Czeslaw Kiszczak papers, 1934-2017

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Summary

Creators:
Kiszczak, Czesล‚aw
Abstract:
Speeches, writings, interview transcripts, correspondence, notes, printed matter, photographs, and videotapes, relating to political conditions in Poland and to the transition from communist to post-communist government.
Extent:
31 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes (22.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
Polish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Czeslaw Kiszczak writings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of the materials in this collection is from the 1980s and later and includes: photographs and video recordings pertaining to the Solidarity opposition and in particular meetings in Zawrat and Magdalenak, selected correspondence, and domestic and foreign newspapers and clippings with articles about Kiszczak. Materials also document Kiszczak's efforts to form a government after the semi-free elections of 1989. Collection includes a photocopy of the "Bolek" files and the original of the letter of the "corporal" to the "general" written by Walesa to Jaruzelski from internment in Arlamow in November 1982.

Biographical / historical:

General Czeslaw Kiszczak was the last communist Prime Minister of Poland. He played an important role in the 1981 implementation of martial law in Poland. He was also known for taking part in suppressing the Solidarity movement in Poland. Kiszczak was Poland's last communist leader before the country's transition to democracy. He died in Warsaw on 5 November 2015.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1997, with an increment in 2018.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box FH19 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], Czeslaw Kiszczak writings, [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