Series contains Mirra Ginsburg's original correspondence with prominent literary figures, primarily in Russian, with some English correspondence (most notably with I.B. Singer). Manuscript drafts included. Photocopies or typed copies of the same document are enclosed, but not cataloged separately. Documents are filed alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically, with interleaved incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Box 1 Folder 1
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Aitmatov, Chingiz, New York, NY, Nov. 1972 - Jul. 1982, 7 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 4p. ms. draft
[Draft pages enclosed to Jun. 1975 and Apr. 1982 letters.]
Box 1 Folder 1
Aitmatov, Chingiz to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Frunze, USSR, Jan, 1973 - Jun. 1975, 3 a.l.s., 3 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 2
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Aksenov, Vasilii, [New York, NY], Feb. 12, 1984, 1p. a.l.s.(draft)
[Re: Aksenov - see also correspondence with Schroeter, Leonard on Ozhog]
Box 1 Folder 2
Aksenov, Vasilii to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Washington, DC, Feb. 24, 1984, 1p. a.l.s., 1 envelope
Box 1 Folder 3
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Annenkov, Iurii (Yury), New York, NY, Apr. 1969 - Aug. 1970, 7 t.l.s. (carbon copies), 1p. notes
[Notes enclosed to the first letter (Apr. 3, 1969)]
Box 1 Folder 3
Annenkov, Iurii (Yury) to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Paris, France, Apr. 1969 - Jun. 1970, 4 a.l.s., 4 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 4
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Belinkov, A. (Arkadii), New York, NY, Aug. 1968 - Dec. 1968, 3 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 1 t.c. (from Crown Publishers)
Box 1 Folder 4
Belinkov, A. (Arkadii) to: Ginsburg, Mirra, New Haven, CT, Sep. 1968 -Dec. 1968, 2 a.l.s., 1 t.l.s., 2 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 5
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Brodsky, Joseph, New York, NY, Apr. 18, 1975, 3p. a.l.s. (carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 6
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Bulgakova, E. S. (Elena Sergeevna), New York, NY, May 1968 - Sep. 1969, 2 t.l.s. (carbon copies), 1p. notes
Box 1 Folder 6
Bulgakova, E. S. (Elena Sergeevna) to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Moscow, USSR, Jul. 1968 - Aug. 1968, 1 a.l.s., 1 t.l.s., 2 envelopes
[See also: Chukovskii, Kornei, letter from Sep. 25, 1968 (contains a note from Bulgakova, E. S.)]
Box 1 Folder 7
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Chukovskii, Kornei, New York, NY, Aug. 1965 - Dec. 1965, 5 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 7p. a. draft, 1p. notes, 1 clipping (photocopy)
Box 1 Folder 7
Chukovskii, Kornei to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Peredelkino/Moscow, USSR, Sep. 1965 - Nov. 1965, 4 a.l.s., 4 envelopes, 2p. photostats of first 2 letters
Box 1 Folder 7
Singer, Isaac Bashevis to: Chukovskii, Kornei, New York, NY, Dec. 10, 1965, 1p. t.l.
[Enclosed to Dec. 9, 1965 letter by Ginsburg]
Box 1 Folder 8
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Chukovskii, Kornei, New York, NY, Feb. 1966 - Nov. 1966, 5 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 4p. m. draft
Box 1 Folder 8
Chukovskii, Kornei to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Peredelkino/Moscow, USSR, Feb. 1966 - Oct. 1966, 4 a.l.s., 4 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 9
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Chukovskii, Kornei, New York, NY, Feb. 1967 - Oct. 1967, 6 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 2p. notes, 1p. ms. draft
Box 1 Folder 9
Chukovskii, Kornei to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Peredelkino/Moscow, USSR, Jan. 1967 - Nov. 1967, 5 a.l.s., 1 a.c.s., 5 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 10
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Chukovskii, Kornei, New York, NY, Jan. 1968 - Nov. 1968, 4 t.l.s. (carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 10
Chukovskii, Kornei; Bulgakova, Elena Sergeevna to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Peredelkino/Moscow, USSR, Jan. 1968 - Dec. 1968, 5 a.l.s., 5 envelopes
[Letter from Sep. 25, 1968 also contains a note from Bulgakova, Elena Sergeevna]
Box 1 Folder 11
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Chukovskii, Kornei, New York, NY, Jan. 1969 - Sep. 1969, 5 t.l.s. (carbon copies), 1 a.l.s. (carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 11
Chukovskii, Kornei to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Peredelkino/Moscow, USSR, Mar. 1969 - Sep. 1969, 4 a.l.s, 1 t.l.s., 5 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 12
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Chukovskaia, Lidiia Korneevna, New York, NY, Oct. 1969 - Jun. 1994, 2 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 1 a.l.s. (draft), 1 ms. draft
Box 1 Folder 12
Chukovskaia, Lidiia Korneevna to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Moscow, USSR, Nov. 1970 - Aug. 1989, 3 a.l.s., 4 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 13
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Gul' (Goul), Roman, New York, NY, Apr. 11, 1967, 1p. t.l.s. (carbon copy)
Box 1 Folder 13
Gul' (Goul), Roman Novyi Zhurnal to: Ginsburg, Mirra, New York, NY, Jun. 15, 1967, 1p. t.l.s.
Box 1 Folder 14
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Jaba (Velichkovskaia), Tamara Antonovna; New York, NY, Apr. 1968 - Mar. 1970, 4p. a.l.s. (carbon copies), 3 t.l.s. (carbon copies), 1p. t. draft, 1p. (2 copies) t. l. (translation)
[See also: Hoffman, Michael, re: copyright of works by Zamiatin, Evgenii]
Box 1 Folder 14
Jaba (Velichkovskaia), Tamara Antonovna to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Paris-Vanves, France;, Sep. 1968 - Mar. 1970, 3 t.l.s., 3 envelopes, 1p. (2 copies) t. l. (translation)
[a.l.s. from Hoffman, Michael to T. Jaba enclosed. (with typed translation)]
Box 1 Folder 15
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Karlinsky, Simon, New York, NY, Jul. 20, 1971; Nov. 7, 1971, 2 t.l.s.(carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 15
Karlinsky, Simon University of California to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Berkeley, CA, Jun. 16, 1971; Dec. 8, 1971, 2 t.l.s. with holograph corrections, 1 envelope
Box 1 Folder 16
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Karlinsky, Simon, New York, NY, Jan. 1972 - Nov. 1972, 6 t.l.s. (carbon copies), 1 a.l.s. (carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 16
Karlinsky, Simon University of California to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Berkeley, CA, Feb. 1972 - Nov. 1972, 7 t.l.s.
Box 1 Folder 17
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Karlinsky, Simon, New York, NY, Jan. 11, 1973; Apr. 19, 1975, 2 t.l.s. (carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 17
Karlinsky, Simon University of California to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Berkeley, CA, Jan. 1973 - Mar. 1979, 5 t.l.s., 2 clipping with ms. notes, 5 envelopes
[Includes clipping of article "Andrei Platonov" by Karlinsky in The New Republic, Mar.31, 1979]
Box 1 Folder 18
Mamleev, IUrii to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Ithaca, NY, [Dec. 6, 1978], 1p. a.l.s.
Box 1 Folder 18
Ginsburg, Mirra re: Mamleev, IUrii, New York, NY, Dec. 10, 1981, 1p. t.l.
Box 1 Folder 19
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Morrison, Toni; New York, NY, Jan. 3, 1977; Feb. 9, 1977, 2 t.l.s. (carbon copies)
[re: Dead Fiddler anthology; Amalrik, Gyizel;]
Box 1 Folder 19
Morrison, Toni; Random House to: Ginsburg, Mirra, New York, NY, Jan. 7, 1977; Jan. 31, 1977, 1 t.l.s., 1 t.l.(signed by secretary)
[re: Dead Fiddler anthology; Amalrik, Gyizel;]
Box 1 Folder 20
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Obukhova, Lidiia, New York, NY, Sep. 26, 1975, 3p. a.l.s. (carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 20
Obukhova, Lidiia to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Moscow, USSR, Dec. 29, 1975, 1 a.p.c.s., 1 business card, 1 envelope
Box 1 Folder 21
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Proffer, Carl, New York, NY, Dec. 1971 - Jan. 1974, 4 t.l.s. (carbon copies), 1p. t.l.s. (draft)
[Re: Annenkov, Yuri; Bulgakov, Mikhail; Maramzin, Vladimir; Chukovskii Family.]
Box 1 Folder 21
Proffer, Carl Ardis Publishers; Russian Literature Triquarterly to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov. 1971 - Jan. 1975, 6 t.l.s., 4 envelopes
[Re: Annenkov, Yuri; Bulgakov, Mikhail; Chukovskii Family. Enclosed: Ardis printed materials, including copy of Russian Literature Triquarterly, Dec. 18, 1974 on Maramzin, Vladimir.]
Box 1 Folder 22
Roziner, Feliks to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Boston, MA, [Oct. 1986], 1p. a.l.s.
[Removed from the book by F. Rosiner, V Domike Starogo Musykanta (see Books)]
Box 1 Folder 23
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Sapgir, Genrikh, New York, NY, Feb. 2, 1995, 2p. a.l.s. (carbon copies), 5p. ms. draft
Box 1 Folder 23
Sapgir, Genrikh to: Ginsburg, Mirra, [Moscow, Russia], Feb. 11, 1995, 1p. t.l.s., 1 envelope
Box 1 Folder 24
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Singer, Isaac Bashevis, New York, NY, Aug. 1959 - Nov. 1979, 4 t.l.s. (carbon copy), 1p. t.l. with ms. notes
Box 1 Folder 24
Singer, Isaac Bashevis to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Maiami Beach, FL; Oberlin, OH;, Aug. 1959 - Jul. 1966, 7 a.l.s., 6 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 25
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Sollogub, Natalia, Mar. 1967 - Dec. 1967, 5 a.l.s. (carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 25
Sollogub, Natalia to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Paris, France, May 5, 1967, 1 a.l.s., 1 envelopes
[Enclosed: photocopy of letter by MG to Zamiatina, Liudmila of Mar. 12, 1965.]
Box 1 Folder 26
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isaevich, n.p., n.d., 2p. a.l.s. (draft)
Box 1 Folder 27
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Struve, Gleb, New York, NY, Nov. 1967 - Aug. 1969, 5 t.l.s. (carbon copies)
Box 1 Folder 27
Struve, Gleb University of California to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Berkeley, CA, Oct. 1967 - Feb. 1975, 8 t.l.s. with ms. corrections, 1 a.l.s., 1 a.p.c.s., 9 envelopes, 4p. clipping with ms. note
[Re: Bulgakov, Mikhail; Platonov, Andrei; Belinkov, Arkadii; Kosterina, Nina. Enclosed: article "The Re-emergence of Mikhail Bulgakov", in The Russian Review, July 1968.]
Box 1 Folder 28
Wilson, Edmund; to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Wellfleet, MA, Dec. 16, 1967, 1p. t.l.s., 1 envelope
Box 1 Folder 29
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Zakhoder, Boris Vladimirovich, New York, NY, Apr. 1987 - Feb. 1988, 2 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 4p. ms. drafts & notes
Box 1 Folder 29
Zakhoder, Boris Vladimirovich to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Bolshevo (Moskow Region), Russia, May 1987 - Jun. 1988, 3 t.l.s., 1 a.p.c.s., 1p. a.l.s.
Box 1 Folder 30
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Zamiatina, L. N., New York, NY, Sep. 1962 - Nov. 1963, 5 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 2p. ms. drafts & notes
Box 1 Folder 30
Zamiatina, L. N. (Liudmila Nikolaevna), to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Paris, France, Sep. 1962 - Nov. 1963, 3 a.l.s., 1 t. l. (translations of Sep. 27, 1962, Mar. 19, 1965), 1 t.l.s. (includes statement giving MG rights to use Zamiatin's works for anthology), 3 envelopes
Box 1 Folder 31
Ginsburg, Mirra to: Zamiatina, L. N., New York, NY, Jan. 1964 - Mar. 1965, 6 a.l.s. (carbon copies), 1 t.d., 6p. ms. notes & drafts
Box 1 Folder 31
Zamiatina, L. N. (Liudmila Nikolaevna), to: Ginsburg, Mirra, Paris, France, Feb. 1964 - Mar. 1965, 5 a.l.s., 2 t.d.s., 4 envelopes