The posthumously published article by A. I. Klimo­vitsky is devoted to the Russian musician M. P. Azanchevsky (1839–1881), director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1871–1876). The necessity of preserving the memory of this outstanding person is emphasized. In this connection, the author recalls his own efforts, undertaken at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, but not supported by the then management of the conservatory. Klimovitsky’s pro­posals concerned, in particular, the restoration of the Azanchevsky Scholarship and the naming of the Conservatory’s Scientific Library after the musician. The article presents historical documents and facts concerning the awarding of the scholarship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as Azanchevsky’s receiving the title of Honorary Librarian in 1866. The musician’s contribution to the creation of the Conservatory Library has not been forgotten by his descendants: in his youth, A. I. Klimovitsky himself learned the half-forgotten name of Azanchevsky from E. E. Shvede (1894–1980), who headed the Leningrad Conservatory Library for more than a quarter of a cen­tury, and A. M. Ravikovich (1892–1980), head of its Foreign Cabinet. Memoir notes about these women, continuers of Azanchevsky’s work, are naturally woven into the main plot of the article, creating a unique polyphony of remembrance and gratitude.