The Buryat genealogies review in the personal archival fund of Zh. A. Zimin (1920-2012)

The article gives the characteristic and history of the personal archival fund formation of Zhan Alexandrovich Zimin, a teacher, writer and local historian, stored at the Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs of the IMBTS SB RAS. The materials on the Buryat genealogies are identified among the archival materials. The results of the activity on collecting Buryat family trees are considered. The genealogy materials are grouped into plan-schemes and genealogies according to the type of the information reflected. It is noted that Zh. A. Zimin’s personal fund is in demand for restoring both the individuals’ private genealogies and the history of the Buryats.