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Book (Petrograd: Giperborei, 1915); inscribed by OM to Sergei Platonovich Kablukov. 1915 December 2 additional poems written in book and on inserted sheets, all in hand of S. P. Kablukov unless otherwise noted; most poems dated (1915) (1915 December 2)

1. Moskva (V raznogolositse devicheskogo khora...), no. 84 -- 2. Kto znaet? Mozhet byt' ne khvatit mne svechi..., variant (Kogda sgustilsia mrak nad venchikom svechi...) -- 3. Na rozval'niakh, ulozhennykh solomoi..., no. 85 -- 4. Ia poteriala nezhnuiu kameiiu..., no. 87 -- 5. Solominka (Kogda, solominka, ne spish v ogromnoi spalne...), no. 86 -- 6. Sobiralis' elliny voinoi..., no. 70 -- 7. Tomu svidetel'stvo --iazychskii senat..., no. 94 -- 8. Zolotistogo meda struia iz butylki tekla..., no. 92 -- 9. Iudeiam (A. V. Kartashevu) (Sredi sviashchennikov levitom molodym...), no. 100 -- 10. Kogda oktiabr'skii nam gotovil vremenshchik..., no. 192: newspaper clipping -- 11. Notre Dame ( Gde rimskii sudiia sudil chuzhoi narod...), no. 39: printed page from a different book -- 12. [Otryvok] ("...No v starom Kelne tozhe est' sobor..."), no. ? -- 13. [Otryvok] ("Kakaia veshchaia Kassandra..."), no. 180 -- 14. O, etot vozdukh smutnyi, p'ianyi..., no. 107 -- 15. Petropol': stanza I ("Mne kholodno. Prozrachnaia vesna...") no. 88, stanza II omitted in later publications, stanza III ("V Petropole prozrachnom my umrem...) no. 89 -- 16. Kak etikh pokryval i etogo ubora..., no. 82 -- 17. S veselym rhzaniem pasutsia tabuny..., no. 80 -- 18. Miru (oda), Zverinets) (Otverzhennoe slovo "mir"...), no. 83 (slightly different version) -- 19. Madrigal (Kniagine Andronnikovoi) (Doch Andronika Komnena...), no. 512 -- 20. Unichtozhaet plamen'..., no. 73 -- 21. Imiabozhie (I ponyne na Afone...), no. 75 -- 22. Evkharistiia (Vot daronositsa, kak solntse zolotoe...), no. 117 -- 23. O svobode nebyvaloi..., no. 77 -- 24. Na pogrebenie materi (Eta noch nepopravima...), no. 91 -- 25. Moi tikhii son, moi son ezheminutnyi..., no. 145: handwritten on p.7 -- 26. Istonchaetsia tonkii tlen..., no. 146 -- 27. Net, ne podniat' volshebnogo fregata..., variant (Mne gashisha bezumnogo ne nado..., no. ? -- 28. Zdes' otvratitel'nye zhaby..., no. 146 -- 29. V moroznom vozdukhe rastaial legkii dym..., no. 183: handwritten on p.14 -- 30. Temnykh uz zemnogo zatocheniia..., no. 158 -- 31. Iz omuta zlogo i viazkogo..., no. 17 -- 32. Kogda pokazyvaiut vosem'..., no. 160 -- 33. Neu(m?)olimye slova..., no. 182 -- 34. V lazuri mesiats novyi..., no. 155: handwritten on p.20 -- 35. V samom sebe, kak zmei taias'..., no. 162 -- 36. Kak ten' vnezapnykh oblakov..., no. 16 -- 37. Kogda udar s udarami vstrechaetsia..., no. 12 -- 38. Na perlamutrovyi chelnok..., no. 10: handwritten on p.24 -- 39. Dusha ustala ot usilii..., no. 15: handwritten on p.27 -- 40. Ot legkoi zhizni my soshli s uma..., no. 43 -- 41. Sport (Rumianyi shkiper brosil miach tiazhelyi...), no. 166: handwritten on p.60-61 -- 42. Zasnula chern', ziiaet propast' arkoi..., no. 163: handwritten on p.62 -- 43. Avtoportret (V podniat'i golovy krylatoi...), no. 164: handwritten on p.64 -- 44. Pust' imena tsvetushchikh gorodov..., no. 66 -- 45. Priroda tot zhe Rim..., no. 65: variants -- 46. Nemetskaia kaska --sviashchennyi trofei..., no. 179: handwritten on p.75 -- 47. Kak ovtsy zhalkoiu tolpoi..., no. 178: handwritten on p.78 -- 48. Liuter v Vormse (Zdes' ia stoiu -- ia ne mogu inache...), no. 42: handwritten on p.79 -- 49. Variant, appended to Abbat (no. 74): handwritten on p. 79 -- 50. Ot vtornika i do subboty..., no. 76 -- 51. Amerikanka (Amerikanka v dvadtsat' let...), no. 52 -- 52. Variant of Abbat, (no. 74) -- 53. Imperatorskii Visson, no. 199: handwritten on p.85 -- 54. Kakoi prozrachnyi blesk..., poem by S. P. Kablukov -- 55. Rus', ne tebia dukh mesti lichnoi..., poem by Viacheslav Ivanov -- 56. [ Blagovolni...]; (poem by S. P. Kablukov?) -- 57. Kogda mozaik niknut travy..., no. 152 -- 58. Negodovan'e starcheskoi kifary..., no. 184 -- 59. Egiptianin (Ia izbezhal surovoi peni...), no. 171: printed page from a different book -- 60. Egiptianin (Ia vystroil sebe blagopoluchia dom...), no. 172 -- 61. Pust' v dushnoi komnate, gde klochia seroi vaty..., no. 173 -- 62. "My boimsia, my ne smeem...": translation of Phèdre by Jean Racine, closing fragment, no. 82 (first version)

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

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Kamen'; Osip Mandelʹshtam Papers, C0539, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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