Russian Artillery Commission in North America Records
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Abstract
The Russian Artillery Commission was based in New York; its mission was to negotiate purchase of munitions and other artillery supplies for the Imperial Russian government. The records include correspondence with U.S. and Canadian firms discussing manufacturing specifications and equipment, production estimates, inspection procedures, and order arrangements. Also includes reports and notes of Ordnance Colonel V. Nekrasov and other papers. The records are mostly in Russian.
Historical/Biographical Note
The Russian Artillery Commission was based in New York; its mission was to negotiate the purchase of munitions and other artillery supplies for the Imperial Russian government.
Arrangement
The box is in original order; folders are not numbered.
The files are grouped into 1 series:
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- I, Records, 1915-1917
Scope and Content Note
The records include correspondence with U.S. and Canadian firms discussing manufacturing specifications and equipment, production estimates, inspection procedures, and order arrangements. Also includes reports and notes of Ordnance Colonel V. Nekrasov and other papers. Chiefly in Russian.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Tamiment Library has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1915 to 1917, are expected to enter the public domain in 2038.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Russian Artillery Commission in North America Records; TAM 026; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was transferred to New York University from the Rand School Archives in 1963. There is no earlier provenance information. The accession number 1963.006 is associated with this collection.
