Polish Arts and Culture Foundation Collection, 1971-1974

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Title:: Polish Arts and Culture Foundation Collection
Dates:: 1971-1974
Abstract:: Polish language radio broadcasts on open reel tape, produced by Polskie Radio i Telewizja and distributed to the Polish Arts and Culture Foundation in the United States. Programs include interviews with Polish scholars, filmmakers and artists, and discussions of Polish art, science, literature, and history.
Extent:: 3 boxes : 69 open reel tapes (3, 5 and 7" reels, some stored as pancake)
Language:: Polish
Preferred citation:: Polish Arts and Culture Foundation Collection, ARS-0119. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and content:: The Polish Arts and Culture Foundation Collection consists of Polish language radio broadcasts on open reel tape. The programs feature interviews with Polish scholars, filmmakers and artists, and discussions of Polish art, science, literary criticism, history, and archeology. The majority were produced by Polskie Radio i Telewizja/Radiodiffusion Television Polonaise and were distributed to the Polish Arts and Culture Foundation in the United States. A few recordings contain English transcripts. Tapes have been coded according to subject, such as FM for film, L for literature and poetry, TH for Theater, SC for science, H for History, and SK for the Spotlight on Polish Culture series. The Polish Arts and Culture Foundation was established by Wanda Bronislawa Tomczykowska (1921-2010) in 1966. Originally based in San Francisco, the Foundation is currently overseen by Wanda’s daughter Caria Tomczykowska in Oakland, California.
Acquisition information:: The Polish Arts and Culture Foundation Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by the Polish Arts and Culture Foundation in 1998.
Processing information:: This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Rules or conventions:: Prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

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Restrictions:: Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive for assistance.
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Preferred citation:: Polish Arts and Culture Foundation Collection, ARS-0119. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:: Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound

Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-3076, US