http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf70000535 No online items Register of the Pasternak Family Papers, 1878-2010 Processed by Olga Verhovskoy Dunlop; machine-readable finding aid created by Michael C. Conkin Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives/ © 1998, 2007 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Register of the Pasternak Family 96063 1 Papers, 1878-2010 Register of the Pasternak Family Papers, 1878-2010 Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California Contact Information Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] Processed by: Olga Verhovskoy Dunlop Date Completed: 1996, revised 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010 Encoded by: Michael C. Conkin © 1998 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Pasternak family papers, Date (inclusive): 1878-2010 Collection Number: 96063 Creator: Pasternak family Extent: 52 manuscript boxes, 9 oversize boxes, 1 phonotape cassette, 1 videotape cassette (26.4 linear feet) Repository: Hoover Institution Archives Stanford, California 94305-6010 Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, memoirs, other writings, biographical data, printed matter, drawings, photographs, and other audiovisual material, relating to Russian art and literature, culture in the Soviet Union, and Russian emigre life. Includes papers of Leonid Pasternak; his son, the poet and novelist Boris Pasternak; his daughter Josephine Pasternak; and other family members. Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives Language: Russian and English. Access Boxes 37 and 44-49 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. Use photocopies available. Boxes 53-59 are closed. Digital use copies available. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Pasternak family papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1996. Accruals Register of the Pasternak Family 96063 2 Papers, 1878-2010 Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Alternative Form Available In part, also available on microfilm (55 reels). Access Points Art--Russia. Russian literature. Soviet Union--Civilization. Russians in foreign countries. Russia. Soviet Union. Drawings. Phonotapes. Video tapes. Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich, 1862-1945. Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960. Pasternak, Zh. L. (Zhozefina Leonidovna) Scope and Content Note The Pasternak family papers consist of material formerly in the possession of Josephine Pasternak, eldest sister of the poet and Nobel Prize winner Boris Pasternak. This material has been arranged into series corresponding to each member of the Pasternak family, including the poet's parents, Leonid and Rozalia, his sisters, Josephine Pasternak and Lydia Pasternak-Slater and younger brother Alexander. All but Boris and Alexander emigrated to Germany and subsequently England after the Revolution. The resulting intimate correspondence, dating from the 1920's and 1930's, between Boris Pasternak, his parents and especially Josephine is, of course, of primary importance. Also of interest is Josephine's extensive correspondence with Pasternak literary scholars. However, the bulk of the collection relates to the work of the painter Leonid Pasternak and Josephine's efforts to preserve and publicize his legacy both in the Soviet Union and abroad. This part includes the artist's drawings and sketches as well as working material and manuscripts prepared for the publication of his memoirs. The much smaller archive related to Rozalia Koffman-Pasternak, a well-known classical pianist in her day, gives interesting insights into the world of Russian music in the years just before the Revolution. As a whole the collection gives a valuable glimpse into the artistic and cultural life of Russia from the 1880's to the 1930's as seen in the life and work of an exceptionally multi-faceted and talented family. Box 1-11 LEONID PASTERNAK FILE, 1885-1990 Scope and Content Note Biographical material, correspondence, notebooks and portfolios of drawings and miscellaneous material related to the exhibit and sale of his work; writings and other material used in the preparation of his memoirs; Russian and English drafts of the memoirs prepared by Josephine Pasternak; critical material and writings about Leonid Pasternak, arranged alphabetically by physical form. Includes photocopies of correspondence from Marina TSvetaeva (originals in RESTRICTED SERIES) Box 11 ROZALIA KOFFMANN PASTERNAK FILE, 1878-1911 Scope and Content Note Biographical material related to her musical career, including programs and reviews of her concerts in Odessa and Moscow, arranged alphabetically by subject Register of the Pasternak Family 96063 3 Papers, 1878-2010 BORIS PASTERNAK FILE, 1912-1992 Box 11-13 BORIS PASTERNAK FILE, 1912-1992 Scope and Content Note Clippings, conference file, critical material, writings, and photocopies (originals in RESTRICTED SERIES) of correspondence of Boris Pasternak with Leonid, Rozalia, Josephine, and Fedor Pasternak and with Lydia Pasternak-Slater, arranged alphabetically by physical form Box 13 ALEXANDER PASTERNAK FILE, 1982 Scope and Content Note Biographical material, correspondence, and reviews of A Vanished Present, arranged alphabetically by physical form Box 13-30 JOSEPHINE PASTERNAK FILE, 1916-1991 Scope and Content Note Biographical material; correspondence, including extensive correspondence with members of the Pasternak family and correspondence related to publications about Leonid Pasternak and the exhibition of his works; published and unpublished writings; diaries and interviews, arranged alphabetically by physical form Box 30 LYDIA PASTERNAK-SLATER FILE, 1928-1989 Scope and Content Note Biographical material, correspondence and writings, arranged alphabetically by physical form Box 30-34 SUBJECT FILE, 1921-1990 Scope and Content Note Correspondence, writings and printed matter, aranged alphabetically by subject Box 35-36 RARE BOOK FILE, 1919-1943 Scope and Content Note Printed copies of Russian prose and poetry published in Berlin and Paris in the 1920s, arranged alphabetically by name of author Box 37 RESTRICTED SERIES, 1921-1960 Scope and Content Note Original material that may be viewed under supervision only, consisting of correspondence of Boris Pasternak with Leonid, Rozalia, Josephine, and Fedor Pasternak and with Lydia Pasternak-Slater (use copies in Box 12) and of letters from Marina TSvetaeva to Leonid Pasternak (use copies in Box 2). Also includes original material in the hand of Boris Pasternak, consisting of writings and letters to Marina K. Baranovich, a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke copied by Boris Pasternak, Boris Pasternak's typewritten translation of Faust (with handwritten annotations), and a handwritten note by Boris Pasternak on Doktor Zhivago (use copies in Box 39) Box 38 PHOTOGRAPHS, 1880-1989 Scope and Content Note 21 prints and 1 postcard depicting members of the Pasternak family and their friends; and 2 glass plates, 1 of a letter from Iliia Repin to Leonid Pasternak, and 1 of a clipping re Leonid Pasternak exhibit at Kunsthandlung Victor Hartberg Register of the Pasternak Family 96063 4 Papers, 1878-2010 USE COPIES, 1948-1960 Box 39 USE COPIES, 1948-1960 Scope and Content Note Photocopies of original material in the hand of Boris Pasternak, consisting of writings and letters to Marina K. Baranovich, a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke copied by Boris Pasternak, Boris Pasternak's typewritten translation of Faust (with handwritten annotations), and a handwritten note by Boris Pasternak on Doktor Zhivago (originals in RESTRICTED SERIES) Tape cabinet, AUDIOVISUAL FILE, 1986-1993 Cassette drawer Scope and Content Note Videotape cassette of Josephine Pasternak's interview for "Wortwechsel" and phonotape cassette of Evgenii Pasternak's speech at Josephine Pasternak's funeral Box 39-59 INCREMENTS, 1924-2007 Scope and Content Note Includes letters and postcards to Josephine Pasternak from her father Leonid Pasternak, her cousin Ol'ga Freidenberg, and other relatives; writings by Boris Pasternak, including original typewritten manuscript (with handwritten annotations) and use copy of an early version of Doktor Zhivago; printed copy of Indefinability, by Josephine Pasternak; printed matter, including articles by Ol'ga Freidenberg, some signed by her; background material for Lazar Fleishman's book, Boris Pasternaks Lehrjahre, consisting mostly of photocopies of Boris Pasternak's student notes published in the book; letters