http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf70000535 No online items Register of the Pasternak family papers Finding aid prepared by Olga Verhovskoy Dunlop and Lora Soroka Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6003 (650) 723-3563 [email protected] © 1998, 2007, 2015 Register of the Pasternak family 96063 1 papers Title: Pasternak family papers Date (inclusive): 1877-2013 Collection Number: 96063 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: Russian Physical Description: 160 manuscript boxes, 23 oversize boxes, 4 card file boxes, 1 phonotape cassette, 1 videotape cassette, digital files(108.2 linear feet) 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 émigré life. Includes papers of Leonid and Rosalia Pasternak; their sons, the poet and novelist Boris Pasternak and architect and memoirist Aleksandr Pasternak; their daughters, Josephine Pasternak and Lydia Pasternak Slater; and other family members. Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives Language of the Materials : In Russian, English, German, French, and Italian. Creator: Pasternak family. Access Boxes 37, 44-49, and 53-59 closed; use copies available. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Pasternak family papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1996, 2004, and 2015. Accruals 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 catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Alternative Form Available In part, also available on microfilm (55 reels). Scope and Content of the Material The Pasternak family papers consist of material formerly in the possession of Josephine Pasternak and Lydia Pasternak Slater, the sisters 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 Rosalia, his sisters, Josephine Pasternak and Lydia Pasternak Slater, and his younger brother, Aleksandr. All but Boris and Aleksandr emigrated to Germany and subsequently to England after the 1917 Russian revolution. The resulting intimate correspondence, dating from the 1920s and 1930s, between Boris Pasternak, his parents, and his sisters is of primary importance. Also of interest are Josephine and Lydia's extensive correspondence with Pasternak literary scholars, family, and friends. The bulk of the collection concerns the work of Leonid Pasternak, a famous painter, and Josephine's and Lydia's efforts to preserve and publicize his legacy both in the Soviet Union and abroad. Included in this part are the artist's drawings and sketches, as well as working material and manuscripts prepared for the publication of his memoirs. Also of interst are Lydia Pasternak Slater's writings in Russian, German, and English and her translations. Olga Freidenberg, a niece of Leonid Pasternak, kept diaries/memoirs that give a full account of her school and university years, scholarly life, and the tragic siege of Leningrad, where she and her mother were living. The smaller archive related to Rosalia Kaufman-Pasternak, a well-known classical pianist, gives interesting insights into the world of Russian music in the years just before the revolution. The collection also includes materials from Lydia's children and Boris's son, Evgenii Pasternak. As a whole, the collection gives a valuable glimpse into the artistic and cultural life of Russia from the 1880s to the late 1970s as seen in the life and work of a multi-faceted and talented family. Subjects and Indexing Terms Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich,1890-1960. Register of the Pasternak family 96063 2 papers Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich, 1862-1945. Pasternak, Zh. L. (Zhozefina Leonidovna) Art--Russia. Audiotapes. Drawings. Russia. Russian literature. Russians in foreign countries. Soviet Union--Civilization. Soviet Union. Video tapes. Box 1-11; 134 LEONID PASTERNAK FILE 1885-1990 Scope and Contents 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 1 Biographical material (see also: JOSEPHINE PASTERNAK FILE) Box/Folder 1:1 General, miscellaneous notes re genealogy of the Pasternak family. Handwritten undated Box/Folder 1:2 Recommendation from Maksimova (wife of Nikolai Maksimov). Holograph 1885 Box/Folder 1:3 Receipt from Louise Maude for illustrations to Lev Tolstoy's Resurrection. Photocopy 1902 Box/Folder 1:4 Affidavit from Narodnyi Komissariat po prosveshcheniiu signed by A. Lunacharskii re circumstances of Leonid Pasternak's going abroad. Typescript 1921 Box/Folder 1:5 Permit granted by the Narodnyi Komissariat po prosveshcheniiu to take abroad works of art listed in document. Typescript 1921 Box/Folder 1:6 Financial agreement re "Ursula" painting, Berlin. Typescript 1929 Box/Folder 1:7 Visiting card 1920s Box/Folder 1:8 Work permit, Great Britain, Home Office. Typescript 1939 Box/Folder 1:9 Testament. Holograph 1944 Clippings Art Scope and Contents note Includes articles about his art and reviews of exhibits. Box/Folder General 1889-1917 1:10-12 Box/Folder English 1:13-14 German Box/Folder 1:15 General Box/Folder 1:16 1924-1929 Box/Folder 1:17 1932-1942 Register of the Pasternak family 96063 3 papers LEONID PASTERNAK FILE 1885-1990 Clippings Box/Folder Russian 1:18-19 Box/Folder 1:20 Miscellany Memoirs Scope and Contents note Includes excerpts published in the periodical press and reviews. Box/Folder 1:21 English Box/Folder 1:22 German Box/Folder 1:23 Russian Box 2 Correspondence Incoming General Box/Folder 2:1 1925-1937 Box/Folder 2:2 1938-1942 Box/Folder 2:3 Barou, N. 1941 Box/Folder 2:4 Braz, O. 1929-1936 Box/Folder 2:5 Corinth, Lovis 1923 Box/Folder 2:6 Deutsche Bücherei, 1932 Box/Folder 2:7 Ehrenburg, Il'ia and Liubov undated Box/Folder 2:8 Ettinger, Pavel 1930-1945 Scope and Contents note Includes letters of condolence at Leonid Pasternak's death. Box/Folder 2:9 Freidenberg, Ol'ga 1920s?-1929 Box/Folder 2:10 Liebermann, Max 1932 Box/Folder 2:11 Lob, Martha 1941-1944 Box/Folder 2:12 Lur'e, B. 1943 Box/Folder 2:13 L'vov, Aleksei 1932-1936 Box/Folder 2:14 Maiskii, Agniia and Vasilii (see also: Soviet Union, Posol'stvo (Great Britain)) 1943 Box/Folder 2:15 Pasternak, Evgeniia 1927-1931 Scope and Contents note Includes letters to all members of the Pasternak family. Pasternak, Fedor and Josephine Box/Folder 2:16 Undated Box/Folder 2:17 1921-1930 Box/Folder 2:18 Pasternak, Lydia 1927 Box/Folder 2:19 Polenov, Nikolai 1928 Box/Folder 2:20 Remizov, Aleksei 1923 Box/Folder 2:21 Repin, Il'ia 1927-1929 Box/Folder 2:22 Samuel, Herbert 1924-1938 Box/Folder 2:23 Serova, Nataliia 1927 Box/Folder 2:24 Serova, Ol'ga 1926-1927 Box/Folder 2:25 Shaliapin, Fedor 1929 Box/Folder 2:26 Société du Musée Léon Tolstoï, 1909 Box/Folder 2:27 Soiuz Russkikh Khudozhnikov undated Box/Folder 2:28 Soviet Union, Posol'stvo (Great Britain) 1942-1945 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from and drafts of answers to Vasilii Zonov and S. Rostovskii. Box/Folder 2:29 Struck, Hermann 1942-1944 Box/Folder 2:30 Sukhotina-Tolstaia, Tatiana 1934-1935 Register of the Pasternak family 96063 4 papers LEONID PASTERNAK FILE 1885-1990 Correspondence Box/Folder 2:31 Tolstoy, Lev 1904 General Physical Description note: Holograph and typescript copies. Box/Folder 2:32 Tsvetaeva, Marina 1922-1928 Scope and Contents note Includes draft of answer in Rosalia Pasternak's hand and explanatory note by Josephine Pasternak. Box/Folder 2:33 Vinogradov, Sergei 1923-1930 Zonov, Vasilii, Ambassador of the U.S.S.R. to Great Britain (see: Soviet Union, Posol'stvo (Great Britain)) Outgoing Box/Folder 2:34 Surname unknown 1923-1944 Box/Folder 2:35 Uchilishche ZHivopisi, Vaianiia I Zodchestva undated Critical material and writings about Leonid Pasternak General Miscellaneous short biographies Box/Folder 2:36 Printed Box/Folder 2:37 Typescript Box/Folder 2:38 "Jacobs Segen," review of Rembrandt exhibit. Printed proof undated Box/Folder 2:39 "Professor Pasternak on the Jewish Art Expedition," P.T.A. Bulletin. Mimeograph 1924 Box/Folder 2:40 Ben-Jischai, A., "Mit Leonid Pasternak in Jerusalem." Holograph 1959 Box/Folder 2:41 Bialik, Hayyim, draft of "Monographie." Holograph 1922 Box/Folder 2:42 Buckman, David, Leonid Pasternak: A Russian Impressionist, Maltzahn Gallery Ltd. Printed copy 1974 Box/Folder 2:43 Bulgakov, V., "L. O. Pasternak," Iskusstvo. Clipping 1961 Box/Folder 2:44 Gibian, George, "Doctor Zhivago, Russia, and Leonid Pasternak's Rembrandt." Printed copy (see also: JOSEPHINE PASTERNAK FILE, Correspondence, Rimgaila Salys for commentary) 1983 Box/Folder 2:45 Gurdus, Luba, "The Forgotten Friendship: L.O. Pasternak and A.J. Stybel," The First Jewish Art Annual. Printed copy 1980 Scope and Contents note Includes annotations by Josephine Pasternak. Box/Folder 2:46 Mallac, Guy de, "A Russian Impressionist: Leonid Osipovich Pasternak, 1862-1945," California Slavic Studies.