Poland. Polskie Sily Zbrojne. Sztab Naczelnego Wodza miscellaneous records, 1939-1946

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Creators:: Sikorski, Władysław, 1881-1943 and Poland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne. Sztab Naczelnego Wodza
Abstract:: Reports, dispatches, correspondence, memoranda, and speeches, relating to Polish military operations during World War II, the Polish government-in-exile, wartime Allied diplomacy, Polish refugees, and the deportation of Poles to the Soviet Union. Includes papers of General Wladyslaw Sikorski.
Extent:: 2 microfilm boxes (10 reels) (0.4 Linear Feet)
Language:: Polish
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Poland. Polskie Sily Zbrojne. Sztab Naczelnego Wodza miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Reports, dispatches, correspondence, memoranda, and speeches, relating to Polish military operations during World War II, the Polish government-in-exile, wartime Allied diplomacy, Polish refugees, and the deportation of Poles to the Soviet Union. Includes papers of General Wladyslaw Sikorski.
Biographical / historical:: General staff of the Polish army.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1948.
Processing information:: The original rolls of microfilm (Rolka) were formerly stored in metal canisters with other rolls from the same collection. The rolls have been combined onto stable microfilm reels; each canister containing 15-20 small rolls was converted into 1 reel. The context and intent of the 1948 microfilm project has been maintained by grouping the description by their former roll and canister.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Deportations from Poland
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
Refugees
World War, 1939-1945 -- Governments in exile
Polish people -- Soviet Union
Places:: Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945

Access and use

Restrictions:: 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:: For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Poland. Polskie Sily Zbrojne. Sztab Naczelnego Wodza miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US