Inventory of the Arsenii Ivanovich Formakov papers
Finding aid prepared by Irena Czernichowska
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Arsenii Ivanovich Formakov papers, 1910's-1983
Date (inclusive): 1910s-1983
Collection Number: 2002C37
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoirs, other writings, correspondence, and photographs, relating to conditions in forced labor camps in the Soviet Union.
Creator:
Formakov, Arseniĭ
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2002.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Arsenii Ivanovich Formakov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library &
Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Russian-Latvian teacher; prisoner in Soviet forced labor camps, 1940-1955.
| 1900 March 15 |
Born, Libava, Latvia |
| 1920s |
Teacher in Daugavpils, Latvia |
| 1920s |
Studied at Institute of Engineering in Petrograd, Russia |
| 1920s |
Editor of
Dvinskii Golos (Voice of Dvinsk)
|
| 1925 |
Author,
Vechera Proshlogo, collected poems
|
| 1926 |
Author
, V Puti, collected poems, Dvinsk
|
| 1930 |
Author,
Nasha Iunost', novel
|
| 1932 June 12 |
Married Anna Ivanovna Zakaznova |
| 1934 |
Author,
Vstrecha, collected poems, Daugavpils
|
| 1938 |
Author,
Faina, novel
|
| 1940 - 1947 December |
Exiled to Siberia |
| 1949 September - 1955 August |
Exiled to Siberia for the second time |
| 1955 August |
Returned to Riga after amnesty |
| 1960s through 1980s |
Worked for local Latvian radio music programs |
| 1960s through 1980s |
Translator of Latvian poetry |
| 1983 March 7 |
Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of Arsenii Ivanovich Formakov, Latvia-based Russian poet, teacher, journalist, and writer who was twice exiled
to Siberia, consist of correspondence, memoirs, other writings, and photographs, relating to conditions in forced labor camps
in the Soviet Union.
The
Correspondence contains letters from Formakov to his wife and children and letters to Formakov, from other poets and publishers. Included
are several copies of letters from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, relating to his gulag book and labor camps. The
Writings includes memoirs, stories, and poems. The
Printed Matter includes poems, songs lyrics, and music scores by other poets and songwriters. The
Miscellany includes Formakov's watercolor drawings, portaits, drawings from labor camps, clippings, and other documents. The
Photographs consists of four photo albums with prints depicting family life scenes and other topics.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russian literature
Forced labor -- Soviet Union
Latvia
Correspondence, 1941-1968.
1941-1968
Scope and Contents
Contains Arsenii Formakov's letters to and from his children, wife, and others, during his stay in Soviet forced labor camps.
Included are copies of letters from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
box 1, folder 1
Arsenii Formakov to his children, Evgeniia and Dmitrii
1944-1955
Arsenii Formakov to his wife Anna
1941-1947
box 1, folder 7
Arsenii Formakov to his wife and children, undated
box 1, folder 9
From his children
1950-1951
box 1, folder 10
From friends and other poets
1956-1959
box 1, folder 11
From Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1963-1965
box 1, folder 12
From publishers
1956-1968
Writings, 1926-1957 and undated.
Scope and Contents
Includes Arsenii Formakov's memoirs, poems, stories, and musical stories.
box 2, folder 2
Musical stories, after 1955
box 2, folder 6
Poems and notes
1926-1957
Printed Matter, 1970s and undated.
Scope and Contents
Includes poems and song lyrics by other poets and songwriters.
box 2, folder 7
Notebook with music scores and lyrics by Alexander Vertinsky and other song writers.
box 2, folder 9
Other poets and songwriters, 1972 and undated
box 2, folder 10
Song lyrics by Alexander Vertinsky, undated
box 2, folder 11
Book cover (handmade of wood)
box 2, folder 12
Drawings, clippings, other documents. Includes signed photograph of Yuri Gagarin
box 2, folder 13
Watercolor drawings by Arsenii Formakov
box 3
Photographs, 1920s through 1930s, and undated.
Scope and Contents
Includes four photo albums with prints depicticting family members and scenes of daily life, places, and other topics
box 4
Material not yet described
