Inventory to the Jan Nowak Papers, 1942-1981
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Inventory to the Jan Nowak Papers, 1942-1981
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Hoover Institution Archives
- Stanford University
- Stanford, California 94305-6010
- Phone: (650) 723-3563
- Fax: (650) 725-3445
- Email: archives@hoover.stanford.edu
- Prepared by:
- Hoover Institution Archives staff
© 2000 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Jan Nowak Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1942-1981
Collection Number: 67035
Collection Number: 67035
Creator:
Nowak, Jan, 1913-
Collection Size:
1 manuscript box, 14 phonorecords
(1.8 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Clandestine radio dispatch transcripts, reports, memoranda and correspondence, relating to conditions in occupied Poland during
World War II and to Polish resistance activities. Also includes sound recordings of speeches, radio broadcasts and later commentaries,
relating to major events of twentieth-century Polish history. Photocopy.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Language:
Polish and
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jan Nowak papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Location of Originals
Originals in possession of: J. Nowak.
Access Points
Poles in foreign countries.
Poland.
Poland--History--20th century.
Phonorecords.
World War, 1939-1945--Poland.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945.
Poland. Polskie Sily Zbrojne. Armia Krajowa
Biography
Captain, Polish army; underground courier between Warsaw and London, 1943-1945.
Container List
Box 1., Folder 1
British documents. Reports and letters issued in 1944 by the British Foreign Office, relating to Jan Nowak
Folder 2
Correspondence with wartime associates, articles, and testimonies of various members of the Polish resistance movement during
WWII
Folder 3
Personal documents. Copies of passports, passes, reference letters, identity cards, membership papers, etc.
Missions. Clandestine cable and radio dispatch transcripts, reports, and correspondence relating to occupied Poland and to
Jan Nowak's missions as an underground courier
Folder 4
First (1943 April 14-June 31, Warsaw-Stockholm-Warsaw)
Folder 5
Second (1943 October 15-1944 July 25, Warsaw-Stockholm-Brindisi-Warsaw)
Folder 6
Third (1944 October 3-1945 January 22, Warsaw-Krakow-Bern-London)
Cables describing events in Warsaw, 1944 August
Transcripts of radio broadcasts from the Warsaw Broadcasting Station
Phonorecord cabinet
Sound recordings of speeches, radio broadcasts, and later commentaries, relating to major events of 20th century Polish history
Sound recording of "Swiadkowie Historii," 1965 (Records 1-4)
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 67035_a_0001715
Sound recording of "Kawalkada Czasu" 1952-1964 (Records 5-6)
Sound recording of "Kawalkada Czasu" 1964-1974 (Records 7-8)
Duplicates of records 5-6 (Records 9-10)
Sound recording of "Sacrum Poloniae Millenium" (Records 11-12)
Duplicates of Records 7-8 (Records 13-14)
