Register of the Archiwum Wschodnie collection

Finding aid prepared by Zbigniew L. Stanczyk

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

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Stanford University

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Title: Archiwum Wschodnie collection

Date (inclusive): 1939-1989

Collection Number: 90034

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Polish

Physical Description: 15 manuscript boxes, 4 envelopes (6.4 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Transcripts of interviews with Polish survivors of Soviet concentration camps, written reminiscences of survivors, and photographs, relating to the deportation of Poles to the Soviet Union and their internment during and after World War II. Interviews conducted by the staff of the Archiwum Wschodnie, Warsaw, from 1980 to 1989. Photocopy.

Creator: Archiwum Wschodnie

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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Archiwum Wschodnie collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Originals in: Archiwum Wschodnie, Warsaw.

Scope and Content Note

The Archiwum Wschodnie (Eastern Archives) in Warsaw was officially founded in Poland in 1987 as an entity independent from the communist regime, a first of its kind. Its mission is to collect memoirs, documents, photographs, and memorabilia describing the fate of Poles deported, imprisoned, or who participated in the armed resistance on the Polish territory incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1939-1940, as well as materials illustrating the Stalinist repression in the 1940s and 1950s.

The interviews that constitute most of this collection were conducted from 1980 to 1989. In most cases they refer to much larger problems related to the deportations, and go beyond the standard questions that were asked during the war. At the same time researchers studying these documents should be aware that they were collected in politically sensitive times when people still didn't feel comfortable enough to reveal all aspects of their detention or deportation. That may also explain why some of them wanted to remain anonymous.

The topics covered in these materials are the fate of Poles in the Soviet Union before the outbreak of World War II; social and political conditions in Eastern Poland before and after the Soviet invasion; the fate of state employees, farmers, landowners, clergy, children, youth, orphans, and ethnic minorities such as Jews; and conditions in labor camps in the Kola Peninsula and in the regions of Vorkuta, Arkhangel'sk, Narym, Pavlodar, and Akmolinsk. There is also a group of testimonies by people from the Lomza district. This area would be of special interest to researchers because of the inter-ethnic conflicts that broke out shortly after the German invasion of the Soviet Union Union in 1941.

The Archiwum Wschodnie collection was received in two parts in 1990 and 1993 as a result of an agreement signed between the Archiwum Wschodnie and the Hoover Institution. These testimonies and questionnaires supplement those (circa 30,000) found in other collections at the Hoover Archives, such as Poland. Ministerstwo Informacji i Dokumentacji; Poland. Ambasada (Soviet Union); and especially Wladyslaw Anders. General Anders was the first to initiate a project of this kind in 1941 by founding the Documentation Office of the Polish Army in the USSR.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons

World War, 1939-1945 -- Deportations from Poland

World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union

World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland

Internment camps -- Soviet Union

Interviews and Reminiscences undated

Scope and Contents note

Interviews and written reminiscences of former prisoners of Soviet labor camps collected by Archiwum Wschodnie, arranged into a general category and a Lomza District category, and therein alphabetically by personal name

General

box 1, folder 1-7

Anonymous

box 1, folder 8

Andruszkiewicz, Jerzy

box 1, folder 9

Badowski, Jan

box 1, folder 10

Bajkowska, Irena

box 1, folder 11

Bar, Roman

box 1, folder 12

Bartoszewicz, Jozef

box 1, folder 13

Batko-Wojtkiewicz, Zofia

box 1, folder 14

Bialous-Bielas, Wiktor

box 1, folder 15

Biernat, Danuta

box 1, folder 16

Bizanc-Szmigiero, Jadwiga

box 1, folder 17

Bizon, Jozef

box 1, folder 18

Bodzinska, Krystyna

box 1, folder 19

Bohatkiewicz, Stanislaw

box 2, folder 1

Bojnowski, Jan

box 2, folder 2

Bolbot, Stanislaw

box 2, folder 3

Borkowski, Tadeusz

box 2, folder 4

Borzdynska, Janina

box 2, folder 5

Brulinski, Wladyslaw

box 2, folder 6

Brunsz, Roland

box 2, folder 7

Bujnowski, Michal

box 2, folder 8

Bulhak, Henryk

box 2, folder 9

Burzynski, Czeslaw

box 2, folder 10

Byczko, Tadeusz

box 2, folder 11

C., Maria

box 2, folder 12

Celmer, Ryszard

box 2, folder 13

Cesarski, Tadeusz

box 2, folder 14

Chojnacka, Aurelia

box 2, folder 15

Cholewinska, Lidia

box 2, folder 16

Chrostowski, Piotr

box 2, folder 17

Chytrzynska, Genowefa

box 2, folder 18

Ciesielska, Irena

box 2, folder 19

Ciesluk, Ryszard

box 3, folder 1

Ciurej, Stanislawa

box 3, folder 2

Czapnik, Stanislawa

box 3, folder 3

"Czarny"

box 3, folder 4

Dmuchowska, Alicja

box 3, folder 5

Dmuchowski, Stanislaw

box 3, folder 6

Dobrowolska, Stanislawa

box 3, folder 7

Domaszewicz, Wanda

box 3, folder 8

Drozdowicz, Helena

box 3, folder 9

Drzal, Irena and Teresa

box 3, folder 10

Drzewinska, Barbara

box 3, folder 11

Duzniak, Stanislaw

box 3, folder 12

Dytkowski, Stanislaw

box 3, folder 13

Dziemianowicz, Edward "Czarny"

box 3, folder 14

Eberle, Lidia

box 3, folder 15

Fedorowicz, Tadeusz

box 3, folder 16

Fijolek, Jadwiga

box 3, folder 17

Filiks, Waclaw

box 3, folder 18

Gabanska-Halus, Antonina

box 3, folder 19

Gajda, Adam

box 3, folder 20

Galster, Irena

box 3, folder 21

Gamska-Kiersnowska, Jadwiga

box 4, folder 1

Gardynik, Jerzy

box 4, folder 2

Giedroyc-Juracha, Tadeusz

box 4, folder 3

Giemza, Halina

box 4, folder 4

Gillern, Jerzy

box 4, folder 5

Glowaczewski, Wladyslaw

box 4, folder 6

Golubow, Wlodzimierz

box 4, folder 7

Gorecki, Antoni

box 4, folder 8

Gornicka-Mach, Krystyna

box 4, folder 9

Gorska, Halina

box 4, folder 10

Gorzedzielska, Maria

box 4, folder 11

Grzenicki, Janusz

box 4, folder 12

Guc, Alina

box 4, folder 13

Hajduk, Eleonora

box 4, folder 14

Hentosz, Miroslaw

box 4, folder 15

Hodiak, Zofia

box 4, folder 16

Holowina, Emilia

box 4, folder 17

Horak, Stanislawa

box 4, folder 18

Hryniewiecki, Marian

box 4, folder 19

Huszcza, Jan

box 4, folder 20

Huszcza, Teresa

box 5, folder 1

Ignaczewski, Witold

box 5, folder 2

Ignaszak, Stefan

box 5, folder 3

Indrunas, Marta

box 5, folder 4

Iwanczenko, Agnieszka

box 5, folder 5

Iwanska-Siewruk, Bronislawa

box 5, folder 6

Iwaszczuk, Antoni

box 5, folder 7

Iwonicki, Henryk

box 5, folder 8

Jachiewicz, Szczecinek

box 5, folder 9

Jakowczyk, Wladyslaw

box 5, folder 10

Jamiolkowski, Edward

box 5, folder 11

Jankiewicz, Jan

box 5, folder 12

Jankowski, Kazimierz

box 5, folder 13

Janus, Janina

box 5, folder 14

Jaroszynski, Henryk

box 5, folder 15

Jasiak, Edmund

box 5, folder 16

Jasiecki, Tadeusz

box 5, folder 17

Jasinski, Feliks

box 6, folder 1

Jastrzebiec-Kostka, Agenor

box 6, folder 2

K., Stanislaw

box 6, folder 3

Kalinowski, Stanislaw

box 6, folder 4

Kaliszewicz, Antoni

box 6, folder 5

Kapisto, Alina

box 6, folder 6

Karczewska, Walentyna

box 6, folder 7

Karlowicz, Leon

box 6, folder 8

Karluk, Edward

box 6, folder 9

Kasiak, Jozef

box 6, folder 10

Kawecka, Halina

box 6, folder 11

Kazieczko, Wladyslaw

box 6, folder 12

Kiersnowski, Jerzy

box 6, folder 13

Kiliszczuk, Jan

box 6, folder 14

Klaus, Tadeusz

box 6, folder 15

Klich, Jozef

box 6, folder 16

Klimaszewski, Jozef

box 6, folder 17

Kolodnicka, Anna

box 6, folder 18

Kordowicz, Irena Janina

box 6, folder 19

Korowajczyk, Wladyslaw

box 6, folder 20

Kownacki, Alfred

box 6, folder 21

Kozlowski, Olgierd

box 6, folder 22

Kraglej, Hipolita

box 6, folder 23

Kranc, Remigiusz

box 6, folder 24

Krysiewicz, Lucjan

box 7, folder 1

Krzaklewska, Julia

box 7, folder 2

Ksieniewicz, Albin

box 7, folder 3

Kubajewski, Stefan

box 7, folder 4

Kuc, Danuta

box 7, folder 5

Kucejko, Henryk

box 7, folder 6

Kuczynski, Edward

box 7, folder 7

Kukla, Ludwika and Zbigniew Muszynski

box 7, folder 8

Kuran, Irena

box 7, folder 9

Kwiatkowska, Regina

box 7, folder 10

Kwiecien, Jozef

box 7, folder 11

Laureta, Siostra

box 7, folder 12

Lewkowicz, Weronika

box 7, folder 13

Lewszyk, Stanislaw

box 7, folder 14

Likowska, Genowefa

box 7, folder 15

Lipczynska, Maria

box 7, folder 16

Lis (Zosik), Zbigniew

box 7, folder 17

Liskowska, Zofia

box 7, folder 18

Lukas, Maria Magdalena

box 7, folder 19

Maciejewska, Danuta

box 7, folder 20

Majkut-Terlecka, Irena

box 7, folder 21

Malachowska, Anna

box 7, folder 22

Malachowski, Stanislaw

box 8, folder 1

Malec-Malczewski, Wladyslaw

box 8, folder 2

Malenczyk, Wladyslaw

box 8, folder 3

Malinowska, Krystyna

box 8, folder 4

Malinowska, Leokadia

box 8, folder 5

Merman, Maria

box 8, folder 6

Michalski, Jan

box 8, folder 7

Mierczynski, Jozef

box 8, folder 8

Mikucki, Andrzej

box 8, folder 9

Misztal, Irena

box 8, folder 10

Moraczewski, Jan

box 9, folder 1

Moraczewski, Wincenty

box 9, folder 2

Moroz, Eugeniusz

box 9, folder 3

Moroz, Kazimiera

box 9, folder 4

Mrowinski, Jozef

box 9, folder 5

Musial, Antonina

box 9, folder 6

Myslicki, Zbigniew

box 9, folder 7

Negrusz, Antonina

box 9, folder 8

New-Gorniak, Danuta

box 9, folder 9

Nieoczym, Stanislaw

box 9, folder 10

Noskowski, Wiktor

box 9, folder 11

Olczak, Janusz

box 9, folder 12

Olizar, Irena

box 9, folder 13

Olszanski, Jozef

box 9, folder 14

Onoszko, Jan

box 9, folder 15

Opalka, Marian

box 9, folder 16

Orlos, Michalina and Helena Majchrowicz and Stanislawa Kucharska

box 9, folder 17

Ostrowska-Karamon, Genowefa

box 9, folder 18

Pankiewicz, Janina

box 9, folder 19

Parys, Maria

box 9, folder 20

Pienkowska, Jadwiga

Pienkowski, Aleksander

box 9, folder 21

Part 1

box 10, folder 1

Part 2

box 10, folder 2

Part 3

box 10, folder 3

Pienkowski, Tadeusz

box 10, folder 4

Pietka, Stanislaw

box 10, folder 5

Pietrzak, Aleksander

box 10, folder 6

Polak, Edward

box 10, folder 7

Prawecki, Andrzej

box 10, folder 8

Radziszewska, Irena

box 10, folder 9

Rankowicz, Wojciech

box 10, folder 10

Rapacki, Gustaw

box 10, folder 11

Romanowski, Jan

box 10, folder 12

Romer, Zofia

box 10, folder 13

Rozek, Irena

box 10, folder 14

Rudzinski, Mieczyslaw

box 10, folder 15

Ruminowicz, Wladyslaw

box 10, folder 16

Rydzewska, Stanislawa

box 10, folder 17

Sakowicz, Adam

box 11, folder 1

"Sep"

box 11, folder 2

Sigda, Jozef

box 11, folder 3

Sikora, Zdzislaw

box 11, folder 4

Sinoracka, Maria

box 11, folder 5

Skalska-Szymonowicz, Teresa

box 11, folder 6

Slaczka, Anna

box 11, folder 7

Snopko, Marian

box 11, folder 8

Sobotowna-Greun, Ewa

box 11, folder 9

Sokolowski, Marian

box 11, folder 10

Sokolski, Jerzy

box 11, folder 11

Solinska, Jadwiga

box 11, folder 12

Sosinska, Irena

box 11, folder 13

Spalona, Helena

box 11, folder 14

Sroczynski, Zdzislaw

box 11, folder 15

Staniszewska, Jozefa

box 11, folder 16

Stanski, Jan

box 11, folder 17

Stasiak, Zbigniew

box 11, folder 18

Strawinska, Maria and Olga Strawinska and Wanda Strawinska

box 12, folder 1

Strzalkowska, Teresa

box 12, folder 2

Swida, Nina

box 12, folder 3

Swierzewski, Witold

box 12, folder 4

Swietlikowski, Pawel

box 12, folder 5

Szantyr, Stefania

box 12, folder 6

"Szara"

box 12, folder 7

Szemiel, Aleksander

box 12, folder 8

Szeremeta, Bronislaw

box 12, folder 9

Szkute, Anna

box 12, folder 10

Szmigiero, Danuta

box 12, folder 11

Szumikowski, Eustachy

box 12, folder 12

Szwarc, Janina

box 12, folder 13

Szymczyk, Anna

box 12, folder 14

Szymczuk, Wladyslawa

box 12, folder 15

"Tadeusz z Wroclawia" (also known as "Lenski")

box 12, folder 16

Tetera, Kazimierz

box 12, folder 17

Tluczek, Karol

box 12, folder 18

Tluczek, Tekla

box 12, folder 19

Toczek, Jan

box 12, folder 20

Tokarczyk, Helena

box 13, folder 1

Tomaszewska, Janina

box 13, folder 2

Tomaszewska, Krystyna

box 13, folder 3

Tomaszewska, Wanda

box 13, folder 4

Tomaszewski, Jan

box 13, folder 5

Urbanska, Stanislawa

box 13, folder 6

Walendziuk, Jozef

box 13, folder 7

Wierzbicka, Maria

box 13, folder 8

Wilzys, Edward

box 13, folder 9

Wiszniowska, Stefania

box 13, folder 10

Witrylak, Henryk

box 13, folder 11

Wojnicz-Araszkiewicz, Maria

box 13, folder 12

Wolk, Adam

box 13, folder 13

Woron, Stanislawa

box 13, folder 14

Wylot, Franciszek

box 13, folder 15

Wysibirska, Anna

box 13, folder 16

Wysocki, Witold and Irena

box 13, folder 17

Wysoczanska, Janina

box 13, folder 18

Zajac, Franciszek

box 13, folder 19

Zajaczkowska-Rudnicka, Kazimiera

box 14, folder 1

Zalewski, Boleslaw

box 14, folder 2

Zaniewski, Boleslaw

box 14, folder 3

Zarzecki, Piotr

box 14, folder 4

Zarzycka, Natalia

box 14, folder 5

Zawilski, Czeslaw

box 14, folder 6

Zurek-Furmaniak, Maria

Lomza District

box 14, folder 7

Danko, Boleslaw

box 14, folder 8

Dzikowska, Wanda

box 14, folder 9

Fudala, Tadeusz

box 14, folder 10

Jasko, Zdzislaw

box 14, folder 11

Jenczyk, Henryk

box 14, folder 12

Juniewicz, Henryk

box 14, folder 13

Konarska, Felicja

box 14, folder 14

Kupczykowska, Stanislawa

box 15, folder 1

Miga, Eugeniusz

box 15, folder 2

Mirek, Teresa

box 15, folder 3

Sledzinski, Tadeusz

box 15, folder 4

Szwajkowski, Eugeniusz

box 15, folder 5

Szychiewicz, Grazyna

box 15, folder 6

QUESTIONNAIRES 1987-1989

Scope and Contents note

Personal data of persons interviewed

Photographs 1940-1957

Scope and Contents note

181 prints depicting Poles interned In Vorkuta and other Soviet concentration camps during and after World War II, camp buildings and other facilities, graves, and activities of the Polish Home Army in the Wilno region during the war

envelope A

96 prints depicting Poles interned in Vorkuta and other Soviet concentration camps during and after World War II, camp buildings and other facilities, and graves of those who died in the camps 1945-1957

envelope B

envelope C

85 prints depicting activities of the Polish Home Army in the Wilno region during World War II 1940-1944

envelope D

85 prints depicting activities of the Polish Home Army in the Wilno region during World War II 1940-1944