Overview of the Ludwik Witold Rajchman letters to August Zaleski

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Title: Ludwik Witold Rajchman letters to August Zaleski

Date (inclusive): 1940-1944

Collection Number: 91024

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Polish

Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Relates to relief work in China, Polish refugees and relief needs during World War II, Polish relations with the United States and the Soviet Union, and postwar prospects for Poland. Letters addressed to the Polish foreign minister August Zaleski. Photocopy.

Creator: Zaleski, August, 1883-1972

Creator: Rajchman, Ludwik, 1881-1965

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1991.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ludwik Witold Rajchman letters to August Zaleski, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Originals in possession of: Marta Alexandra Balinska.

Biographical/Historical Note

Polish public health and relief administrator; delegate to the United States for Polish relief, 1940, 1941; adviser to the Chinese government, 1940-1941; co-founder, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1944, and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, 1946.

Scope and Content of Collection

Relates to relief work in China, Polish refugees and relief needs during World War II, Polish relations with the United States and the Soviet Union, and postwar prospects for Poland. Letters addressed to the Polish foreign minister August Zaleski. Photocopy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

United States -- Foreign relations -- Poland

Poland -- Foreign relations -- United States

World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees

World War, 1939-1945 -- China

World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland

Poland -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union

Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Poland

Refugees

International relief

World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief

Commission for Polish Relief