Register of Henryk Piecuch collection

Finding aid prepared by Justyna K. Szulc

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

434 Galvez Mall

Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003

hoover-library-archives@stanford.edu

URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives

Title: Henryk Piecuch collection

Date (inclusive): 1945-2017

Collection Number: 96009

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Polish

Physical Description: 26 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 card file box (16.5 Linear Feet)

Abstract: The collection is largely composed of Henryk Piecuch's research materials for his various books as well as his published and unpublished writings. The research materials in the collection span from 1920 to 2012 and focus on Polish Communist intelligence and counterintelligence efforts. Includes photocopies of internal documents of Polish intelligence and security agencies.

source: Piecuch, Henryk

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 by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1996.

Preferred Citation

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

Biographical Note

Henryk Piecuch was born December 4th, 1939, in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. After obtaining his military education, for 35 years he served as an officer in the Wojska Ochrony Pogranicza (WOP)(Border Guard) in Poland. Towards the end of the 1960s his military career took a different turn and he started writing articles for the WOP weekly, Granica. Though he started as a field reporter, shortly after 1978 he was promoted to assistant executive editor and later executive editor. Piecuch achieved the rank of colonel and continued in his military duties until 1994, when he retired from both his military and journalist careers. He is a prominent author of 66 books, various articles, stories, and poems. Piecuch's work is primarily focused on Polish Communist intelligence, counterintelligence, and internal security.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection is largely composed of Henryk Piecuch's research materials for his various books as well as his published and unpublished writings. The research materials in the collection span from 1920 to 2012 and focus on Polish Communist intelligence and counterintelligence efforts. The collection is divided into two series.

The first series is composed of personal files: correspondence, legal materials from cases filed against Piecuch and cases he participated in, memorabilia, as well as his writings and writings of others Piecuch edited. The second series is composed of various research materials that Piecuch used for his publications: intelligence and counterintelligence materials, background files on various individuals associated with or affected by secret service activities in Communist Poland, materials on Radio Wolna Europa (Radio Free Europe), and Solidarność (Solidarity).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Audiotapes

Secret service -- Poland

Internal security -- Poland

Espionage, Polish

Piecuch, Henryk

Personal Files 1954-2012

Scope and Contents

Composed of various materials that closely relate to Piecuch on a personal and professional level, the bulk of the documents in this series consist of correspondence, legal materials from court proceedings in which Piecuch was involved, memorabilia, and his various writings and publications.

Correspondence 1973-2002

Scope and Contents

Composed of correspondence in the form of letters and e-mails that Piecuch received between 1973-2002. Most letters and e-mails are of professional nature.

box 1, folder 1

Letters received 1973

box 1, folder 2

Letters received 1993-1999

box 1, folder 3

Letters received 2000-2002

Legal Materials 1996-2000

Scope and Contents

Documents legal proceedings for the Adam Rosenbusch, Piotr i Paweł, and the 1 Samodzielny Batalion Kobiecy im. Emilii Plater cases.

box 1, folder 4

Piotr i Paweł 2000

box 1, folder 5

Rosenbusch, Adam 1999-2000

box 1, folder 6

Samodzielny Batalion Kobiecy im. Emilii Plater 1996-2000

box 1, folder 7

Samodzielny Batalion Kobiecy im. Emilii Plater 2000

Memorabilia 1982-1992

Scope and Contents

Composed of various memorabilia related to Piecuch writings. The subseries includes a dedicated and autographed copy of Mieczysław Rakowski book titled, Jak to Się Stało. Additionally, the subseries includes a facsimile of the Martial Law announcement autographed and dedicated to Piecuch by Wojciech Jaruzelski.

box 14, folder 1

Jak to Się Stało 1991

box 14, folder 2

Obwieszczenie 1992

box 14, folder 3

Zaproszenia 1983-1988

box 14, folder 4

Zezwolenia 1982

Writings and Related Materials 1954-2012

Scope and Contents

Composed of manuscripts, working papers, and various published and unpublished works. Also includes writing by other individuals.

box 1, folder 8

Autobiography circa 1980

box 1, folder 9

Byłem Gorylem Jaruzelskiego 1993

box 2, folder 1-2

Byłem Szpiegiem 2012

box 2, folder 3

Jak Było 1987

box 2, folder 4-7

Jak Było - Aneks 1987

box 3, folder 1-2

Pożoga circa 1985

box 3, folder 3

Pożoga 1992

box 3, folder 4-5

Rozdział II-IV 1954-2001

box 4, folder 1

Spotkanie z Fejginem 1990

box 4, folder 2-3

Superagenci XX Wieku 2003

box 4, folder 4-5

Tajna historia mojego życia. Wałęsa i... Kryptonim "Bolek" Wersja 1 circa 2012

box 4, folder 6-7

Tajna historia mojego życia. Wałęsa i... Kryptonim "Bolek" circa 2012

box 5, folder 1

Writings by Others 1988-2009

box 5, folder 2-3

Writings by Others "Goleniowski," by Marceli Wieczorek circa 2009

Research Materials 1920-2010

Scope and Contents

Composed of research materials that reflect the author's field of interest. Divided into four groups that focus on the Polish Communist intelligence and counterintelligence efforts, interviews and background information on various individuals important to the period, and structure and organization information for Radio Wolna Europa (Radio Free Europe) and Solidarność (Solidarity).

Intelligence and Counterintelligence 1920-2007

Scope and Contents

Comprised of various materials focused around the activities of the Polish Communist intelligence and counterintelligence organizations, specifically Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych (MSW) and Ministerstwo Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego (MBP).

box 5, folder 4

Afera Alkoholowa circa 1990

box 5, folder 5-6

Agenci 1969-1988

box 5, folder 7

Artykuły 1982-2005

box 6, folder 1

Imperium Zła circa 1999

box 6, folder 2

Indeks Nazwisk 1962

box 6, folder 3

Materiały Współczesne 1990-2007

box 6, folder 4

Ministerstwo Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego - Analiza Gry - USA i Wielka Brytania 1948-1952

box 6, folder 5

Ministerstwo Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego - Poznański Czerwiec 1956

box 6, folder 6

Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych - Dokumenty Wewnętrzne 1926-1990

box 7, folder 1

Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych - Poakowskie Podziemie Zbrojne 1994

box 7, folder 2-3

Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych - Z Dziejów Kontrwywiadu 1982-1988

box 7, folder 4

Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza 1954

box 7, folder 5

Ukraińskie Podziemie Nacjonalistyczne 1920-1939

box 7, folder 6

Wojska Ochrony Pogranicza 1949-1992

box 7, folder 7

Wojska Ochrony Pogranicza circa 1992

box 8, folder 1

Wolność i Niezawisłość 1954

box 8, folder 2

Zewnętrzne Uwarunkowanie Rozwoju Wydarzeń circa 1980

Individual Files 1947-2010

Scope and Contents

Files are composed of background information, interviews, and research files of various individuals associated with the time period. A number of the individuals were the subjects of Piecuch's writings: Wojciech Jaruzelski, Czesław Kiszczak, Zdzisław Najder, Władysław Pożoga, Józef Światło, and Józef Teliga among others.

box 8, folder 3

Cieślikowski, Z. 1994

box 8, folder 4

Gomułka, Władysław 1956-1965

box 8, folder 5-8

Gotówko, Artur - CD 1-17 2010

box 9, folder 1-2

Gotówko, Artur - CD 18-27 2010

box 9, folder 3

Humer, Adam 1988-1989

box 9, folder 4

Humer, Adam - cz. I-IV 1988-1989

box 9, folder 5

Janiszewski i Siwicki circa 1980

box 10, folder 1-2

Jaruzelski, Wojciech 1985-1997

box 10, folder 3

Kiszczak, Czesław 1979

box 10, folder 4

Krysiuk, Edmund 1947-1997

box 10, folder 5

Kukliński i Bauer 1956-1988

box 10, folder 6

Malinowski, Helena i Władysław 1995

box 10, folder 7

Najder, Zdzisław 1988

box 10, folder 8

Pożoga, Władysław circa 1980

box 11, folder 1

Pożoga, Władysław circa 1980 (contd.)

box 11, folder 2

Rydz-Śmigły, Edward 1994-2001

box 11, folder 3

Światło, Józef 1985

box 11, folder 4

Teliga, Józef 2001-2008

box 11, folder 5

Wieczorek, Marceli 1967-1977

Radio Wolna Europa (Radio Free Europe) 1969-1988

Scope and Contents

Documents are largely composed of correspondence, manuals, memoranda and broadcast information regarding Radio Free Europe. Additionally, the subseries includes information regarding Zdzisław Najder, and his activities as chief of the Polish language section of Radio Free Europe.

box 11, folder 6

Correspondence 1969-1987

box 11, folder 7

Manuals circa 1988

box 11, folder 8

Memorandums 1969-1988

box 11, folder 9

Najder, Zdzisław 1959-1988

box 12, folder 1

Okolnik 1986-1987

box 12, folder 2

Programs 1985-1988

box 12, folder 3

Schedules circa 1980

box 12, folder 4

Transcripts 1982-1988

Solidarność (Solidarity) 1980-1994

Scope and Contents

Documents the activities of the Solidarity movement through its efforts abroad, international support, financial endowment, and the effects Martial Law in Poland had on the Solidarity efforts.

box 12, folder 5-7

Brussels 1980-1988

box 12, folder 8

Financial Endowment 1980-1989

box 13, folder 1-2

International Support 1980-1994

box 13, folder 3

Martial Law 1981-1983

box 13, folder 4

Martial Law, Błyskawice circa 1983

2014 Incremental Materials 1940-2007

Scope and Contents

Documents in boxes 15 to 23 form an accrual of the collection donated by Henryk Piecuch in 1996. The accrual has been introduced to the entire collection in September of 2014 under the series title Incremental Materials. The materials represented in the accrual are composed of, correspondence, individual files, Radio Free Europe, research files, Solidarność, writings and related materials, and sound and video recordings. Materials in the accrual are divided into sub-categories mentioned earlier and are an extension of sub-categories created earlier in the year when the collection was initially described and arranged in April of 2014.

Correspondence 1980-2004

box 15, folder 1

Letters by Others 1980-2004

box 15, folder 2

Letters Recevied 1993-2002

box 15, folder 3

Letters Sent 1992

Individual Files 1990-2002

box 15, folder 4

Bieliński, Konrad 1995

box 15, folder 5

Borusiewicz, B. 1995

box 15, folder 6

Bujak, Zbigniew crica 1990

box 15, folder 7

Charyton, Bogdan and Mull, Stephen circa 2000

box 15, folder 8

Charyton, Bogdan and Mull, Stephen crica 2000

box 15, folder 9

Fejgin, Anatol circa 1990

box 15, folder 10

Gotówko, Artur 1990

box 15, folder 11

Humer, Adam circa 1990

box 15, folder 12

Lityński, Jan 1991

box 15, folder 13

Miller, Leszek 2002

box 15, folder 14

Pomianowski 1997

box 15, folder 15

Wieczorek, Marceli circa 1990

Radio Wolna Europa (Radio Free Europe) 1970-1988

box 16, folder 1

Administrative Files 1970-1981

box 16, folder 2

Photographs: Munich Bombing February 21st, 1981

box 16, folder 3

Radiowy Tygodnik Monachijski circa 1980

box 16, folder 4

Stenogramy 1987-1988

Research Files 1950-1995

box 16, folder 5

Archival Research crica 1980

box 16, folder 6

Jaruzelski, Wojciech circa 1980

box 16, folder 7

Jaruzelski, Wojciech circa 1980

box 16, folder 8

Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych, Dokumenty Wewnętrzne 1980-1987

box 16, folder 9

Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych, Dokumenty Wewnętrzne - (copies of originals) 1950-1956

box 16, folder 10

Najder, Zdzisław 1995

box 16, folder 11

Notes 1996

box 16, folder 12

Pożoga circa 1988

box 17, folder 1-2

Pożoga circa 1988

box 17, folder 3

Miscellaneous 1979-1990

Solidarność (Solidarity) 1982-1996

box 17, folder 4

Administrative Files 1987-1996

box 17, folder 5

Correspondence 1987

box 17, folder 6

Notatka 1988

box 17, folder 7

Upoważnienia 1982

box 17, folder 8

Wypowiedzi 1990

Writings and Printed Matter 1940-2007

box 17, folder 9

Boczoń circa 1986

box 17, folder 10

Chaciński, Michael circa 1980

box 17, folder 11

Czechowicz, Konstanty circa 1980

box 17, folder 12

"Do Broni" 1942

box 17, folder 13

"Do czynu, do uderzenia" circa 1940

box 17, folder 14

"Ekzpertyza" - Zgórniak, Marian circa 1990

box 17, folder 15

Gaworski, Janusz circa 1990

box 17, folder 16

Gontarczyk, Piotr circa 1990

box 17, folder 17

GRU - służba tajna Sztabu Generalnego Federacji Rosyjskiej circa 1990

box 17, folder 18

Grudzień, 1970 - Przebieg wydarzeń na Wybrzeżu Gdańskim 1970

box 17, folder 19

Holzer, Jerzy circa 1990

box 17, folder 20

Iranek-Osmecki, Kazimierz circa 1990

box 17, folder 21

Kersten, Krystyna circa 1990

box 17, folder 22

Krupski, Janusz circa 1990

box 17, folder 23

Kryptologia w służbie wywiadu, wojska i dyplomacji 1970

box 18, folder 1

Kwiatkowski 1984

box 18, folder 2

Librach, Jan circa 1980

box 18, folder 3

Literatura 1968

box 18, folder 4

Maciszewski, Jarema circa 1990

box 18, folder 5

Marszałek Józef Piłsudski - życie i wzór circa 1990

box 18, folder 6

Martinowa, Halina circa 1990

box 18, folder 7

Mądry, Janusz circa 1980

box 18, folder 8

Michałowski - Notatka Biograficzna circa 1990

box 18, folder 9

Michniewicz, Władysław 1963

box 18, folder 10

Miliony dolarów dla zagranicznych partii komunistycznych circa 1990

box 18, folder 11

Mitkiewicz, Leon circa 1990

box 18, folder 12

Naród Polski Gospodarzem Państwa Polskiego circa 1980

box 18, folder 13

Niepodległość - miesięcznik polityczny Liberlano-Demokratycznej Partii "Nipodległość" 1987

box 18, folder 14

Notatki 1984

box 18, folder 15

"Nowa Polska" 1943

box 18, folder 16

Ocena Bazy Pohitlerowskiej 1986

box 18, folder 17

"Ochrona Bezpieczeństwa Państwa i Porządku Publicznego w Polsce" 1944-1988

box 18, folder 18

Oficerowie Drugiej Kategorii 2007

box 18, folder 19

"Ogniwo" 1938

box 18, folder 20

Okablowana Tarcza 1995

box 18, folder 21

Okrągły Stół circa 1980

box 18, folder 22

Paczkowski, Andrzej circa 1990

box 18, folder 23

Pantera - Orwid 1987

box 18, folder 24

Piecuch, Henryk 1991

box 18, folder 25

"Placówka" 2002

box 18, folder 26

Płk A. Aftyka circa 1990

box 18, folder 27

Pobóg-Malinowski, Władysław circa 1980

box 19, folder 1

Popiełuszko circa 1990

box 19, folder 2

Pożoga 1968

box 19, folder 3

Rękopis Dzienników dot. Wydarzeń Grudniowych circa 1990

box 19, folder 4

Rosenbusch, Adam circa 1990

box 19, folder 5

Rosoh, X. "Dywersja Ideologiczna Przeciwko Polsce w 1984 roku" circa 1980

box 19, folder 6

Rosyjskie służby na starych ścieżkach? 1992

box 19, folder 7

Samodzielny Batalion Kobiecy im. Emili Platter circa 1990

box 19, folder 8

Schaff, Adam, "Kopiec Kuklińskiego" 1997

box 19, folder 9

Skoruszewski, Olgierd crica 1980

box 19, folder 10

Słowikowski, M. circa 1980

box 19, folder 11

"Służby specjalne i struktury bezpieczeństwa w Polsce, Czechach i na Węgrzech. Wysiłki na rzecz reform i braki u nowych członków NATO" circa 1990

box 19, folder 12

Solidarność Walcząca 1994

box 19, folder 13

Sowiński, Ignacy Loga "Nie ma dymu bez ognia" 1979

box 19, folder 4

Sprawa Alfreda Jaroszewicza circa 1990

box 19, folder 15

Szczyty, nie szczeble 2004

box 19, folder 16

Szlachcic, Franciszek 1988

box 19, folder 17

Szymański, A. circa 1980

box 19, folder 18

"Technologia otrzymywania paliw płynnych, koksu, i lepiszczy elektrodowych oraz sorbentów węglowych z półproduktów uwodornienia węgla" 1993

box 19, folder 19

"Tezy do Analizy Działań Służb Specjalnych III RP" circa 1990

box 19, folder 20

"To ja zabiłem ci ojca" 1999

box 20, folder 1

Werblan, Andrzej circa 1990

box 20, folder 2

Węzłowe Problemy bezpieczeństwa państwa 1984

box 20, folder 3

Wiatr, Jerzy 1944

box 20, folder 5

Wstępna Instrukcja w Sprawie Tymczasowej Organizacji Obozów Pracy 1977

box 20, folder 6

"Wymarsze" circa 1980

box 20, folder 7

Zbigniew Brzeziński, nazwisko Utrwalone w Historii - Praca licencjacka 2006

box 20, folder 8

Złośliwa Dyskredytacja Wojskowych Służb Informacyjnych 2007

box 20, folder 9

Żywia, i Bronia 1989

Sound and Video Recordings 1980-2000

box 20, folder 10

Charyton - VHS crica 1990

box 20, folder 11

Gotówko CDs circa 2000

box 21

Interviews, Lectures, and Radio Broadcasts 1980-1995

Scope and Contents

Recordings include interviews with: Fejgin, Jaruzelski, Światło, Najder, Rosenbusch, Charyton, Wieczorek, Kukliński, Staniszewski, Bochański, Bień, and Pożoga.

box 22

Interviews, Lectures, and Radio Broadcasts (continued)

2015 Incremental Materials

box 23

Electronic file

Scope and Contents

Comprised of electronic media such as 3.5 floppy disks, CD-Rs, and a hard drive.

Incremental Materials

box 24