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Denisov Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8z09r8sv No online items A Register of the S. V. (Sviatoslav Varlaamovich) Denisov Papers Finding aid prepared by Vladimir von Tsurikov Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6010 (650) 723-3563 [email protected] © 2008, 2014 A Register of the S. V. (Sviatoslav 2008C65 1 Varlaamovich) Denisov Papers Title: S. V. (Sviatoslav Varlaamovich) Denisov Papers Date (inclusive): 1900-1966 Collection Number: 2008C65 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: Russian Physical Description: 30 microfilm reels(4.5 linear feet) Abstract: These papers contain the correspondence and writings of Sviatoslav V. Denisov, Major General of the Don Cossack Army and participant in the Don Cossack uprising of 1918. In emigration, Denisov was president of the Cossack Union in the United States, and an active member of various Cossack organizations, especially the All-Cossack Union. Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University Creator: Denisov, S. V. (Sviatoslav Varlaamovich) Access The collection is open for research Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives Preferred Citation [Identification of item], S. V. (Sviatoslav Varlaamovich) Denisov Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives Alternative Forms of Material Available Partial collection is available on Microfilm Location of Originals In part, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York 1878 September Born, Stanitsa Piatiizbianskaia, Luganskaia oblast', Russia 10 1896 Graduated, Donskoi kadetskii korpus 1898 Graduated, Mikhailovskoe artilleriiskoe uchilishche 1898-1905 Served, 21st Don Cossack battery 1908 Graduated, Nikolaevskaia akademiia general'nogo shtaba 1914 Adjutant, Ural Cossack division 1915 Colonel 1916-1918 Commanding officer, 11th Don Cossack regiment 1918 Took part in the Don Cossack uprising 1918 Major General and commanding officer of the Don Cossack Army 1919 Emigrated to Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) 1921 Author, Zapiski. Grazhdanskaia voina na Iuge Rossii 1918-1920 1922-1923 Lived in Berlin, Germany 1923 Arrived in the United States of America 1923 Elected chair of Cossack Union in the United States 1937 Author, Belyi al'bom 1957 April Died, Stratford, CT 19 Scope and Content of Collection These papers contain the correspondence and writings of Sviatoslav V. Denisov, major general in the Don Cossack Army and participant in the Don Cossack uprising of 1918. In emigration, Denisov was chair of the Cossack Union in the United States, and an active member of various Cossack organizations, especially the All-Cossack Union. The Correspondence file includes extensive correspondence with leading Russian émigré military and social leaders, providing a rich source of information on the activities of Cossack activities in the diaspora. Denisov's Speeches and writings consist mainly of materials relating to his history of the White Army, Belyi Al'bom, as well as research materials and articles on Cossack history. A Register of the S. V. (Sviatoslav 2008C65 2 Varlaamovich) Denisov Papers The Subject file includes materials on the history of the Don Cossacks, the White Army, as well as Russian émigré organizations. Particularly important are the documents dating from 1917 onwards relating to the Don Cossack Army. Of special significance are the materials relating to the All-Cossack Union in the United States, as well as documents relating to the Don Cossack ataman elections. Printed matter includes appeals and circulars from the civil war period, 1919-1920, published in territories occupied by the White Army, Soobshcheniia Donskoi Armii (1919), issues of Vol'naia kuban', and Velikaia Rossiia. Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and the Holy Trinity Seminary. The grant also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Archives. The original materials remain in the Holy Trinity Seminary Archives as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is appended to this register. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Arrangement The collection is organized into seven series: Biographical file, Diary, Correspondence, Speeches and writings, Subject file, Printed matter, and Miscellany Related Material Nikolai Vasil'evich Fedorov Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Petr Nikolaevich Donskov Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Petr Nikolaevich Krasnov Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Ivan Alekseevich Poliakov Papers, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Biography After he arrived in the United States in 1923, Sviatoslav Denisov became a prominent and active figure in the Russian Cossack community, becoming chair of the Cossack Union and a member of various Cossack organizations. Born in Stanitsa Piatiizbianskaia, Russia, on September 10, 1878,to a traditional Cossack family, he embarked on a military career, graduating from the Donskoi kadetskii korpus in 1896 and the Mikhailovskoe artilleriiskoe uchilishche in 1898. He served in the Twenty-first Don Cossack battery and completed the Nikolaevskaia akademiia general’nogo shtaba in 1908. In 1918, he was a commanding officer in the Don Cossack uprising; that same year he was elevated to the rank of major general and commanding officer of the Don Cossack Army. Denisov immigrated to Constantinople in 1919 and then to the United States, where (as noted above) he played an important role in the formation of Cossack organizations and charitable associations and was an outspoken activist on issues relating to Cossack life in general. He also published a history of the White Army, entitled Belyi al’bom. Sviatoslav Varlaamovich Denisov died on April 19, 1957, in Stratford, Connecticut. Subjects and Indexing Terms Don Cossacks. Diaries. Photographs. Russia--History. Russians--Far East. Russians--United States. Russkii Obshche-Voinskii Soiuz. World War, 1914-1918. Box/Folder: 1 Biographical file, 1910-1957 and undated. Scope and Contents note Autobiographical sketch, calling cards, certificates, employment documents, family correspondence, financial documents, genealogical file, identification documents, inventory of archives, legal documents, medical records, military records, insurance documents, miscellany, arranged alphabetically by physical form Box/Folder: 1 : 1 Autobiographical sketch, 1951 Box/Folder: 1 : 2 Calling cards, undated A Register of the S. V. (Sviatoslav 2008C65 3 Varlaamovich) Denisov Papers Certificates Box/Folder: 1 : 3 Baptismal certificate of Igor' Denisov, 1910 Box/Folder: 1 : 4 Life insurance, 1944-1953. Scope and Contents note Includes related correspondence Box/Folder: 1 : 5 Membership, 1920-1946 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 6 Employment documents, 1925-1934 and undated Family correspondence Box/Folder: 1 : 7 General, 1924-1952 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 8 Butlerov, Boris, 1932-1951 Box/Folder: 1 : 9 Denisov, Il'ia Vasil'evich, 1949-1952 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 10 Denisov, Igor' Sviatoslavovich, 1927-1952 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 11 Denisova, Tat'iana, 1945 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 12 Denisova, Zoia, 1920-1924 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 13 Financial documents, 1918-1957 and undated Genealogical file Box/Folder: 1 : 14 General – Notes, undated Box/Folder: 1 : 15 Family history, undated. Scope and Contents note Typescript, first page is missing Box/Folder: 1 : 16 Family tree, undated Box/Folder: 1 : 17 Identification documents, 1915-1923 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 18 Inventory of archives, 1932 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 19 Legal documents, 1935-1938 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 20 Medical records, 1910-1924 and undated Box/Folder: 1 : 21 Military records, 1913-1931 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 1 Red Cross certificates and documents, 1921-1930 Box/Folder: 2 : 2 Russian veteran's association (Soiuz russkikh veteranov/invalidov) certificates, identification and membership documents, 1921-1933 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 3 Veterans Administration insurance documents, 1943-1952 Box/Folder: 2 : 4 Miscellany, 1923-1938 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 5 Diary, 1919 June 8 to August 12 Correspondence, 1917-1957 and undated. Scope and Contents note Cards and letters, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent General Box/Folder: 2 : 6 Official letterhead, 191?-192? and undated. Scope and Contents note Includes various Cossack organizations Box/Folder: 2 : 7 Record of outgoing correspondence, 1952 Unidentified Box/Folder: 2 : 8 General, 1916-1957 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 9 A, 1926-1953 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 10 B-E, 1923-1951 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 11 F-G, 1925-1957 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 12 H-I, 1937-1953 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 13 K, 1921-1952 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 14 M, 1935-1952 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 15 N-O, 1921-1953 and undated Box/Folder: 2 : 16 P, 1921-1952 and undated Box/Folder: 3 : 1 S, 1921-1953 and undated Box/Folder: 3 : 2 T, 1937-1950 and undated A Register of the S. V. (Sviatoslav 2008C65 4 Varlaamovich) Denisov Papers Box/Folder: 3 : 3 V, 1935-1952 Box/Folder: 3 : 4 Z, 1951 and undated Box/Folder: 3 : 5 Abanshin, Gavriil I., 1950 Box/Folder: 3 : 6 Abramov, Fedor
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