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Language of Material:
Russian
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Regina Derieva papers
Creator:
Derieva, Regina
source:
Deriev, Alexander
Identifier/Call Number: M2034
Identifier/Call Number: 19213
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
(9 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 1 flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1949-2015
Language of Material: Russian, English and some Swedish
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Regina Derieva (1949-2013) was a Russian poet with over thirty published works of poetry, prose, and fiction. Born in Odessa,
Ukraine, Derieva started to write poetry at age of 15. From 1960 until 1991 she lived and worked in Akmolinsk (Tselinograd
/ Akmola) and Karaganda, Kazakhstan. She graduated from university with majors in music and Russian philology
and literature. In 1990 Regina and her family converted to Catholicism and soon moved to Israel. From July 1999 until her
death on December 11, 2013, Derieva lived in Sweden. Regina Derieva's work was highly valued by Joseph Brodsky, Tomas Venclova,
Les Murray, Daniel Weissbort, Bengt Jangfeldt and many other poets and intellectuals.
The papers consist of correspondence (only incoming letters), writings, personal papers (including legal records and documents),
audio material, photography archive, drawings and paintings, newspaper clippings and printed materials, spanning the years
1949-2015.
The papers are divided into 12 separate series: 1) Biographical file; 2) Correspondence; 3) Writings; 4) Regina Derieva's
poetry translated into different languages, by others; 5) Translations of poetry into Russian by Regina Derieva; 6) Regina
Derieva as an editor; 7) Printed matter of contemporaries, signed by Regina Derieva; 8) Art work; 9) Photographs; 10) Audio
materials and born-digital materials; 11) Miscellaneous; and 12) Bibliography
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials
are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
[identification of item], Regina Derieva papers (M2034). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given by Alexander Deriev to Stanford University, Special Collections in 2014.
Processed by Elga Zalite in 2015.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russian literature -- 20th century
Russian literature -- 21st century
Russian poetry.
Deriev, Alexander