Register of the Leon Mitkiewicz papers
Finding aid prepared by Zbigniew L. Stanczyk
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Leon Mitkiewicz papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1969
Collection Number: 65001
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Polish
Physical Description:
10 manuscript boxes
(4.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diary, correspondence, writings, and printed matter, relating to Polish foreign relations with Russia, Czechoslovakia, the
Baltic States, and other countries, 1914-1944; the Warsaw uprising of August 1944; and World War II Allied diplomacy.
Creator:
Mitkiewicz, Leon
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Leon Mitkiewicz Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Alternative Form Available
Also available on microfilm (11 reels).
Biographical Note
| 1896 |
Born, Zambrow, Poland |
| 1914-1917 |
Cavalry officer, Russian Army |
| 1918-1921 |
2nd Legion Infantry Division |
| 1921 |
General Staff, 2nd Lancers Regiment |
| 1925 |
General Staff Academy graduate |
| 1925-1935 |
War Academy lecturer, Field service |
| 1935-1938 |
Chief of Staff Army Inspectorate |
| 1938-1939 |
Military attaché, Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 1940-1941 |
Chief of Second Intelligence Bureau |
| |
General Staff member |
| 1943 |
Deputy Commander, 1st Army Division |
| 1943-1945 |
Polish Military Mission, Combined Chiefs of Staff, Washington |
| 1972 |
Died, New York |
Scope and Content Note
Leon Mitkiewicz's papers are a unique source of documentation for scholars studying World War II, as they bear testimony to
his knowledge of and expertise in the history of 20th century Poland. They relate mainly to his twenty-five yearlong military
service as a high rank officer in Poland's General Staff and as a military attaché to both Lithuania and the United States.
Of particular significance are his duties in the Polish Military Mission in Washington until its liquidation in 1945, which
are documented in the biographical file.
In the post-war years, Mitkiewicz devoted himself to writing. Having witnessed some of the most important events of the century,
he left excellent descriptions of their unfolding; they constitute the core of this collection.
These papers are supplemented by many other collections from the same period housed at the Hoover Institution, such as the
papers of Wladyslaw Anders and Izydor Modelski, and the records of Poland. Ambasada (United States) and Poland. Ministerstwo
Spraw Zagranicznych, to mention but a few.
The Mitkiewicz collection was acquired by the Hoover Institution in 1974. A large portion of his papers is also housed at
the Sikorski Institute in London.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Uprising, 1944
Poland -- History -- 20th century
Czechoslovakia -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Czechoslovakia
Baltic States -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Baltic States
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE
1945-1976
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, clippings, notes, typescripts documenting the life and career of Leon Mitkiewicz, arranged alphabetically
by subject
Career and military service.
General note
See also SUBJECT FILE/ Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and Great Britain) and Intelligence services - Poland
box 1, folder 6
Polish Military Mission in the United States
1945
CORRESPONDENCE
1939-1958
Scope and Contents note
Letters arranged alphabetically by name of corespondent
box 1, folder 13
Biddle, Anthony
1941-1942
box 1, folder 19
Davidson, Major
1941-1942
box 1, folder 23
Giedroyc, Jerzy, .
1958
General note
See also BIOGRAPHICAL FILE/Press
box 1, folder 29
Leahy, William, D.
1943-1945
box 1, folder 35
Onacewicz, Wlodzimierz
1943
box 1, folder 36
Roberts-McCoy, Clare
1944
box 1, folder 38
Sosnkowski, Kazimierz
1944
box 1, folder 40
Wierzynski, Kazimierz
1944
box 1, folder 41
DIARY, .
1942 April 21 - May 14
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
SUBJECT FILE
1933-1945
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, clippings, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, arranged alphabetically by subject
box 1, folder 42
Beck, Jozef, "Preliminacje polityczne do wojny ," letter to Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski
1939 1940
Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and Great Britain)
box 2, folder 1
Germany - Military policy. Field service regulations
1930
Intelligence services - Poland
box 2, folder 12
Pilsudski, Jozef - Funeral
1935
Sikorski, Wladyslaw - Airplane accidents
1942-1943
box 2, folder 18
Warsaw Uprising, .
1944
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to the Polish military efforts in the United States on behalf of the Warsaw Uprising
WRITINGS
1943-1967
Scope and Contents note
Typescripts, notes, and clippings relating to Mitkiewicz's military career, particularly when he was a military attaché and
to his relationship with General Sikorski; Polish military action against Czechoslovakia; the Wars of 1920-1921 with Russia;
the Warsaw Uprising, 1944; and Poland's relations with Russia, Lithuania, and Germany; arranged chronologically by title
"Trzy Wizyty Generala Wladyslawa Sikorskiego do Stanow Zjednoczonych, 1941-1942," .
1943-1944
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 2, folder 19
Part I, "Pierwsza wizyta, Marzec-Maj, 1941"
box 3, folder 1
Part II, "Zalacznik no. 2"
box 3, folder 2
Part III, "Zalacznik no. 5"
"Na Obczyznie z Generalem Wladyslawem Sikorskim. Wspomnienia Wojenne z Lat 1940-1943," .
1946
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
"Powstanie Warszawskie w Sierpniu 1944 Roku w Swietle Dokumentow Polskiej Misji Wojskowej w Stanach Zjednoczonych," .
1953
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 4, folder 3
"Polska Akcja Przeciwko Czechoslowacji Celem Odzyskania Slaska Zaolzianskiego w Jesieni 1938 roku," .
1954
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 4, folder 4
"Litwa i Polska Pomiedzy Dwoma Wojnami Swiatowymi, 1914-1939," .
1955
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
"Wspomnienia Kowienskie, 1938-1939," .
1956
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 6
"Odwieczna Polityka Rosyjska Wzgledem Rzczypospolitej Polskiej," .
1956-1958
Scope and Contents note
Typescript in Polish and English
"Kawaleria Samodzielna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Wojnie 1939 Roku,"
1961
box 8, folder 2
"W Najwyzszym Dowodztwie Aliantow. Wspomnienia Wojenne, 1943-1945," .
1962
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 8, folder 3
"W Najwyzszym Sztabie Zachodnich Aliantow. Wspomnienia Wojenne, 1943-1945," .
1962
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
"W Wojsku Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Czasie Wojen 1917-1921," .
1967
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
"Z Brzekiem Ostrog i z Dzwiekiem Szabli," .
1967
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
