Autograph album from the signing of the Treaty of Riga

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Title
Autograph album from the signing of the Treaty of Riga
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1921
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2578
Topics
Poland. Treaties, etc. Soviet Union, 1921 March 18
Russo-Polish War, 1919-1920 -- Peace
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Poland -- Treaties
Genres
Albums (Books)
Autographs
Notes
Acquisition: Purchased with parchment document of Sigismund of Poland, 1767 and a postcard of Wilhelm II of Germany, Doorn, Aug. 4, 1930, signed "Willy" not [ill] say Prof K. J[ill]
Acquisition: 58M61
Physical Description
Extent: .21 linear feet (1 volume)
Description
Album of autographs of signatories and others present at the signing of the Treaty of Riga, 1921, presumably kept by a member of the Polish delegation who participated in the Polish-Soviet peace treaty negotiations. The Treaty of Riga was signed on 18 March 1921 in Riga, Latvia, ending the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1920) and establishing the Soviet-Polish borders. The album contains signatures, remarks, and notes of Polish and Soviet participants as well as some Latvian personalities.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Polish
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19428408
MSS Unit ID: 2578
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5ed73e80-d4ef-0138-d598-0413bd0d2e0e
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1921: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Autograph album from the signing of the Treaty of Riga" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1921. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2ae38f0-f75b-0138-434a-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Autograph album from the signing of the Treaty of Riga" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2ae38f0-f75b-0138-434a-0242ac110003

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1921). Autograph album from the signing of the Treaty of Riga Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2ae38f0-f75b-0138-434a-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Autograph album from the signing of the Treaty of Riga