Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Jabłoński, Henryk
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, and printed matter relating to governmental administration in Poland, Polish foreign relations, and the Polish educational system.
- Extent:
- 3 manuscript boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In Polish and French
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Henryk Jabłoński papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Henryk Jabłoński papers consist of photocopies and offprints of articles, speeches, government reports, correspondence, and other writings. The collection was donated by Jabłoński and arranged in packets according to the political party, person, institution or topic to which the documents relate, creating one subject file, arranged alphabetically. The two largest groupings are in Rada Państwa and Stan wojenny w Polsce (1981-1983). The first contains primarily reports of the activities of the Council of State for most of the years in which Jabłoński was its head (1972-1985), while the second contains documents, primarily composed in the mid-1990s, which formed part of the Tribunal of State process investigating the imposition of martial law in Poland in December 1981. These two groupings are made up of documents written by people other than Jabłoński, although some of his own writings can also be found in them.
In contrast, the remaining folders contain documents composed primarily by Jabłoński, being short historical pieces and addresses he delivered either as an official representing the institution itself or writings on the topic of the subject described in the folder groupings. Except for the Stan wojenny w Polsce (1981-1983), which has been arranged by author's last name, the arrangement within each subject is chronological.
The Correspondence series consists of a set of photocopies of documents received in 1994 made up mostly of correspondence but also some reports. Arranged, roughly, chronologically.
- Biographical / historical:
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Henryk Jabłoński (1909-2003) was trained as a historian and became an important Polish politician in the People's Republic of Poland, serving as the Minister of Education from 1965 to 1972 and as the President (Chairman of the Council of State) from 1972 to 1985. He joined the Polish Socialist Party (Polska Partia Socjalistyczna) before World War II and was then active in the Polish United Workers' Party, serving in the Central Committee throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. From 1976 to 1983 he was the head of the Front Jedności Narodu, and from 1983 to 1990 he led the war veterans organization, Związek Bojowników o Wolność i Demokrację.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1993.
- 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], Henryk Jabłoński 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