Amherst Center for Russian Culture. Zinaida Gippius and Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers

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1 Amherst Center for Russian Culture Zinaida Gippius and Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers Bulk dates: Accession Number: CRC Quantity: 5.5 linear feet Containers: 3 Records Storage Boxes 5 Archival Boxes Processed: 1993 April-Ju ly By: Tanya Chebotarev, Center for Russian Culture Associate Daria D'Arienzo, Archivist of t he College Finding Aid: Date: 1993 July-August Prepared by: Tanya Chebotarev, Center for Russian Culture Associate Edited by: Daria D'Arienzo, Archivist of t he College Access: In general, there is no restriction on access to Zinaida Gippius and Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers for research use. Selected items may be restricted to protec t the pri vacy right s of indi viduals or for ot her legal reasons. Fragil e items may be restricted for preservation reasons. Photocopying: No photocopying is permitted. Copyright: It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of copyrights. Requests for permission to publish material from the papers should be directed to the Director of Amherst Center for Russian Culture. Funding: The processing of Zinaida Gippius and Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers was supported by a grant from the Social Science Research Council and the American Council for Learned Societies as part of their "Program to Alleviate Backlog in Soviet and East European Collections in the United States." 1993 August Page 1

2 Scope and Content Note Description of the Papers The papers document the life and activities of Russian symbolist poet Zinaida Gippius ( ); her husband, Russian philosopher and writer, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky ( ); and their longtime secretaries, editors and writers, Dmitrij Filosofov ( ) and Vladimir Zlobin ( ). Zinaida Gippius was a prolific poet, fiction writer, playwright, essayist, memoirist, and critic. Gippius wrote many critical essays on literature, religion, and political issues. They were published in leading Moscow and St. Petersburg literary journals and newspapers under various pse udo nyms inc lud ing A nto n Krajn y and Rom an Arensky. Merezhkovsky's literary work included poetry, novels, dramas, critical essays, and translations from several languages including Greek. His significance was primarily cultural. He was a popularizer of French symbolism in the 1890s; formulator and chief proselytizer of the "new religious consciousness" after 1900; and a prophet of a religious revolution after Gippius and Merezhkovsky fled Russia in December They lived in Poland until October 1920 and then moved to Paris. These papers cover the period of Gippius' and Merezhkovsky's lingering departure from Russia in and their years in emigration in Paris ( ). The largest series in the papers is Series 1: Zinaida Gippius Papers which is further divided into three subseries: Correspondence-Incoming, Correspondence-Outgoing and Manuscripts. This correspondence is the most significant subseries of the papers. These subseries contain Gippius' correspondence with leading Russian and foreign intellectuals, such as G. Adamovich, K. Balmont, A. Bely, N. Berberova, A. Blok, I. Bunin, G. Ivanov, A. Remizov, V. Rozanov, M. Shaginian, F. Sologub, B. Zajtsev and others. The subseries Manuscripts includes published and unpublished poems by Gippius, the manuscript of "Dante in Hell", the transcript of a conversation with P. Suvchinsky, a draft of the article "Le Possede" in French, and several versions of Gipp ius' and Merezhkovsky's motion picture play "Boris Godunov". Series 2: Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers is subdivided into two subseries: Correspondence and Manuscripts. The Papers contain more than 200 items, mostly handwritten, from such Russian philosophers, writers and artists as N. Bakhtin, K. Balmont, A. Bely, A. Blok, V. Briusov, I. Bunin, I. Fondaminsky, G. Ivanov, E. Liatsky, S. Prokofjev, L. Shestov, P. Struve, F. Sologub, B. Zajtsev. The subseries Manuscripts includes several versions of 1993 August Page 2

3 Merezhkovsky's and Gippius' motion picture play "Boris Godunov", two drafts of his untitled thesis, and poems. The papers also include correspondence, documents and manuscripts of Russian emigres belon ging to the Merezh kovsk ys' circle, su ch as G. Adamovich, K. Balmon t, N. B erberova, I. Fondaminsky, G. Ivanov, A. Kartashev, M. Markovich, P. Solovjeva August Page 3

4 Series Description The collection is organized as follows: 1. Zinaida Gippius Papers, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers, Dmitrij Filosofov Correspondence, Vladimir Zlobin Correspondence, Other Russian Emigres Materials, Photographs, 3 linear feet, is the largest series of the papers. It is further divided into three subseries: Correspon dence-incomin g, Correspondence- Outgoing, and Manuscripts. Subseries 1, Correspondence-Incoming, , 2.5 linear feet, contains Gippius' incoming correspondence with leading Russian and foreign intellectuals. This subseries is organized alphabetically by correspondent and each folder is arranged in chronological order. Most unidentified correspondence has been placed in the beginning of the subseries. The correspondence, which has been identified by first name only, is found in the alphabetical sequence under that first name. Subseries 2, Correspondence-Outgoing, , 0.25 linear feet, co ntains Gip pius's outgoing correspondence with Russian intellectuals. This subseries is organized alphabetically by correspondent and each folder is arranged in chronological order. Unidentified correspondence has been placed in the beginning of the subseries. Subseries 3, Manuscripts, [ ], 0.25 linear feet, includes drafts of manuscripts for Gippius' published and unpublished poems, the handwritten manuscript of "Dante in Hell", the transcript of a conversation with P. Suvchinsky, a draft of the article "Le Possede" in French, and copies of several versions of "Boris Godunov", the motion picture play written by Gippius and Merezhkovsky. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by title and type. Series 2, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers, , 1.00 linear foot, is organized into two subseries: Correspondence, and Manuscripts. Subseries 1, Correspondence, , 0.75 linear feet, is divided into incoming and outgoing correspondence. This subseries is organized alphabetically by correspondent. Material in each folder is arranged in chronological order August Page 4

5 Subseries 2, Manuscripts, [ ], 0.25 linear feet, includes several versions of D. Merezhkovsky and Z. Gippius motion picture play "Boris Godunov," some of which have not been published, drafts of his untitled thesis, and poems. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by type. Series 3, Dmitrij Filosofov Correspondence, , 0.5 linear feet, contains incoming and outgoing correspondence. The series is organized alphabetically by correspondent and each folder is arranged in chronological order. Series 4, Vladimir Zlobin Correspondence, , 0.5 linear feet, consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence. This series is organized alphabetically by correspondent and each folder is arranged in chronological order. Series 5, Other Russian Emigres Materials, , 0.5 linear feet, is subdivided into 3 subseries: Correspondence, Documents, and Manuscripts. These subseries reflect the activities of several Russian emigres belonging to the Merezhkovskys' circle, such as G. Adamovich, K. Balmont, N. Berberova, I. Fondaminsky, G. Ivanov, A. Kartashev, M. Markovich, P. Solovjeva and others. The subseries Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent and then in chronological order. The subseries Documents contains documents found among the Correspondence subseries in Series 1, 2, 3 and 4. These materials do not belong to the Merezhkovskys' family and are organized alphabetically by type. The subseries Manuscripts was artificially created to pull together the creative works found among the Correspondence subseries in Series 1 and 2. This subseries is organized alphabetically by author. Series 6, Photographs, consists of several unidentified photographs arranged in chronological order August Page 5

6 Correspondence - Incoming 1 1 n.d. Unidentified signatures 12 letters, 1 postcard, 1 telegram Apr 15; Unidentified signatures 1910 Dec 17-6 letters, 1914 Mar 1 1 telegram Jul 27 - Unidentified signatures 1924 May letters, 3 postcards Jul 14 - Unidentified signatures 1940 Jan letters Unidentified envelopes Adamovich, Georgij 1 6 n.d. 6 letters, 6 poems 11 envelopes See Also: Series 5, Box 8, Folder n.d. 10 letters 1 8 n.d. 10 letters May 16-6 letters, 3 poems 1926 Nov 11 See Also: Series 5, Box 8, Folder Jul 18-8 letters 1927 Dec August Page 6

7 Jan letters 1928 Nov Feb 18-6 letters 1929 Oct Jan 5-6 letters 1930 Dec Feb 10-7 letters 1931 Dec 31; 1938 Mar n.d., Aldanov, Mark 1923 Apr letters 1925 Dec Aug 10 - Aldanov, Mark 1931 Jun 21 8 letters, 2 postcards Jul 5 "Anti-Semit", anonymous letter Jun 4 Antonov, Sergej Apr 22 - Artsybashev, M Dec 29 6 letters Jan 14 - Artsybashev, M Nov letters Mar 22 - Artsybashev, M Feb letters 1 22 n.d. Atlas, Nina 1993 August Page 7

8 Sep 30 Balmont, Konstantin 1 24 n.d. Balmont, Konstantin 1 article 1 letter, 2 poems See Also: Series 5, Box 8, Folder 16 See also: Series 5, Box 8, Folder Oct 25 - Baltzar, Vladimir Ma y Sep 20 - Baranovskaja, Mara 1921 Oct Jul 28 Batiushkov, Ivan 1 28 n.d. Behagun, F Sep 9 Belin, J n.d., Bely, Andrej 1906 Nov 16-1 letter, 1910 Dec 25 1 envelope, 1 postcard Jun 3 Berberova, Nina 1 letter, 1 envelope, draft of article See Also: Series 5 Box 8, Folder a 1924 Nov 11 Berdiajev, Nikolaj invitation 1993 August Page 8

9 Sep 17 Berge, Francois 1 33 n.d. Berlindis, Margherita calling card Ma y 6 Blaigote, [?] Jan 1 Blandino, J Jan 10 - Blok, Alexander 1911 Feb 16 2 letters, 1 envelope Jul 10; Borton, Harry 1925 Nov Feb 8 - Borton, William 1931 Dec Apr 15; Bradley, J. F Jun August Page 9

10 Sep 29 - Briusov, Valerij 1911 Mar 18 3 letters, 1 envelope Mar 16 Braunschwig, Gabriel Nov 10 - Bulgakov, Valentin 1928 Dec 31 7 letters, 1 postcard, 1 envelope Jul 8 - Bunin, Ivan 1932 Aug 10 2 letters, 2 envelopes Jul 10 - Bunina, Vera 1933 Nov 5 8 letters, 5 postcards, 2 envelopes 1 postcard, 1 45 n.d., Buxt, Leonid 1923 Jul 16-2 letters, 1923 Sep 4 1 postcard, 1923 Sep 4 2 news clip pings 1 46 n.d. [?], Catherine Mar 7; Casimir, Elise 1922 Sep Jan 2 - Chajkovsky, Nikolaj 1922 Nov a 1922 Dec 30 Chapsky, Iosif 1 49 [?] Feb 23 Chekhov, Mikhail 1993 August Page 10

11 1 50 n.d. Cherau, Gastoncalling card Feb 10 Chiumina, Olga Nov 10 Collorec de, Mairie 1 53 n.d. Crevel, Rene 1 54 n.d., [?], Dasha 1907 Jan Aug Dec 9 - Demidov, Nikolaj 1925 Mar n.d. Dobroliubov, Alexander Jun 13 Dubinin, N Mar 19 Duprui, Rene Oct 25 Efros, [S?] Dec 12; Eliasberg, Alexander 1924 Mar Aug 26 Eliasberg, Z Nov 26; Efimova, O lga 1924 Nov Dec Sep 11 Fedotova, Elena Jan 31; Fedotov, Georgij 1931 Feb August Page 11

12 1 65 [?] Feb 5 Filosofova, A n.d., 12 letters, 1920 Aug 17-1 envelope 1925 Sep 17 Filosofov, Dmitrij Jun 9-4 letters, 1926 Sep 15 1 postcard, 2 envelopes 1993 August Page 12

13 Jun 2-4 letters, 1927 Oct 29 1 envelope Aug 9-3 letters, 1932 Jan 8 2 envelopes 1 70 n.d. 7 letters 1 71 n.d. 7 letters, 1 envelope 1 72 n.d., Fondaminskaya, Amalija 1913 Apr Nov Feb 10 - Fondaminskaya, Amalija 1936 Apr Apr 28-7 letters, 1923 Dec 25 2 receipts Jan letters, 1924 Nov 14 1 envelope Jan 5-12 letters, 1925 Oct 21 1 envelope Jan 1-9 letters 1926 Dec Jan letters, 1927 Oct 23 1 envelope Fondaminsky, Ilja 1993 August Page 13

14 Jan 13-3 letters, 1929 Mar 10 1 postcard, 3 envelopes Apr 7-5 letters, 1931 Mar 3 2 envelopes May 12-8 letters, 1936 Apr 8 1 envelope Jun 27 Frenkel, M Dec 11 Frenkenshtein, N Jan 22 Gaufman, M. 2 4 [? Sep 29] Gaultier, L. 2 5 n.d. Gavronsky, Lazar calling card Nov 8 - Gaziev, A Feb Feb 21 - Gerell, Greta 1936 Nov Sep 27 Gessen, Evgenij Gippius, Anna 2 9 n.d. 11 letters, 2 postcards 1993 August Page 14

15 Jan 8-13 letters 1922 Dec Jan letters 1923 Dec Jan 31-4 letters, 1925 Dec 1 2 postcards, 2 envelopes Dec 6-5 letters, 1927 Oct 31 1 postcard, 1 envelope Feb 3-6 letters, 1928 Nov 19 5 envelopes Jul 17-9 letters, 1930 Oct 24 1 postcard, 8 envelopes Gippius, Tatiana 2 16 n.d. 1 letter, 4 postcards, 1 poem See Also: Series 5, Box 8, Folder n.d. 10 letters 2 18 n.d. 5 letters 2 19 n.d. 9 letters Feb letters 1906 Apr August Page 15

16 Apr 9-7 letters 1906 Apr May 6-5 letters 1906 May Jun 8-5 letters 1906 Jul Jul 6-4 letters 1906 Jul Aug 6-3 letters 1906 Aug Aug 28-5 letters 1906 Sep Oct 2-10 letters 1906 Oct a 1906 Nov 29-5 letters 1908 Feb August Page 16

17 Nov 11-5 letters 1906 Dec Jan 3-6 letters 1907 Jan Feb 4-10 letters 1907 Mar Apr 7-6 letters 1907 Apr May 12-6 letters 1907 Jun Jul 2-7 letters 1907 Aug Sep 17-6 letters, 1907 Oct 28 1 postcard Nov 10-5 letters 1907 Dec Jan 3-10 letters, 1908 Mar 20 1 postcard Apr 1-3 letters 1910 Dec Jan 10-8 letters, 1911 Jul 11 2 postcards, 1 envelope Jan 6-4 letters 1912 Jan August Page 17

18 Feb 3-5 letters 1913 Mar 22 Tatiana Manukhina Aug 8-7 letters, 1923 Sep 1 2 envelopes Aug 3-4 letters 1924 Sep Mar 15-6 letters, 1925 Jul 25 2 postcards Aug 15-8 letters, 1925 Nov 21 1 postcard, 2 envelopes Jan 2-8 letters, 1926 Aug 28 1 postcard Sep 4-8 letters, 1929 Aug 6 1 postcard, 2 envelopes Mar 13 Glinka, Alexander Jul Goldman, M. copy of a telegram, an explanatory note 2 48a n.d. Gruzinskaia, A n.d. Gueydon de, Viscountess calling card Feb 21 Gutman, Anatolij 1993 August Page 18

19 2 51 n.d. Harrison, Paul Nov 15 Hofman, M n.d. Huguet, J. Pierre calling card 2 54 n.d., [?], Ivan 1922 Aug n.d. Izvolskaya, Elena Oct Jourdein, Joseph Dec 20 - Kablukov, Sergej 1913 Apr August Page 19

20 2 58 n.d., Kartashev, Anton 1907 Mar 9; 1922 Jul Sep Dec 13 - Kasherman, Polia 1924 Jan n.d., [?], Katia 1910 Dec 23; 1913 Jan Jul 28 - Khirjakov, A Feb Jul 10 Kozhebatkine, [?] 2 63 n.d. Krashennikov, Nikolaj Oct 23 Ksiunin, Alexander Jan 13 Lehe, M Mar28-31 Letter from relatives 2 67 n.d. Lezhnev, [?] Aug 22 Li, Alexander 1 letter, 7 poems See Also: Series 5, Box 8, Folder Jul 3 - Liatsky, Evgenij 1925 Mar August Page 20

21 Lisboa, Carlos 2 71 n.d., Lopatina, Evgenija 1923 Oct Feb Jan 27 - Lopatina, Evgenija 1933 May n.d. Lykiardopulos, Mikhail 4 letters, 1 postcard, 1 newsclipping Apr 5 - Lykiardopulos, Mikhail 1907 Sep letters, 1 postcard Sep 12 Makovsky, Sergej Jan 26 Mamchenko, Victor Aug 7-9 Manukhin, Ivan 3 4 n.d. Manukhina, Tatiana 1926 Oct 5 13 letters, 1 envelope, 3 postcards 3 5 n.d. [?], Maria 3 6 n.d., Markovich, Mark 1921 Dec Dec Apr 30 - Markovich, Mark 1924 Sep August Page 21

22 3 8 n.d., [?], Marusia 1907 Oct 29; 1908 Jan 1; 1924 Nov Jul 21 [?], Marynia Feb 16 [?], Masha Jan 15 Matvejev, Vasilij Apr 20 Merezhkovsky, Boris Dec 16 - Miliukov, Pavel 1925 Jan Feb 25 Mironov, Mikhail Jun Mocher, F Apr 4 Mochulsky, K n.d. Mongault, Henry Mar 13 - Gippius, Natalia 1906 Dec Apr 4 - Gippius, Natalia 1907 Dec Jan 7 - Stepanova, Natalia 1908 Mar Jan 3 - Gippius, Natalia 1913 Mar August Page 22

23 3 22 n.d. Nemensky, J Jan 27 Nerich, [?] May 29 Nishuer, Georgij Jun 12 - Nosik, Vladimir Oct 9 Novikova, Elena Jun 25 Novikov, Viacheslav Jan 4 - Florenskaia, Olga 1911 May Apr 30 Sister Olga 3 30 n.d. Petrakov, Ivan Oct 17; Pleschejev, Alexander 1924 Oct n.d. Polisadova, Ksenija Oct 2 - Posener, M Feb n.d., Posener, Vladimir 1921 Nov Oct Jan 10; Potiomkin, Nikolaj 1922 Feb n.d. Prokopenko, Alexander 1993 August Page 23

24 3 37 n.d., Prozor, Mikhail 1923 Sep 10 - [1923] Dec n.d., Rajner, Evgenij 1908 Jan n.d., Ratkova, Zinaida 1921 Nov May 21 Ratner, Vera Mar 8 Remizov, Alexej 1 letter 3 42 n.d., Remizova-Dovgello, Serafima 1921 Oct 18-5 letters, 1921 Dec 11 2 envelopes Feb 18- Remizova-Dovgello, Serafima 1922 Nov 22 9 letters, 1 envelope Jan 3 - Remizova-Dovgello, Serafima 1923 Jul 8 3 letters, 1 envelope 3 45 n.d. Reval, Gabriele Jul 28 Reval, Patrick 3 47 n.d., Roffers-Karreri, Henriette 1922 Dec n.d. Rogers, Henriette 1993 August Page 24

25 3 49 n.d. Romov, Sergej Apr 10 Roux, Charles de Jul 7 Ruchenets, N n.d., Rudnev, Vladimir 1924 May Apr 7 Sakharov, Alexander 3 54 n.d., Savinkov, Boris 1923 Apr 21 2 notes 3 55 n.d., Savinkova, Evgenija 1922 Aug 13; 1922 Aug Sep 19 Sazonova, A Nov 23 - Shaginian, Marietta 1911 Feb 26 5 letters Ma y 2 Shakhovskoj, Dmitrij Oct 15 - Shmelev, Ivan 1935 Mar 31 3 letters Sep 1 - Shtern, Sergej 1924 Aug Sep 14 Shulman, Maria 1 letter, 8 poems See Also: Series 5 Box 8, Folder August Page 25

26 3 62 n.d. Silber, Maria Apr 18 Slonimsky, Mikhail May 22 Slonimsky, Nikolaj Feb 8 Sochivoj, Sergej 3 66 n.d., Solovjeva, Poliksena 1911 Jan 11-3 letters, 1911 Mar 17 2 poems See Also: Series 5 Box 8, Folder Jan 7 - [?], Sonia 1913 Feb [? Aug 26] Stale, H. Dadley 3 69 n.d. Stepanov, V n.d. Sventitsky, Valentin Teffi, Nadezhda 3 71a n.d. Tezi, A Dec 8 Theus, Paul A. calling card 3 73 n.d. Tsetlin, Mikhail and Maria 1922 Aug 10-4 letters, 1924 Dec 24 1 postcard, 1 envelope Maj 20 Turchinskaja, Nina 1993 August Page 26

27 Nov 23 Vasiutovich, A. M n.d., Veber-Khirjakova, Evgenija 1929 Nov Oct Jan 24 - Veber-Khirjakova, Evgenija 1936 Mar May 1; Vinaver, Mark 1924 Jan Jan 7 - Vishniak, Mark 1924 Jul Feb 8 - Vishniak, Mark Ma y Aug 21 Zajtsev, Boris 3 82 n.d. Zavjalov, A Feb 5 Zeeler, Vladimir Aug 24 - Zlobin, Vladimir 1924 Apr Jul 10 - Zlobin, Vladimir 1937 Sep n.d. Unidentified May 31 Avksentjev, Nikolaj Dec 9 - Beloborodov, Andrej Correspondence - Outgoing 1993 August Page 27

28 1934 Jan n.d. Berberova, Nina 3 90 n.d. Fondaminskaja, Amalija Dec [?] Fondaminsky, Ilja Dec 30 Gippius, Tatiana Aug 7 Markovich, Mark 3 94 n.d. Savinkov, Boris Oct 25 Shmelev, Ivan 3 96 n.d. Struve, Piotr Manuscripts "Bor is Godu nov ", m oti on p ict ure p lay, 31 p. See: Series 2, Box 5, Folder 16 "Bor is Godu nov ", m oti on p ict ure p lay, part I, typescript, pp See: Series 2, Box 5, Folder 17 "Bor is Godu nov ", m oti on p ict ure p lay, part II, typescript, pp See: Series 2, Box 5, Folder 18 "Boris Godunov", motion picture play, carbon copy of incomplete manuscript, 16 p August Page 28

29 See: Series 2, Box 5, Folder n.d. Draft of a poem "Dante in Hell", 1 notebook 3 98 n.d. Draft of an article "Le Possede" in French Jun 3 Transcript of a conversation with P. Suvchinsky, 1 notebook n.d. 8 poems in Russian 1 translation from Russian into German 1993 August Page 29

30 Series 2, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers, n.d., Unidentified signatures 1907 Jan 9-13 letters, 1936 Aug 31 3 postcards Jun 9; Adamson, Robert 1935 Sep n.d., Aldanov, Mark 1925 Oct Jun Apr 17 Amfiteatrov, Alexander Jul 10 Badalich, Josip Jun 14 Bakhtin, Nikolaj Correspondence - Incoming Jan 12 Balmont, Konstantin 4 8 n.d. Bely, Andrej 1 letter 1 letter Nov 27 Berns tejn, L n.d. Bladley, J Jan 10 Blok, Alexander Sep 3 - Borton, Harry 1 letter 4 letters, 1 newsclipping Amherst Center for Russian Culture 1993 August Page 24

31 Series 2, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers, Dec 12 Bouquet, C Sep Briusov, Valerij 2 letters Jan 12 Brlich, Ivan Jul 10 - Bunin, Ivan 1931 Jan 8 4 letters, 3 envelopes Nov 25 Chajkovsky, Nikolaj 4 17a 1926 Jul 18 Chapsky, Iosif Dec 21 [?], Dasha Jul 27 Fedorov, A n.d. Filosofov, Dmitrij 1 letter Jul 15 - Fondaminsky, Ilja 1929 Nov Dec 16 Gavronsky, J n.d. Gippius, Tatiana Apr 22 - Gippius, Tatiana 1913 Feb 4 7 letters, 6 letters, 2 postcards 1 postcard Amherst Center for Russian Culture 1993 August Page 25

32 Series 2, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers, Apr 22 Glinka, Alexander Dec 2 Gorlof, V Dec 17 Grammond, M. D Jul 28 Ivanov, Georgij 1 letter, 1 envelope Jan 12 Karpov, Pimen Oct 25 Koribut-Kubitovich, Sergej Oct 28 Krechetov, Sergej Feb 9 Kulman, N Jun 5 Lagardelli, Hubert Nov 5 Liatsky, Evgenij 1 letter Jun 9 Margoulis, M n.d. [?], Marusia Jun 11 - [?], Marusia 1907 Nov Nov 2 Merezhkovsky, Boris Mar 19 Miliukov, Pavel Apr 23 Minsky, N. Amherst Center for Russian Culture 1993 August Page 26

33 Series 2, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers, Aug 21 [?], Missi Jan 1 Mogilevsky, N Dec 2 - [?], Olia 1911 Jan Nov 11 Osorgin, Mikhail Jul 29; PEN Ma y Apr 14 Petronievics, B Feb 28 Prokofjev, Sergej 1 letter 4 48 n.d., Prozor, Mikhail 1923 Apr Feb Mar 12 Ratsen, Rostislav Apr 8 [?], Rebekka Jun 26 Riabushinsky, Nikolaj Nov 4 Romanovskaya, N n.d. Ryshkoff, Victor Jan 9 Shestov, Lev 1 letter Sep Slentsovsky, A. Amherst Center for Russian Culture 1993 August Page 27

34 Series 2, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers, May 24 Smirnova, V Ma y 9 Sologub, Fiodor 1 letter Dec 30 Struve, Piotr 5 5 n.d. Svatikov, Sergej 5 6 n.d. Sventitsky, Valentin 5 7 n.d. Sudejkin, V. 5 8 n.d. Tezy, Anna Dec 26 Tras, Rober de 5 10 n.d. Tsetlin, Mark 5 11 n.d. Vendland, Sofia Nov 5 Vinokurov, Michael Sep 25 Zajtsev, Boris 1 letter Jun 19 - Zlobin, Vladimir 1937 Aug n.d. D. Merezhkovsky 2 drafts of letters Correspondence - Outgoing Amherst Center for Russian Culture 1993 August Page 28

35 Series 2, Dmitrij Merezhkovsky Papers, Manuscripts 5 16 [1930] "Bor is Godu nov ", m oti on p ict ure p lay, 31 p [1930] "Bor is Godu nov ", m oti on p ict ure p lay, part I, typescript, pp [1930] "Bor is Godu nov ", m oti on p ict ure p lay, part II, typescript, pp [1930] "Bor is Godu nov ", m oti on p ict ure p lay, carbon copy of incomplete manuscript, 16 p [1908] Draft of untitled thesis, 1 p [1906] Draft of untitled thesis, 6 p n.d. 10 poems Amherst Center for Russian Culture 1993 August Page 29

36 Series 3, Dmitrij Filosofov Correspondence, n.d., Unidentified signatures 1906 Apr 7-16 letters, 1912 Jan 14 1 postcard Sep 20 Baranovskaja, Mara Aug 7 - Bely, Andrej 1907 Apr [?] 3 letters Correspondence - Incoming 6 4 [1907] Apr 14 Berdiajev, Nikolaj Aug 17 - Briusov, Valerij 1907 Sep 29 2 letters, 1 letter 1 envelope Jun 14 - Bulgakov, Sergej 1906 Dec Jan 9 Chajkovsky, Nikolaj Sep 6 Chapsky, Iosif Feb 27 - Chereda, Jurij 1913 Apr Feb 2 Chukovsky, Kornej Aug 10 Chulkov, Georgij 6 12 n.d., [?], Elena 1906 Apr Oct Apr 15 - [?], Elena 1993 August Page 30

37 Series 3, Dmitrij Filosofov Correspondence, Apr Mar 10 Evdokimova, S Dec 14 Fenaut, Piere Apr 29 Fondaminsky, Ilja 6 17 n.d., Gippius, Tatiana 1907 Jan 7-12 letters, 1915 Dec 18 4 postcards Mar 4 Glinka, Alexander Jan 31 Ivanov, [?] Nov 22 Jakovlev, V Mar 24 - Kartashev, Anton 1920 Aug Oct 25 [?], Kostia Mar 13 Ksiunin, Alexander Mar 13 Kuskova, Ekaterina 6 24a n.d. Kuznetsov, Vladimir Vladimirovich 6 25 n.d. Makovskaja, Julia 6 26 n.d., 1906 Dec 15 [?], Maria Mar 16 - [?], Marusia 1913 Mar August Page 31

38 Series 3, Dmitrij Filosofov Correspondence, n.d., [?], Mulia 1913 Jan Mar Oct 22 [?], Natalia Jan 17 "Novy Put'", journal, copy of agreement Nov 10 - Nuvel, Valter 1908 Jan Mar 25 Olnieva, A Feb 14 Optovtsev, M Jun 30 Pertsev, Piotr Apr 14 - Portugalov, Victor 1908 Jan Jan 14 Remizov, Alexej 1 letter 6 37 n.d., Rozanov, Vasilij 1908 Apr letters, 2 envelopes Feb 23 - Rykachev, Mikhail 1907 Jan Aug 9 [?], Shura Nov 5 Struve, Piotr 1 letter 6 41 n.d. Trubetskoj, Evgenij 1993 August Page 32

39 Series 3, Dmitrij Filosofov Correspondence, Jul 17; Vallette, A Aug n.d., [?], Vitalij 1907 May 9; 1907 Aug Mar 27 - [?], Volodia 1907 Jun Nov 26; Zenger, A Feb Mar 23 Zenkovsky, Marian Mar 19 Zhilkin, Ivan Jan 17 Zhukovsky, Dmitrij Correspondence - Outgoing Aug 3 Berdiajev, Nikolaj Dec 26 Gippius, Tatiana 6 51 n.d. Gippius, Zinaida 6 52 n.d. Unknown woman 1993 August Page 33

40 Series 4, Vladimir Zlobin Correspondence, n.d., Unidentified signatures 1922 Sep Jun Mar 28 Fondaminsky, Ilja Jun 30 Heinemann, Robert Apr 25 Lopatina, Evgenia 7 5 n.d., Silber, Maria 1945 Nov Jul Mar 18 - Ulbrich, Willi 1933 Jun Jun 13 Vetch, Mlle [?] Jun 5 - Wiesenthal, Hans 1924 Jun Sep 10 Unidentified Jun 20 Wiesenthal, Hans Correspondence - Incoming Correspondence - Outgoing June 1993 Page 34

41 Series 5, Other Russian Emigres Materials, n.d., Unidentified letters 1936 Sep Ma y n.d. [?], Asia to T. Gippius Apr 2 Fondaminsky, I. to S. Gorny Nov 24 - Gippius, A. to A. Kartashev 1921 Dec 21 Correspondence Jul 9 - Makovsky, S. to A. Beloborodov 1957 Nov Apr 26 Makovsky, S. to G. Ivanov Dec 7 Markovich, M. to A. Kartashev Apr 23 Marshal of Jugoslav Kingdom to Boris Zajtsev Nov 2 Pavlov, I. to Sergej Ivanovich Feb 8 - Silber, M. to M. Janchevsky 1946 Apr 26 Documents Jan [?] Bylaws of the Society of Free Christians Oct 31 Concentration Camp Form Sep Documents regarding to the Tribunal May 19 Receipt 1993 August Page 35

42 Series 5, Other Russian Emigres Materials, Manuscripts 8 15 n.d. Adamovich, Georgij May 16 Adamovich, Georgij Sep 30 Balmont, Konstantin 8 17 n.d. Balmont, Konstantin Jun 3 Berberova, Nina Sep 14 Gippius, Anna 8 20 n.d. Gippius, Tatiana Aug 22 Li, Alexander 3 poems See Also: Series 1, Box 1, Folder 6 6 poems See Also: Series 1, Box 1, Folder 9 2 poems See Also: Series 1, Box 1, folder 23 1 article See Also: Series 1, Box 1, Folder 24 draft of article See Also: Series 1, Box 1, Folder 31 draft of paper 1 poem, See Also: Series 1, Box 2, Folder 16 7 poems 1993 August Page 36

43 Series 5, Other Russian Emigres Materials, See Also: Series 1, Box 2, Folder Feb [?] Planida, Stephan Sep 14 Shulman, Maria 8 24 n.d. Solovjeva, Poliksena 8 25 n.d. Unidentified articles 2 poems 8 poems See Also: Series 1, Box 3, Folder 61 2 poems See Also: Series 1, Box 3, Folder August Page 37

44 Series 6, Photographs 8 26 n.d. 8 Photographs 1993 August Page 38