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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Ryszard Gontarz collection
Date (inclusive): 1945-2008
Collection Number: 2009C37
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
13 manuscript boxes
(5.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Photocopies of Polish government and communist party documents, minutes, bulletins, reports, circulated material, and printed
matter, relating to political conditions and secret service activities in Poland during the communist era.
source:
Gontarz, Ryszard, 1930-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2008.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ryszard Gontarz Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Accrual Processed by
Justyna K. Szulc
Biographical/Historical Note
1930 |
Born in Dubno |
1948 |
Joins Polish Workers Party (P.P.R.) |
1948-1949 |
Involved in operations against anticommunist partisans |
1949 |
Dismissed from Security Office (U.B.) |
1962 |
Employed in Department I of Ministry of Internal Affairs (M.S.W.) |
1962-1966 |
Undercover agent of the Ministry of Internal Affairs |
1967 |
Informally connected with Security Services (S.B.) in his work as journalist |
1968 |
Active in press campaign against March revolt |
Scope and Content of Collection
Photocopies of Polish government and communist party documents, minutes, bulletins, reports, circulated material, and printed
matter, relating to political conditions and secret service activities in Poland during the communist era.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1980-1989
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1945-1980
Secret service -- Poland
Gontarz, Ryszard, 1930-