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Poggenpohl's diary is in French, and concerns the visits of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II and the French President Felix Faure to Russia in July and August, 1897. There is also a typed transcription of the diary.

The documents include Mamatov's service record, other documents relating to his career, and documents attesting to his birth and his father's.

Silin's 22 page untitled manuscript discusses the death of Alexander III and the coronation of Nicholas II. Although narrow in scope, the essay provides precise details concerning the coronation procession and festivities. It is not clear whether or not Silin personally witnessed the events described.

Typescript memoirs (399 p.). Also included are items related to former members of the Senate in the emigration, and A.P. Velḿin's memoirs of Grabar.

Mandrazhi's typescript memoirs "Begin at the Beginning" discuss such topics as his military education, the Corps of Pages, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, the 1917 Revolution, and the Civil War in the South.

The memoirs ""Once a Minister in Imperial Russia" discuss Ignatév's career in the Imperial government, especially in the Education Ministry, and more briefly the 1917 revolution, the Civil War, and Ignatév's tenure as president of the Russian Red Cross in the emigration.

Included are Gershun's manuscript memoirs, entitled "Vospominanii︠a︡ russkogo advokata" (843 p.), covering the 1890s to 1918; manuscripts and typescript of a work entitled "Essai sur la Profession dʹAdvocat"; a letter; two printed items which concern Gershun, and some newspaper clippings.

The typed manuscript describes the development of the workers' cooperative movement in Russia from the 1860s to 1921, emphasizing the conflicts that arose after 1917 between the workers' cooperatives, which sought to preserve their independence and political neutrality, and the Bolsheviks, who demanded unanimous support for their program from the workers.

Letters to and about Aleksandr V. Krivosheĭn. Correspondence includes photocopies of letters to Krivosheĭn from Denikin, Wrangel, and representatives of the French and British governments, in 1919-1921. There are two biographical manuscripts about Krivosheĭn by his son, Kirill.

Typescript memoirs consist of a bound volume and some loose pages (in all 361 p.). The memoirs cover Kisel-́Zagori︠a︡nskiĭ's childhood, education, his years as a provincial official, the Revolution of 1917 and Civil War, and emigration in Turkey. Also included are two photographs of him.