Preferred Citation
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Acquisition Information
History
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Scope and Contents
Title: Joseph Brodsky papers from the archives of the Katilius family
Identifier/Call Number: M1960
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
4.25 Linear feet
(8 manuscript boxes and 1 legal half manuscript box)
Date (inclusive): 1966-1997
Abstract: Documents concerning Russian poet’s Joseph Brodsky’s (1940-1996) personality and his creative work from the family archives
of his friends Ramunas Katilius and Elmira Katiliene.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Language of Materials note: Primarily in Russian. Additional material in Lithuanian, and some English.
Creator:
Brodsky, Joseph, 1940-1996
Creator:
Katiliene, Elmira
Creator:
Katilius, Ramunas
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Joseph Brodsky papers from the archives of the Katilius family (M1960). Dept. of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Acquisition Information
This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in June, 2013.
History
This collection of Joseph Brodsky papers are from his friends Ramunas Katilius and Elmira Katiliene, who had a close friendship
with Brodsky during the years 1966-1970.
Processing Information note
Processed by Elga Zalite, August 2013.
Access to Collection
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted
to a digital use copy.
Scope and Contents
The papers contain correspondence with the Katilius family; drafts (manuscript and typescript) of Joseph Brodsky’s poems (circa
70 items / circa 100 pages); a collection of poems compiled and typed by Joseph Brodsky himself (100 pages); Vladimir Maramzin’s
samizdat collection (text hand-typed and distributed by hand to avoid censorship) of Joseph Brodsky’s poetry in 3 volumes
(circa 900 pages); the poet’s drawings (12 items); and photographs (87 items). Ramunas Katilius and Elmira Katiliene have
also collected a wide range of printed materials (including copies) about Joseph Brodsky’s public activities, his interviews
for different journals, and articles on Joseph Brodsky’s relations with Lithuania.
The main collection of Joseph Brodsky papers is at Yale, OCLC #702181668. Brodsky papers are also in St. Petersburg at the
National Library of Russia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Abaeva-Myers, Diana
Antanaitis, Algirdas Titus
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Blekaitis, Jurgis
Etkind, Efim, 1918-1999
Golyshev, Viktor
Maramzin, Vladimir, 1934-
Martirosov, Sergei Mushegovich
Misiunas, Audras
Miłosz, Czesław
Myers, Alan
Proffer, Carl R.
Proffer, Ellendea
Rein, Evgenii
Schilz, Veronique
Sozzani-Brodsky, Maria
Stoppard, Tom
Šilbajoris, Rimvydas, 1926-2005
Venclova, Tomas, 1937-
Poets, Russian
Russian poetry.