Wojciech Jaruzelski papers, 1939-2014

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Summary

Creators:
Jaruzelski, W. (Wojciech)
Abstract:
Wojciech Jaruzelski was a military officer, politician and leader of Poland during the Solidarity movements of the 1980s. The Wojciech Jaruzelski papers contains correspondence, speeches, writings and notes, interviews, photographs and albums.
Extent:
158 manuscript boxes, 11 oversize boxes (78 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Polish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Wojciech Jaruzelski papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Wojciech Jaruzelski papers contain correspondence, speeches, writings and notes, interviews, photographs and albums.

Biographical / historical:

Born in 1923, in Kurów, Poland, he was a military officer, politician and leader of Poland during the Solidarity movements of the 1980s. He died in Warsaw, Poland in 2014.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2018.
Arrangement:

Collection has been arranged into series, within each series the description is at an inventory level of documents. Scope and contents notes are used primarily to describe the contents of the folders/boxes.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box FH24 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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Wojciech Jaruzelski papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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