Zjednoczonych" concerns the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, using as its main source the records of the Polish Military Mission in the U.S.; copies of 40 documents are appended.

Most of the letters are to Lunin's sister, from Siberia in 1838-1840; in addition there is an essay by him"Coup dʹoeil sur les affaires de Pologne" drawing on his service with Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich in Congress Poland in the 1820s. Also included are two brief essays by Marii︠a︡ Volkonskai︠a︡ on Lunin and his letters. This copy of Lunin's letterbook was prepared by Volkonskai︠a︡.

Part of the collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, military diaries, maps and printed materials that pertain to World War I. Some materials deal with the Civil War, Polish history, medieval Russia and Lithuania, and the history of Russian education. Several folders contain military orders, "prikazy", dating from the early 1900s to about 1925. There are also genealogical materials concerning Russian nobility and Goshtovt's family. The maps primarily concern World War I and the Civil War; also included are a postal map of Russia in 1860, and a map of transportation routes in 1887. The printed materials include clippings, and bulletins published by various emigre military organizations. Most of the books in the collection pertain to the German army during World War I.

Papers of Petr S. Makhrov, consisting primarily of extensive manuscript memoirs. Emigrating to France, he became a leading figure in the "Soviet patriotic" movement during and after World War II. His memoirs, in thousands of pages, discuss all aspects of his career. The papers also include correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed materials. There are orders (prikazy) from World War I and the Civil War, and reports and telegrams from his time in Poland. There is a copy of "Russkie v Gallipoli" autographed by Wrangel, and a photograph album entitled "Russkai︠a︡ armii︠a︡ na Balkanakh." Also included is the 1841 report of the director of the Imperial Military Academy in St. Petersburg, General Sukhozanet.