Finding aid for the Constantine Benderoff Memoirs


Title:
Constantine Benderoff Memoirs
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Benderoff, Constantine
Dates:
1931
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
Constantine Benderoff (1870-1955) was a native of St. Petersburg, Russia, who joined the Imperial Ministry of Justice. The Bolsheviks abolished his position in 1918 and imprisoned him twice in 1919. In 1920 he left Russia with his family. They settled in Denver, Colorado, in 1921. In 1936 Benderoff joined his daughters who had moved to Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of the original typed Russian manuscript and a typed English translation prepared by Benderoff's daughter, Olga.
Identification:
MS 3833
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English and Russian

Scope and Content

The Constantine Benderoff Memoirs, 1931, consist of the original typed Russian manuscript and a typed English translation prepared by Benderoff's daughter, Olga.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Russian immigrant community of Cleveland, Ohio, in the early twentieth century. The memoirs detail his early life, education, service in the Ministry of Justice, the effects of the 1917 revolution in Russia, and the struggle for the city of Kharkov between the Red and White armies. The account ends with Benderoff's immigration to Denver in 1921.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Benderoff, Constantine, 1870-1955.
Russians -- United States.
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917.
Soviet Union -- Revolution, 1917-1921.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3833 Constantine Benderoff Memoirs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Olga Benderoff in 1980.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Constantine Benderoff Memoirs, 1931

Box 1 / Folder 1
Memoirs, in Russian, 1931




Box 1 / Folder 2
Memoirs, English translation, 1931