V. A. Samsonova - manager and researcher
The article describes the contribution made by Valentina Andreevna Samsonova to the development of librarianship in Yakutia and the National Library of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) during her tenure as the director from 1990 to 2016. Her organizational, managerial, research activity is considered. Emphasis is placed on V. A. Samsonova’ study of the collection of the bibliophile and bibliographer, one of the organizers of the Russian Collection of the Library of US Congress - Mikhail Zinovievich Vinokurov.