David Rowland Francis. Russia in transition: the diplomatic papers of David R. Francis, U.S. ambassador to Russia, (1916-1918).
Microform (11 reels). The papers consist of reports and letters from David R. Francis to the U.S. State Department and to friends and associates in America. Included are reports on the policies of Lenin, anarchist movements, the All-Russian Congress of Soviets, the Council of the Workingmen's Deputies, political parties, peasant and labor unrest, living conditions, financial matters, elections, and counterrevolutionary activities. Historical Note: David Rowland Francis was born in Kentucky in 1850. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1870 and went to work as a shipping clerk. In 1877 Francis established a successful brokerage firm and by 1884 had risen to president of the Merchants Exchange in St. Louis. He then served as mayor of St. Louis (1885-1889), governor of Missouri (1889-1893), secretary of the Interior (1896-1897), and president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Francis was appointed U.S. ambassador to Russia in 1916, charged with renegotiating a new commercial treaty and overseeing the affairs of Austrian and German prisoners of war. He remained in Russia during the Revolution but left in July 1918 when the embassy staff was evacuated. Catalogue record: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/2979329
Muscovy Company. Russia Company minute books and treasurer's accounts, (1667-1955).
Microform (10 reels). :The Fellowship of English Merchants for discovery of New Trades (usually called the Muscovia Company) was incorporated by royal charter of Philip and Mary in 1553. The Company's early records were lost in the Great Fire of London in 1666. None of its administrative archives prior to that date appear to have survived. The records consist of minute books and treasurer's accounts of the Fellowship of English Merchants for Discovery of New Trades, usually called the Moscovia Company, which became the Russia Company. Catalogue record: The records consist of minute books and treasurer's accounts of the Fellowship of English Merchants for Discovery of New Trades, usually called the Moscovia Company, which became the Russia Company.
