Partial Inventory of the Romuald Spasowski papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Romuald Spasowski papers

Date (inclusive): 1929-1995

Collection Number: 97026

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: In Polish and English

Physical Description: 81 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 3 oversize boxes, 3 optical disks (44.3 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Memoirs, other writings, notes, correspondence, personal documents, printed matter, photographs, audiotapes, and videotape interviews, relating to conditions in Poland during World War II, postwar Polish foreign policy, Polish-American relations, and post-1981 political conditions in Poland. Video use copies of videotape available.

Creator: Spasowski, Romuald

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

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1997.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Romuald Spasowski papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Originals in possession of: Wanda Spasowski.

Biographical/Historical Note

Polish diplomat; ambassador to the United States, 1955-1961 and 1978-1981; deputy foreign minister, 1972-1978; subsequently defector to the United States.

Scope and Content of Collection

Memoirs, other writings, notes, correspondence, personal documents, printed matter, photographs, audiotapes, and videotape interviews, relating to conditions in Poland during World War II, postwar Polish foreign policy, Polish-American relations, and post-1981 political conditions in Poland. Video use copies of videotape available.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Poland -- History -- 1980-1989

Audiotapes

Video tapes

United States -- Foreign relations -- Poland

Poland -- Foreign relations -- United States

Diplomats -- Poland

World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland

Dissenters -- Poland

Poland -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989

Videorecordings

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U.S. International Communication Agency video: Let Poland Be Poland 1982 January 31

Conditions Governing Access note

Use copy reference number: 97026_v_0003281

Scope and Contents note

Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31 1982, this television special was in response to the declaration of martial law in Poland on December 13, 1981. Hosted by Charlton Heston, Glenda Jackson and Max Von Sydow, with appearances by world leaders (including Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pierre Trudeau, Francois Mitterand), Polish ambassadors (Romuald Spasowski, Zdislaw Rurarz), Polish artists (Adam Makowicz, Czeslaw Milosz), and actors and entertainers (Bob Hope, Kirk Douglas, James Michener, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Henry Fonda). 3/4-inch broadcast master held at UCLA Film and Television Archive. One VHS videocassette with DVD use copy

box 4

Polish Ambassador; Spasowski State Department videotape 1981 December 20

Conditions Governing Access note

Use copy reference number: 97026_v_0005888

box 4

Liberation of One; Romuald Spasowski videotape 1986 May 7

Conditions Governing Access note

Use copy reference number: 97026_v_0005889

Rest of collecton not yet described

box 1