130 - VARIOUS AUTHORS, Iossip Nikolaevich KOSSOR (1879–1961), Vladimir ELSNER (1886–1964), Iossip MILIČIĆ (1886–1944), AND OTHERS:

VARIOUS AUTHORS, Iossip Nikolaevich KOSSOR (1879–1961), Vladimir ELSNER (1886–1964), Iossip MILIČIĆ (1886–1944), AND OTHERS: A collection of about ten letters written from and to Russia, likely addressed to Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944) or to his wife Maria Ivanovna BALTRUCHAITIS, née Olovyanichnikova (c. 1879–1948): - 1 handwritten letter from Alexandre Gretchaninoff, dated March 4, 1935, with the heading “The Friends of Music of A. Gretchaninoff” in Paris. - 1 handwritten letter from Iossip MILIČIĆ (1886–1944) addressed to Maria Ivanovna, dated September 15, 1916, written in Italian, in which he thanks her for her letter and tells her that she writes exceptionally well for a shy young woman lacking in self-confidence. He offers her advice. -1 handwritten letter dated April 13, 1920, signed “Robert.” -1 handwritten letter from a certain “Tsantchev (?)” in which the author says he feels bad about what happened between Jurgis Kasimirovitch BALTRUCHAITIS and him, and apologizes profusely, assures him of his great respect, etc. -1 handwritten letter and 2 postcards from/to Iossip Nikolaevich KOSSOR (1879–1961), dated February 2, 1917, addressed to “my dear brother Juri Kazimirovich,” from his diplomatic post in London, followed by his New Year’s greetings to Jurgis (1873–1944), sent from London to Moscow on December 21, 1931. -1 letter from a certain “Mironov (?)” dated August 14, 1912, “Милостивый Государь Юргис Казимирович!” offering to send him poems that had made a very strong impression on him. -4 autograph letters and poems signed by Iu. BRENDEL. -1 autograph letter from Vladimir ELSNER (1886–1964) addressed to “M.G. (?)”, in which he urges the sender to submit new poems by the 20th of the month for the printing of the second volume of the “Anthology of Contemporary Poetry.” 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). -And subsequently through their descendants.