GLEETT - University of Washington

edstirg bib1iogra*iies aid were hardly ever nentioned In the press.
The coflectian is rith In rara. In this category are Sviathennaia
Lira, Zarubezh'e (with pors by A. irdratev, L. Gcsclitskii, G. Q.$rger]
(Warezawa, 1937)); A. K. Gorrtaev, Litso Ery (R1iarbin, 1928); A.
IQxdrat'ev, Slavianskie bogi (1936); D. Fcbiakov, Veshniak, Ritiuitheskii
tsl)cl (Paris, 1926); A. Nesaelov, Bez Possii (ithathln, 1931); aid Vsevolod
Ivanov, ena edy (Itharbin, 1928). Araj valuable editions cc*nted are
several issues of Giperborei (1912-1914), a serial piblished by St.
Peterbirga Guild of poets; A. 810k, Dvenadtsat', Skify, S Deviat'iu
ifliustrataiiami N. Gczxiarovoi i N. Larionova (Paris, 1920), aid N.
Volcehl.n Usthitsa, Stithi orevoliutsii (Dvov', 1923).
The Fate of Alexaider Benois Collection
(Inforuration provided by Mr. Valerii Ruhartets of Th.ussica Book Shop, N.Y.)
The significant portion of the collection has been aog.uired by Russica
Book Shcp. In general it has been sold as follows:
Paferenee books have been sold to the N York Metropolitan Museua;
tuxthives aid corzspctdei porthased University of Texas, Austin;
ks, stage design, aid working files: e*umnera, newspaper clippings,
etc. anguired the Boston lic Library.
The remmlnlng books inolidirg sass lxcribed to Benois aid with his
notes, as well as sass potograths, original costune designs, theatre
hav, been added as parts to other collections auth as those of
Saul Hurok, Helene Ealieff, aid A. Ithtdiakov How this part has been
disposed of it is not known at this tine.
University of Washington
'its University of Washingtcn has acxiuired a large collection of
books on Russian aid Soviet military history fran Russica Book and Art
Shop, Inc. The collection cautains many rare ites aid Inclides Soviet
aid Russian military pmsoirs, regimental histories, reports on
military cperatiass aid theoretical works on Russian military strategy
aid tacticm, aid guerilla warfare. It also 1ncldes plicmtions whith
were printed for restricted clxcolaticn aag the military aid
higher-party officials aid iteuss whith have been either witkdrawn fran
Soviet libraries or destroyed. The collection will be cataloged aid made
accessible tbra4 OCL.
Barbara A. Galik
University of Washington Libraries
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona Library has acxiuirid a sizeable
collection of books, pançulets aid serials on Soviet performing arts:
theater, ballet, ppet theater, vaideville, cineuna, television, stage
design, imsical instruments, history of tie violin virtuosi aid antoirs
of faius artists aid inreaarios. The collections strength lies not
only In the Russian Federal Reixiblic area, bat also In the non-Russian
speaking areas auth as the U)aine, the Caucasus aid the Baltic Peplblice
of Lithuania, Latvia aid Estonia. Although quite generais in items of the
Pre-Revolutionazy period, the oollection a greatest strength lies In the
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