The present, 50th issue of "Notes of the Manuscript Department" opens with the work of T. M. Makagonova "Days and Works of M. O. Gershenzon" - a chronological narrative about the life of a famous public figure, poet and publicist, editor and translator, archivist and source scholar, collector of manuscripts. The narrative is based on materials from his personal archive. It presents a thematic review of the manuscripts of M. O. Gershenzon...