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Three typescripts by Olśhanskiĭ chiefly concerning the Soviet army during World War II: "How it is Happened" [sic], covering the whole course of the Soviet-German war and its immediate aftermath in Germany; "Perekhod reki Oder v operat︠s︡ii︠a︡kh sovet︠s︡koĭ armii;" and "Skorost ́i metody postroĭki dorog v sovet︠s︡koĭ armii.".

Office files and reports of the Bureau of Applied Research of Columbia University, relating to the Bureau's War Documentation Project. Under government grants, this project used captured German documents to study the Second World War in the Soviet Union. This collection includes correspondence, progress reports, other office files, and printed reports and drafts of specific projects. There is also one file concerning a project on Hungarian military potential after World War II.

Typescript memoirs "Chernyi Uragan" describe experiences of Gorb and his family in the Soviet Union before and during the Second World War.

Milovskiĭ's memoirs discuss primarily the Civil War in the Baltic region and on the Northwest Front, and the occupations of Vilnius by the Soviet and then the Lithuanian army in 1939. Milovskiĭ uses the pseudonym Aleksandr Sushkevich in these memoirs.

Typescript memoirs by an unknown author (ca. 1915-) about the Soviet Union during World War II. The author discusses life in the Soviet Union in 1939-1941 and his experiences in the Red Army in 1942-1943. The memoirs end with his desertion from the Red Army after reading a "vlasovskai︠a︡ listovka" (Vlasov leaflet).

The manuscript, written in short story style, recounts four episodes in the author's life: Russia's declaration of war against Germany (22 June 1941) and subsequent mobilization, his plans for escape, arrest and condemnation to a labor camp and eventual flight. The four episodes are entitled: "Krutoĭ povorot" "Zelenyĭ prokuror" "Trinadt︠s︡atai︠a︡ noch́" and "Lager ́smerti.".

Typed memoirs ""Wie ich 'Kollaborateur' wurde" by Valentinov. He primarily describes his service in the Red Army, his life as a prisoner of war, and the activities of the NKVD, the Russian Liberation Army, and the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (Komitet Osvobozhdenii︠a︡ Narodov Rossii).

Duvings memoirs, "Velikaia Skorb'", primarily concern his experiences in General Vlasov's Russian liberation army (Russkaia Osvoboditel'naia Armiia) during the World War II.

The four typescript essays concern the Ukrainian Nationalist movement. Three are written by N. Grigorév: "Ukrainskai︠a︡ Demokratii︠a︡ i reakt︠s︡ii︠a︡" (n.d., 25 p.); "Kak nemt︠s︡y obmanyvali ukraint︠s︡ev" (n.d., 14 p.). One is a summary of articles written by N. Grigorév: "Zadachi Ukrainskoĭ Demokratii" (1939, 8 p.). Grigorév treats his topic from a historical perspective as well as in specific regard to World War II.

Records of the Harvard University Russian Research Center's Project on the Soviet Social System. This project interviewed Soviet emigres on a broad range of topics. The records consist of mimeographed typescripts of these interviews. They are divided into two major categories: "personal life history documents" (A schedules); and interviews on economics, family, government, nationalities, wartime occupations, partisan movements, professions, and stratification. There are also clinical interviews, copies of questionnaires, and an interviewer's guide.