97 - Valeriy Yakovlevich BRIOUSSOV (1873–1924)

Valeriy Yakovlevich BRIOUSSOV (1873–1924) A collection of documents in Russian comprising: - 1 letter addressed to J.K. BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944), dated March 1908, bearing the letterhead of the journal *Balance*. He asks for his help in organizing a literary evening. “If possible, please do the sender of this letter a favor and help him organize a literary evening, the details of which he will explain to you in person. Perhaps you cannot * V.I. Kagalova. Yours, Valery Bryusov” -1 Letter to J.K. Baltručaitis in which he asks him to translate three poems by Maeterlinck that he has copied into the letter. -1 Letter in which he explains that he cannot come because his wife has malaria. -1 Handwritten letter addressed to Maria Ivanovna Olovyanichnikova (c. 1879–1948), dated August 1909 in Dresden, sending her his regards while he is with her husband, Jurgis Kasimirovich Baltruchaïtis. -1 handwritten letter addressed to Maria Ivanovna Olovyanichnikova (c. 1879–1948), dated August 31, 1909, from Lake Brienz. -A typescript of his poem “To Cinderella—Сандрильоне,” dedicated to Maria Ivanovna Olovyanichnikova (c. 1879–1948). ALSO INCLUDED -Ioanna Matveevna BRIOUSSOVA (wife of Valeriy I. Brioussov) a postcard to Maria Ivanovna Olovyanichnikova (c.1879–1948) dated December 7, 1910: “When are you coming back? Greetings to both Jurgis. It’s about time—we all miss you.” -Nadezhda Yakovlevna BRIUSSOVA (sister of Valeriy I. Brioussov) a postcard to Maria Ivanovna Olovyanichnikova (c. 1879–1948) dated July 27, 1907, summer in Pechora. MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovich Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovich Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then by descent.