The Creative Heritage of the Samara Bibliographer V.M. Biryukov

The article is devoted to the creative heritage of the bibliographer of the Samara Regional Universal Scientific Library Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Biryukov (1953—2005) — scientific and auxiliary bibliographic indexes, toponymic studies and research. The indexes on the folk decorative and applied arts of the Kuibyshev region of the 19—20 centuries and the ethnography of the Samara Region of the 18—20 centuries, bibliographic research on the etymology of Samara toponyms are presented.