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Poems 1918-1914 not included in Kamen'; different versions of Kamen' poems, undated

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Author's manuscripts and typescripts with author's corrections, collated items, each in individual envelope, titles on covers (1908 April 20)

1: I. O, krasavitsa Saima, ty lodku moiu kolykhala..., no. 496: author's manuscirpt; contained inII. letter from OM to mother, Paris -- 2. Dovol'no lukavit': ia znaiu..., no. 499: author's manuscript -- 3. Slishkom legkim plashchem odetyi... ( Piligrim), no. 500 -- 4. ...korobki..., no. 502: author's manuscript, top left corner torn off -- . 5. Kak chernyi angel na snegu..., variant of no. 145: author's manuscript (1910-1919) -- 6. List'ev sochuvstvennyi shorokh..., no. 503 (1910). I. author's manuscript, Helsingfors (1910 May). II. typed final manuscript (1910) -- 7. V moroznom vozdukhe rastaial legkii dym..., no. 183: author's manuscript (undated) -- 8. Ni o chem ne nuzhno govorit'..., longer variant of no. 11: author's manuscript, Helsingfors (1919 December) -- 9. Moi tikhii son, moi son ezheminutnyi..., no. 145, heading and date in hand of OM: "Rannie stikhi. Stikhi moi starye!" (Early poems. My old poems!): author's manuscript (circa 1919) -- 10. Muzyka tvoikh shagov..., no. ?: author's manuscript (undated) -- 11 (1910-1919). I. Skvoz' voskovuiu zanaves'..., no. 501: typed final manuscript (1919). II. Na temnom nebe, kak uzor ..., no. ?: final typescript, date in hand of OM (1910). III. Esli utro zimnee temno..., no. ?: author's manuscript (undated). IV. Besshumnoe vereteno..., no. ?: author's manuscript, Helsingfors (undated) -- 12. V izgolov'i chernoe raspiat'e..., no. 504: author's manuscript, St. Petersburg (1910 November) -- 13. Strekozy bystrymi krugami..., variant of no. 505 (stanza 3 omitted in final version): typescript, corrections in OM's hand (pencil) (1911) -- 14. Medlenno urna pustaia..., no. 506: typed final manuscript, year of date in hand of OM (1911 February 11) -- 15. Ia znaiu, chto obman v videnii nemyslim..., no. 507 (1911). I. author's final manuscript (1911 July). II. author's manuscript with corrections (undated). III. typed final manuscript (1911) -- 16 (1911). I. Dozhdik laskovyi, melkii i tonkii..., no. 504: author's manuscript on obverse of same sheet (1911 August 22). II. V samom sebe, kak zmei, taias'..., no. 162: author's manuscript (1911 August). III. V samom sebe, kak zmei, taias'..., no. 162: typed final manuscript, date in hand of OM (pencil) (1911) -- 17 (1911 July-August 7). I. Ty proshla tsaritseiu tumana..., variant of no. 175 ( "Ty proshla skvoz' oblako tumana...): author's manuscript with corrections; on obverse of sheet (1911 August 4). II. Ne sprashivai: ty znaesh..., no. 510: author's manuscript with corrections (1911 August 7). III. Ty proshla tsaritseiu tumana..., variant of no. 175 ( "Ty proshla skvoz' oblako tumana...): author's manuscript with corrections (different from manuscript above); on obverse of sheet (1911 August 4). IV. Dushu ot vneshnikh uslovii..., no. 156: author's manuscript with corrections (1911 July 1). V. Osennii sumrak -- rzhavoe zhelezo..., no. 149: author's manuscript (undated). VI. Ty proshla skvoz' oblako tumana..., no. 175: author's draft (1911 August 4) -- 18 (1911 November 12-1913). I. " Kogda sharmanshchika terpen'e..." variant of no. 159 ( Sharmanka -- zhalobnoe pen'e... ( Sharmanka): author's draft, fragment torn off (1912 June 16). II. " Kogda sharmanshchika terpen'e...": author's manuscript of first two stanzas (undated). III. Kachaet veter tonen'kie prut'ia..., variant of no. 27 (O nebo, nebo, ty mne budesh snitsia...) (1911 November 24). IV. V lazuri mesiats novyi..., no. 155: typed final manuscript (1911 November 12). V. Telokhranitel' byl otravlen...( Pervyi futbol), variant of no. 167 ( Futbol vtoroi): author's manuscript (1913) -- 19. Razveselilsia nakonets..., no. 177 (1912). I. author's manuscript, Saturday (undated). II. copy in hand of NM (1912). III. Gumanizm v Rime, author's manuscript, undated (on reverse of item 11) (undated)

Arrangement

The collection has been foldered strictly in the order in which it was found. Most of the material had been previously processed and described. Many items were identified and grouped by Nadezhda Mandelʹshtam; part of the collection was organized by Nikolai Khardzhiev; much of the work on collating and describing poetry and prose manuscripts was done by Irina Semenko. The present inventory draws almost exclusively on these earlier descriptions. In several cases, however, no description was available, and attempts were made to organize certain items (without disturbing the original order of item envelopes) and identify them. Thus, Nadezhda Mandelʹshtam's correspondence (Box 3, Folders 102-104) has been itemized and chronologically arranged within the three envelopes in which it was originally placed. Some additional corrections (Boxes 1 & 3) have been made by Pavel Polian (Nerler) in December 1999.

Material for some items was frequently found in different parts of the collection, therefore, for prose, cross-reference has been made to relevant folders. Besides, for poetry and for prose, respective indexes to titles and first lines have been compiled. For letters, there are indexes to addressees and senders.

Collection History

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Yevgeny Pavlov in 1997. Finding aid written by Yevgeny Pavlov in 1997.

During 2022, restrictions on original materials where researchers were required to use surrogates were lifted as part of a restrictions review project.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Trustees of Princeton University hold the copyright for materials in this collection that were created by Osip Mandel'shtam. Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, any copyright vested in the donor has passed to The Trustees of Princeton University and researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of donor-created materials within the collection. For materials in the collection not created by the donor, or where the material is not an original, the copyright is likely not held by the University. In these instances, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Credit this material:

Poems 1918-1914 not included in Kamen'; different versions of Kamen' poems; Osip Mandelʹshtam Papers, C0539, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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