Pasvalietiškasis egzilis: bendros kultūrinės atminties kūrimas

ENThe process of the return of Pasvalys exiles' legacy began in the period of National Revival. The name of Marius Katiliškis obliged us to take an active part in this important cultural activity. Marius Katiliškis was the first "to return". His books, with the inscriptions of his wife Liūne Sutema, photographs, manuscripts, drawings, archival documents, his desk, typewriter, his collection of pipes are now stored in the Roomof Memory. The second author in exile, whose creations returned, was the writer and editor of the "Tėviškės žiburiai" (Lights of the Homeland) Česlovas Senkevičiusfrom Canada. In the fund of the poet Bernardas Brazdžionis - manuscripts of his poetry, reminiscences, letters to the library, photographs, letters to Juozas Povilonis, writer, translator, former director of Pasvalys Gymnasium.The fourth of the authors, whose archival documents are preserved in the Manuscript Department, is Vladas Kulbokas, literary critic, a teacher at Pasvalys Gymnasium before the war. Ties of beautiful friendship lasted for some years between the library and the diplomat, Doctor of Law Stasys Antanas Bačkis, who left his archive to the library. Many letters of emigrants were accumulated while compiling the book about the journalist, freedom fighter Julijonas Būtėnas. We also keep reminiscences of specialist in land-reclamation Mykolas Tonkūnas, pilot Simonas Mockūnas, journalist Balys Brazdžionis, musician Alfonsas Mikulskis. The Library also preserves about 3000 items of printed matter of emigrants. There has been accumulated a large collection of emigrants' publications, printed at the printing-house of the fellow countryman printer Mykolas Morkūnas.