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- 1856-1982 (Creation)
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1 box and 10 outsize files
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Biographical history
Evgenii Semenovich Mollo (1904-1985), military historian and artist was born in Ufa, Russia. He left Russia to settle in Britain in 1922, where he worked as a cinema decorator, wartime camouflage specialist and engineer.
Archival history
GB 0367 MOL 1856-1982 Collection (Fonds) 1 box and 10 outsize files Mollo , Evgenii Semenovich , 1904-1985 , military historian and artist
Evgenii Semenovich Mollo (1904-1985), military historian and artist was born in Ufa, Russia. He left Russia to settle in Britain in 1922, where he worked as a cinema decorator, wartime camouflage specialist and engineer.
Papers of Evgenii Semenovich Mollo, comprising:
writings on Imperial Russian orders and military equipment, c 1960, 1979; documents and notes on Russian military orders and uniforms, c 1958-1982l; correspondence, mainly concerned with Russian military history and related interests arising out of his collection of Russian militaria, orders and objets d'art, 1958-1982, correspondents include the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg; genealogical papers including family trees on the Veselitskii and Gol'tgoer (de Holthoer) families, including a number of letters in French from Michael de Holthoer, member of the Council of the Empire, to his niece Felicia de Holthoer in England (1882-1896). Also some letters (1856-1864) from other sources
Papers arranged in four classes as described in Scope and Content.
Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
Mainly Russian, some English, French and German.
Detailed catalogue available on the SSEES website
Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Revised Jan 2003 Eastern Europe European history Hermitage Museum , St Petersburg History Military history Mollo , Evgenii Semenovich , 1904-1985 , military historian and artist National history Russia Russian history Crimea
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Papers of Evgenii Semenovich Mollo, comprising:
writings on Imperial Russian orders and military equipment, c 1960, 1979; documents and notes on Russian military orders and uniforms, c 1958-1982l; correspondence, mainly concerned with Russian military history and related interests arising out of his collection of Russian militaria, orders and objets d'art, 1958-1982, correspondents include the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg; genealogical papers including family trees on the Veselitskii and Gol'tgoer (de Holthoer) families, including a number of letters in French from Michael de Holthoer, member of the Council of the Empire, to his niece Felicia de Holthoer in England (1882-1896). Also some letters (1856-1864) from other sources
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Papers arranged in four classes as described in Scope and Content.
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Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Mainly Russian, some English, French and German.
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Detailed catalogue available on the SSEES website
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
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- English