Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov papers, 1918-1974 (bulk 1925-1965).
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Mixed materialsLanguage: English, French, German, Russian Description: 7,000 items; 22 containers plus 1 oversize; 13 microfilm reels; 8.4 linear feetContained works: - Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Bend sinister. 1947
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Conclusive evidence, a memoir. 1951
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Defense. 1930
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Despair. 1936
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Event. 1938
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Gift. 1952
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Glory. 1932
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Invitation to a beheading. 1938
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Lolita. 1955
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Mary. 1926
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Pale fire. 1962
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Pole. 1924
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Real life of Sebastian Knight. 1941
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Tragedii͡a gospodina Morna
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Waltz invention. 1938
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Lolita: a screenplay. 1961
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977, Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse. 1964 [tr.]
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977, Song of Igor's campaign; an epic of the twelfth century. 1960 [tr.]
- Aĭkhenvalʹd, I͡U. I. (I͡Uliĭ Isaevich), 1872-1928 -- Correspondence
- Aldanov, Mark Aleksandrovich, 1886-1957 -- Correspondence
- Banks, Nathan, 1868- -- Correspondence
- Baty, Gaston -- Correspondence
- Berberova, Nina Nikolaevna -- Correspondence
- Berdi͡aev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-1948 -- Correspondence
- Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953 -- Correspondence
- Jannelli, Altagracia de -- Correspondence
- Khodasevich, V. F. (Vladislav Felit͡sianovich), 1886-1939 -- Correspondence
- Lukash, Ivan, 1892-1940 -- Correspondence
- Maklakov, V. A. (Vasiliĭ Alekseevich), 1870-1957 -- Correspondence
- Michener, Charles Duncan, 1918- -- Correspondence
- Pertzoff, Peter Alexander -- Correspondence
- Priel, Jarl -- Correspondence
- Rapchïnskiï, Borïs, 1887- -- Correspondence
- Rudnev, V. V. -- Correspondence
- Schakovskoy, Zinaïda, princesse, 1906-2001 -- Correspondence
- Struve, Gleb -- Correspondence
- Zenzinov, V. (Vladimir), 1880-1953 -- Correspondence
- Petropolis
- Novoe russkoe slovo
- Poslednie novosti
- Russki zapiski
- Sovremennye zapiski
- Literature
- Motion picture plays
- Poetry
- Authors
- Critics
- Lecturers
- Translators
- Microfilm edition available, no. 23,205.
Open to research.
Correspondence, notes, and holograph and typescript drafts, galley proofs, page proofs, and printed versions of biographies, book reviews, essays, interviews, memoirs, novellas, novels, plays, poems, short stories, and translations of works by others. Includes Conclusive Evidence, A Memoir (1951), Nabokov's translation of Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin's Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse (1964) and of The Song of Igor's Campaign; An Epic of the Twelfth Century (1960), and the screenplay of Lolita (1961). Includes Nabokov's novels such as Bend Sinister (1947), Dar (The Gift; 1952), Lolita (1955), Mashenʹka (Mary; 1926), Otchai͡anie (Despair; 1936), Pale Fire (1962), Podvig (Glory; 1932), Prigiashenīe na kaznʹ (Invitation to a Beheading; 1938), The Real Life of Sebastian Knight (1941), and Zashchita Luzhina (The Defense; 1930). Nabokov's plays include Izobretenie Valʹsa (The Waltz Invention; 1938), Polius (The Pole; 1924), and Sobytie (The Event; 1938), and an unpublished play (The Tragedy of Mr. Morn).
Correspondents include I͡Uliĭ Isaevich Aĭkhenvalʹd, Mark Aleksandrovich Aldanov, Nathan Banks, Gaston Baty, Nina Nikolaevna Berberova, Nikolaĭ Berdi͡aev, Ivan Alekseevich Bunin, Altagracia de Jannelli, Vladislav Felit͡sianovich Khodasevich, Ivan Lukash, V. A. Maklakov, Charles Duncan Michener, Peter Alexander Pertzoff, Jarl Priel, Borïs Rapchïnskiï, V.V. Rudnev, Zinaïda Schakovskoy, Gleb Struve, and Vladimir Zenzinov, as well as various Russian-language emigré publishers and publications such as Petropolis, Novoe russkoe slovo, Poslednie novosti, Russki zapiski, and Sovremennye zapiski.
Microfilm edition available, no. 23,205.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 2009.
Poet, novelist, literary critic, lecturer, and translator.
Collection material chiefly in English and Russian with French and German.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
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