Iš užmaršties: rašytojo Antano Skripkausko bibliotekos likimas

LTAntanas Skripkauskas - vienas iš daugelio tarpukario Lietuvos provincijos inteligentų prozininkų. Aštria likimo žyme paženklintas ir pats rašytojas, ir jo asmeninė biblioteka. Ne vienerius metus kaupta ir puoselėta, ji išlaikė visus išbandymus. Pergyveno patį savininką ir po 50 tylos metų atskleidė savo paslapties uždangą. A. Skripkauskas, suimtas 1941 m., ilgam dingo be žinios ir tik 1991 m. paaiškėjo tragiška paties rašytojo lemtis. Šio straipsnio tikslas - išsamiau aptarti jo asmeninę biblioteką, apie kurią žinių bemaž nėra [p. 47].

ENAntanas Skripkauskas (1904-1941) was a writer, teacher and active member of the Resistance Movement. From 1924 to 1926 he studied at Šiauliai Teachers Seminary and worked in various primary schools of Lithuania after that. He contributed to periodicals and wrote four novels (1931-1937). He entered Vilnius Pedagogical Institute for Lithuanian Language and Literature studies. A. Skripkauskas was a member of the underground organization established in 1940 against the Soviet Occupation. In 1941 he was arrested, deported to Gorkij (Russia) and killed. For a long time literary works of A. Skripkauskas were withdrawn from the libraries, thus, no information could be found about him. Antanas and Ona Skripkauskai, both teachers, owned a sufficiently rich and universal by its nature library. In 1944 Ona Skripkauskienė brought it to Šiauliai and stored together with the books of her relatives. After she passed away in 1974, one part of the library was divided among two sons but the sufficient part of publications was brought away as the waste paper. The article is written on the grounds of the set of 41 book preserved by Romualdas Skripkauskas (A. Skripkauskas’ son). The well-known publishers in Germany, France and Russia issued these publications from 1844 to 1938. Journals and books reveal a broad scale of subjects including philosophy, religion, pedagogics, mathematics, nature science, music, fiction and history. The publications include one Icelandic, four English and thirteen Lithuanian creations. Eight books have dedications or inscriptions made by their owners and four books are marked with the seals of some organizations. The thematic analysis of these publications allows contemplating about the whole personal library, which has been entirely unknown until now. In 2004 the writer’s son R. Skripkauskas donated this collection of publications to Šiauliai Aušros Museum and Šiauliai District Museum of Literature and Art.