Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Spasowski, Romuald
- Abstract:
- Memoirs, other writings, notes, correspondence, personal documents, printed matter, photographs, audiotapes, and videotape interviews, relating to conditions in Poland during World War II, postwar Polish foreign policy, Polish-American relations, and post-1981 political conditions in Poland. Video use copies of videotape available.
- Extent:
- 81 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 3 oversize boxes, 3 optical disks (44.3 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In Polish and English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Romuald Spasowski papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Memoirs, other writings, notes, correspondence, personal documents, printed matter, photographs, audiotapes, and videotape interviews, relating to conditions in Poland during World War II, postwar Polish foreign policy, Polish-American relations, and post-1981 political conditions in Poland. Video use copies of videotape available.
- Biographical / historical:
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Polish diplomat; ambassador to the United States, 1955-1961 and 1978-1981; deputy foreign minister, 1972-1978; subsequently defector to the United States.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1997.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Romuald Spasowski papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563