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  • Title: Ludwik Witold Rajchman letters to August Zaleski
    Date (inclusive): 1940-1944
    Collection Number: 91024
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: Polish
    Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Relates to relief work in China, Polish refugees and relief needs during World War II, Polish relations with the United States and the Soviet Union, and postwar prospects for Poland. Letters addressed to the Polish foreign minister August Zaleski. Photocopy.
    Creator: Zaleski, August, 1883-1972
    Creator: Rajchman, Ludwik, 1881-1965
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1991.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Ludwik Witold Rajchman letters to August Zaleski, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Location of Originals

    Originals in possession of: Marta Alexandra Balinska.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Polish public health and relief administrator; delegate to the United States for Polish relief, 1940, 1941; adviser to the Chinese government, 1940-1941; co-founder, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1944, and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, 1946.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Relates to relief work in China, Polish refugees and relief needs during World War II, Polish relations with the United States and the Soviet Union, and postwar prospects for Poland. Letters addressed to the Polish foreign minister August Zaleski. Photocopy.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    United States -- Foreign relations -- Poland
    Poland -- Foreign relations -- United States
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
    World War, 1939-1945 -- China
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
    Poland -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
    Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Poland
    Refugees
    International relief
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
    Commission for Polish Relief