Collection highlights — Abdulla Avloniy Memorial Museum

Shuhrat, newspaper (1908, Inv. no. M-1907/SH)

Issue no. 5 of the newspaper published by Abdulla Avloniy twice a week from 1907. Place of publication: Tashkent, Sapyornaya Street, 35.

Osiyo, newspaper (1908, Inv. no. M-1908/2)

Issue no. 2 of the newspaper Osiyo. Tashkent, 24 April 1908 (6 Rabi‘ al-Thani 1326 AH). Editor and publisher: Ahmadjon Bektemirov. Newspaper office: Tashkent, Sapyornaya Street, 26, the courtyard of Mullo Abdulla Avlonov.

Sho‘ro, journal (1908, Inv. no. K-1878/314)

Issue no. 6 of the journal Sho‘ro. Orenburg, 15 March 1908 (25 Safar 1326 AH).

Sho‘ro, bound issues (1910, Inv. no. K-1910/17)

Bound issues of the journal Sho‘ro for 1908–1910.

Mulla Nasriddin, journal (1909, Inv. no. K-1909/313)

52 issues of the Azerbaijani journal founded in 1906.

Maorif va o‘qitg‘uvchi, journal (1927, Inv. no. K-1927/-382)

Uzbek-language journal of the People’s Commissariat of Education of Uzbekistan on teaching, upbringing, social, scholarly and literary matters. Second year of publication, issues for February–March 1927.

Newspaper with an article about Abdulla Avloniy (1967, Inv. no. G-1967/215)

Newspaper page with an article on the life and work of Abdulla Avloniy, printed after his death.

Poster of the Turon (Turkiston) theatre troupe (1915, Inv. no. A-1915/1)

Poster for the performances given by the Turon troupe in Khujand in 1915. 1 June: Padarkush by M. Behbudiy; cast: A. Avloniy, N. Karimboyev, I. Inog‘omov and others; director: N. I. Xo‘jayev. 2 June: To‘y; cast: A. Avloniy, N. Karimboyev and others; director: N. I. Xo‘jayev. 3 June: Badbaxt kelin; cast: A. Avloniy and other actors; director: A. Abdullayev.

Credentials for a teachers’ congress (1917, Inv. no. G-1917/26)

Kazan, 1 August 1917. Document confirming that Abdulla Avloniy was appointed a delegate to the Second All-Russian Congress of Muslim Teachers.

Resolution of the Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies (1917, Inv. no. G-1917/62)

Resolution of the Tashkent Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies of 6 June 1917 confirming Abdulla Avloniy as a member of the Old City Food Commission.

Certificate from the newspaper Sadoi Turkiston (1914, Inv. no. G- 1914/4)

Certificate issued by the newspaper Sadoi Turkiston.

Teaching certificate (1930, Inv. no. G-1930/-303)

Certificate issued by SAKU (the Central Asian Communist University).

Shock-worker’s card (“Zarbdorlik bileti”) (1930, Inv. no. G-1930)

An official document issued in the Soviet period to people who set an example by their outstanding work in their workplace.

Passport (1933, Inv. no. P-1933/5550)

Passport issued in the name of Abdulla Avloniy in 1933.

Ikkinchi muallim (The Second Teacher) (1914, Inv. no. K-1914/-3)

Second edition of the reader compiled by Abdulla Avloniy. Tashkent, Maktab library, 1333 AH (1914–1915). The title page describes it as a reader written in plain language and simple style, adorned with moral tales and literary verses, to be taught to pupils of primary schools after the alphabet.

Adabiyot yoxud milliy she’rlar, part 2 (1917, Inv. no. K-1917-0)

A work by Abdulla Avloniy.

Pinak, manuscript (1920, Inv. no. K-1920/A)

Manuscript of Abdulla Avloniy’s play of that name. Below the text is the note “Written to serve the people of Turkestan”.

Adabiyot xrestomatiyasi (Literature Reader) (1933, Inv. no. K-1933/134)

Textbook by Abdulla Avloniy for the 7th grade of Uzbek schools, published in 1933.

Turkiy guliston yoxud axloq (1967, Inv. no. K-1967/124)

A work by Abdulla Avloniy (1967 edition).

Toshkent tongi (1979, Inv. no. K-1979-256/133)

Collection of Abdulla Avloniy’s works published in 1979 by the G‘afur G‘ulom Literature and Art Publishing House. 392 pages.

Tanlangan asarlar (Selected Works), volume 1 (2009, Inv. no. K-2009/22)

Volume 1 of the works of Abdulla Avloniy.

Collected volume with Behbudiy’s Padarkush (1913, Inv. no. K-1913/4)

The volume contains M. Behbudiy’s Padarkush and A. Sihhat’s Jaholat samarasi yoxud bir yetimning xushbaxtligi.

Munozara, by Fitrat (1913, Inv. no. K-1913-185/275)

“A debate between a European and a Bukharan mudarris in India about the new-method schools”. Author: Fitrat. Translated from Persian by Muallim Haji Muin ibn Shukrullo Samarqandiy. Publisher: Turkiston kutubxonasi. Tashkent, 1331 AH (1913).

Eng eski turk adabiyoti namunalari, by Fitrat (1927, Inv. no. K-1927-18)

“Materials for historical purposes in teaching”. A work by Abdurauf Fitrat published in 1927 by the State Publishing House of Uzbekistan. Language: Uzbek.

Nahv, by Fitrat (1930, Inv. no. K-1930/154)

Fitrat’s work on the rules and grammar of the Uzbek language.

Juvonboz, by Abdulla Qodiriy (1915, Inv. no. K-1915/53)

A work by A. Qodiriy. Tashkent, 1915.

O‘tkan kunlar (Bygone Days), by Abdulla Qodiriy (1926, Inv. no. K-1926/262)

The 1926 edition of Abdulla Qodiriy’s novel.

Milliy ashulalar uchun milliy she’rlar majmuasi, part 1, by Hamza (Inv. no. K-283-0)

The work of that title by Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy (1915–1919).

Tajvid (1914, Inv. no. K-1914/289)

Author: Ismoil Alaviy. Translator: Munavvarqori Abdurashidxonov.

Hisob (Arithmetic), by Majid Qodiriy (1913, Inv. no. K-1913/204)

Majid Qodiriy’s foundations of primary education in mathematics. For grades 1–2.

Avloniy’s desk (Inv. no. B-2024/10)

Desk, chairs, typewriter and candlestick that belonged to Abdulla Avloniy.

Personal belongings of Abdulla Avloniy (Inv. no. B-2024/9)

Chests, a suitcase, a briefcase, a pen, an inkwell and other everyday items that belonged to Abdulla Avloniy.

Bookcase (Inv. no. J-2024/11)

Bookcase that belonged to Abdulla Avloniy.

Cabinet (Inv. no. J-2024/12)

Cabinet that belonged to Avloniy.

Clothes (Inv. no. K-2024/13)

Abdulla Avloniy’s personal clothes.

Gramophone (Inv. no. G-2024/2)

Gramophone used by Abdulla Avloniy in new-method schools as a new teaching aid.

School desk (Inv. no. P-2024/1)

An example of the old-style desk used by the Jadids in their new schools.

Portrait of Abdulla Avloniy (Inv. no. P-2003/1)

Portrait of Abdulla Avloniy, 2003. Artist: G. Abdurahmonov.

Photographs (Inv. no. R-2024/14)

Photographs showing figures of the Jadid movement and scenes from their work.