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Title: Polish subject collection
Date (inclusive): 1908-2018
Collection Number: XX747
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Multiple languages
Physical Description:
108 manuscript boxes, 13 oversize boxes, 2 cubic foot boxes, 1 card file box, 1 oversize folder, 1 microfilm reel, 36 audio
cassettes, 15 videocassettes, memorabilia
(61.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Materials in the Polish Subject Collection have been collected over time by the Hoover Institution Library and Archives from
various creators and are reflective of Polish history from 1908 to 2014. The collection consists of serial issues, pamphlets,
election campaign literature, proclamations, other printed matter, correspondence, reports, and miscellany relating to various
aspects of Polish history, including the movement for independence, especially during World War I; the Solidarność trade union
movement; and political events and elections since 1989. Includes clandestine anti-communist issuances from World War II and
the early post-war period.
Creator:
Chojnacki, Władysław
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Box OCM9 and Box 122 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
[Identification of item], Polish subject collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials in the Polish Subject Collection have been collected over time by the Hoover Institution Library and Archives from
various creators and are reflective of Polish history from 1908 to 2014.
Noteworthy parts of this collection are materials attributed to Wadysaw Chojnacki, a distinguished Polish historian, bibliographer,
and scholar. Chojnacki's contributions to Hoover Archives helped to establish one of the largest Polish materials collections
outside of Poland.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes serial issues, pamphlets, election campaign literature, proclamations, other printed matter, correspondence, reports,
and miscellany relating to various aspects of Polish history, including the movement for independence, especially during World
War I; the Solidarność trade union movement; photocopied pages of plans, reports, meeting minutes, organizational charts and
other documents produced by the Polish Ministry of National Defense in their interactions with the General Staff of the Soviet
Armed Forces; photocopied pages of reports and analyses relating to and political events and elections since 1989. Includes
clandestine anti-communist issuances from World War II and the early postwar period; photocopied pages of reports and analyses
relating to the Polish Home Army. Includes material collected by the Polish historian Władysław Chojnacki.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1980-1989
Labor movement -- Poland
Audiotapes
Video tapes
World War, 1914-1918 -- Poland
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1989-
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
Poland -- History -- 20th century
Labor unions -- Poland
Anti-communist movements -- Poland
Elections -- Poland
Warsaw Treaty (1955 May 14)
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Poland
NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization)
Poland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne. Armia Krajowa