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ArcheoBiblioBase: Archives in Russia: H-255Last update of repository: 18 March 2020Muzei-kvartira A.A. Bloka—Filial GMISPbFond A.A. Bloka [A.A. Blok Fond] Address: 196046, St. Petersburg, Petropavlovskaia krepost', 3 Telephone: 238-46-08 Transport: metro: Gor'kovskaiaHoldings archival materials—ca. 2,000 units (late 19th c.–1920s); photographs—ca. 300 (late 19th c.– 1920s) The A.A. Blok Fond holds that part of the poet’s papers that were acquired from N.P. Il'in, which contain some original manuscripts, including drafts of some of his poems. There is some of his correspondence relatives, including his mother, A.A. Kublitskaia-Piottukh, his aunt S.A. Kublitskaia-Piottukh, and his uncle, F.A. Kublitskii-Piottukh; and with his contemporaries Iu.N. Verkhovskii, L.A. Del'mas, P.K. Labutin, and I.A. Rudomazina. Other documents relate to Blok’s family and close friends, namely his wife, L.D. Mendeleeva-Blok, his mother, and his aunts M.A. Beketova and S.A. Kublitskaia-Piottukh. Some literary autographs are preserved from Blok’s literary contemporaries and friends: Iu.N. Verkhovskii, Z.N. Gippius, S.M. Gorodetskii, E.I. Ivanov and his family, F.K. Sologub (pseud. of F.K. Teternikov), A.N. Tolstoi, and G.I. Chulkov. There are also the memoirs of his wife—â¢s students, and correspondence regarding the organization of the A.A. Blok Museum. Among photographic documents are portraits of the poet and pictures of family and friends autographed by A.A. Blok. Working conditions: As noted above, the Blok Fond is closed until appropriate premises can be found and arrangements made for their transfer. Reference facilities: There are inventory registers and a card catalogue of names. |