Archival documents and materials relating to Yefim Karsky

Creative collaborations

P. Shein (1826-1900) – one of the founders of Belarusian ethnography, folklorist, linguist. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 24. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
L. Bende’s summary of P. Shein’s letter to Ye.F. Karsky dated 30 April 1890 about Kupala’s poem “Taras on the Parnassus”. [1940-1950]. Manuscript, autograph of L. Bende. (BGAMLI, f. 66, op. 1, d. 613, l. 11)
Ye.F. Karsky (1st left, 2nd row) among the participants in the Congress of Scientists of Russia. 1903. Photocopy. Photo. Ye. Karsky. Belorusy. Minsk, 2001. Belarusian. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on Ye.F. Karsky)
Postcard from Ye.F. Karsky to the editors of the newspaper “Nasha Niva” about the possibility to use his works on the Belarusian language. 21 June 1909. Manuscript, autograph of Ye.F. Karsky. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 71, l. 5-5 ob.)
Welcome letter from the editorial staff of “Nasha Niva” to Ye.F. Karsky dated 10 November1909 on the occasion of the newspaper’s three year anniversary. Handwritten copy by L. Bende [1940-1950]. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 66, op. 1, d. 613, l. 14 ob.)
Memoirs by N.E. Borkovskaya (Karskaya) “My father” (excerpt about Ye.F. Karsky’s collaboration with teachers of the University of Warsaw). Magazine “Polymya”. 1961. № 1. P. 156. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library)
N. Nikiforovsky (1845-1910) – ethnographer, folklorist, regional specialist, collector of Belarusian culture. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 24. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
V. Dobrovolsky (1856-1920) – ethnographer, regional specialist, folklorist, researcher into the language and habits of peasants in Smolensk, Oryol and Kaluga. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 24. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
Е. Romanov (1855-1922) – Russian and Belarusian ethnographer, folklorist, archaeologist, journalist. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 24. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
М. Dovnar-Zapolsky (1867-1934) – Belarusian historian, ethnographer, folklorist, economist, founder of Belarusian national historiography. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 24. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
N. Yanchuk (1859-1921) – ethnographer, folklorist, anthropologist, literary critic, writer, who first established the scientific basis of the Belarusian musical folklore. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 24. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
Ya. Karlovich (1836-1900) – Polish ethnographer, folklorist, philologist, who knew well the Belarusian language. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 24. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
М. Fedorovsky (1853-1923) – Belarusian and Polish folklorist, ethnographer, archaeologist. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 24. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
J. Baudouin de Courtenay (1845-1929) – Russian and Polish linguist. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 32. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942) – Belarusian writer. 1913. Photoreproduction. (BGAMLI, f. 8, op. 2, d. 21, l. 1)
Letter from Ye.F. Karsky to Ya. Kupala (excerpt about the Belarusian translation of “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”). Typescript copy from the newspaper “Belarus”. 11 November 1919. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 8, op. 2, d. 12, l. 109)
Letter from I. Lutsevich (Ya. Kupala) to Ye.F. Karsky regarding the Belarusian translation of “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” and asking him to send his book “Belarusians”. Minsk. 29 March 1920. Photocopy. Manuscript, autograph of I. Lutsevich. Belarusian. (BGAKFFD, 0-118377)
Letter from I. Lutsevich (Ya. Kupala) to Ye.F. Karsky asking him to review his translation of “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”. Minsk. 5 January 1922. Photocopy. Manuscript, autograph of I. Lutsevich. Belarusian. (BGAKFFD, 0-118377)
Letter from Ye.F. Karsky to Ya. Kupala with a high assessment of his verse translation of “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”. Petrograd. 16 January 1922. Typescript copy. (BGAMLI, f. 8, op. 2, d. 12, l. 110)
Article by L. Bende “Correspondence between Yanka Kupala and Ye.F. Karsky”. Leningrad. 8 June 1946. Typescript with a few author’s corrections. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 66, op. 1, d. 190, l. 1-6)
Yakub Kolas (1882-1956) – Belarusian writer. 1923. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-102922)
Letter from Ya. Kolas to Ye.F. Karsky of 24 November 1921 with a high appraisal of his scholarly works, etc. Handwritten copy by L. Bende [1940-1950]. Russian and Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 66, op. 1, d. 613, l. 9-9 ob.)
Letter from K. Mitskevich (Ya. Kolas) to Ye.F. Karsky of 13 February 1922 asking him to provide methodological assistance to the Institute of Belarusian Culture. Handwritten copy by L. Bende [1940-1950]. Russian and Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 66, op. 1, d. 613, l. 9 ob.)
Letter from K. Mitskevich (Ya. Kolas) to Ye.F. Karsky with a high appraisal of his scholarly works and about the difficulties in the publication of works by Belarusian authors. Handwritten copy by L. Bende [1940-1950]. Russian and Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 66, op. 1, d. 613, l. 10)
Letter from Ya. Kolas to Ye.F. Karsky of 12 October 1926 thanking him for the books of his works he sent him, etc.  Handwritten copy by L. Bende [1940-1950]. Russian and Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 66, op. 1, d. 613, l. 10 ob.)
Letter from Ya. Kolas to Ye.F. Karsky. December 1922. Typescript copy. (BGAMLI, f. 9, op. 2, d. 38, l. 8)
S. Nekrashevich (1883-1937) – Belarusian public figure, linguist, organizer and first chairman of the Institute of Belarusian Culture (now National Academy of Sciences of Belarus). [The 1920s]. Photo. М. Kostyuk etc. Institut belorusskoi kultury. Minsk, 1993. P. 8. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 14785)
Letter from R. Zemkevich, Belarusian bibliographer, journalist, literary critic, translator to V. Lastovsky, Belarusian public figure, politician, chief editor of the magazine “Kryvich” in Kaunas (excerpt about Ye.F. Karsky’s participation in the assessment of works on Belarusian ethnography). Warsaw. 27 December 1922. Printed. Archives of the Belarusian National Republic. Fonds 582 of the State Archives of Lithuania. Vol. І. Book 1. Vilnius, New York, Minsk, Prague. 1998. P. 1366-1367. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 25188)
Letter to Ye.F. Karsky from M. Goretsky, Belarusian writer, literary critic, translator, folklorist, public figure, politician about the books for the public library in Vilna. Vilnius.18 August1923. Manuscript, autograph of M. Goretsky. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 426, op. 1, d. 2, l. 1)
Letter from K. Yezovitov, Belarusian public figure, politician, journalist, translator to V. Lastovsky, Belarusian public figure, politician, chief editor of the magazine “Kryvich” in Kaunas (excerpt about the necessity to send the magazine to Ye.F. Karsky). 9 January 1924. Printed. Archives of the Belarusian National Republic. Fonds 582 of the State Archives of Lithuania. Vol. І. Book 1. Vilnius, New York, Minsk, Prague. 1998. P. 1496. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 25188)
Letter from K. Yezovitov, Belarusian public figure, politician, journalist, translator to V. Lastovsky, Belarusian public figure, politician, chief editor of the magazine “Kryvich” in Kaunas (excerpt about the necessity to send the magazine to Ye.F. Karsky). Latvia, Lucyn. 7 May 1924. Printed. Archives of the Belarusian National Republic. Fonds 582 of the State Archives of Lithuania. Vol. І. Book 1. Vilnius, New York, Minsk, Prague. 1998. P. 1517. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 25188)
Receipts for money received by Ye.F. Karsky for his articles published in the newspaper “Belarus”. 4 March 1920, 30 March 1920, 9 April 1920. Manuscript, autograph of Ye.F. Karsky. (NARB, f. 368, op. 2, d. 8, l. 25, 60, 68)
Receipts for money received by Ye.F. Karsky for his published works. 6 March 1920. Manuscript on printed form, autograph of Ye.F. Karsky. Belarusian. (NARB, f. 368, op. 2, d. 5, l. 48)
Scientists on a visit to Ye.F. Karsky (4th left,1st row). Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 64. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
Ye.F. Karsky (left) and the Czech slavists I. Polivka and M. Murka at the Congress of Slavists in Prague.  [1924]. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 64. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
Ye.F. Karsky’s friends, slavists E. Lyatsky, N. Durnovo, V. Frantsev, I. Polivka etc. during their staying in Yugoslavia. [The 1920s]. Photo. А. Tsykhun. Akademik iz sela Lasha Ye.F. Karsky. Grodno, 1992. P. 70. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, library, № 30232)
Report of the Academic Center to the Council of People’s Commissars of the BSSR regarding Ye.F. Karsky’s appeal to the Belarusian government to provide money assistance to the ethnographer E. Romanov.  17 December 1921. Authorized copy. Typescript. (NARB, f. 6, op. 1, d. 15, t. 1, l. 36-36 ob.)