Polish subject collection, 1908-2018

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Summary

Creators:
Chojnacki, Władysław
Abstract:
Materials in the Polish Subject Collection have been collected over time by the Hoover Institution Library and Archives from various creators and are reflective of Polish history from 1908 to 2014. The collection consists of serial issues, pamphlets, election campaign literature, proclamations, other printed matter, correspondence, reports, and miscellany relating to various aspects of Polish history, including the movement for independence, especially during World War I; the Solidarność trade union movement; and political events and elections since 1989. Includes clandestine anti-communist issuances from World War II and the early post-war period.
Extent:
108 manuscript boxes, 13 oversize boxes, 2 cubic foot boxes, 1 card file box, 1 videocassette box, 1 sound cassette box, 1 oversize folder, 1 microfilm reel, 15 videocassettes, memorabilia (62.3 Linear Feet)
Language:
Multiple languages
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

Includes serial issues, pamphlets, election campaign literature, proclamations, other printed matter, correspondence, reports, and miscellany relating to various aspects of Polish history, including the movement for independence, especially during World War I; the Solidarność trade union movement; photocopied pages of plans, reports, meeting minutes, organizational charts and other documents produced by the Polish Ministry of National Defense in their interactions with the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces; photocopied pages of reports and analyses relating to and political events and elections since 1989. Includes clandestine anti-communist issuances from World War II and the early postwar period; photocopied pages of reports and analyses relating to the Polish Home Army. Includes material collected by the Polish historian Władysław Chojnacki.

Biographical / historical:

Materials in the Polish Subject Collection have been collected over time by the Hoover Institution Library and Archives from various creators and are reflective of Polish history from 1908 to 2014. Noteworthy parts of this collection are materials attributed to Wadysaw Chojnacki, a distinguished Polish historian, bibliographer, and scholar. Chojnacki's contributions to Hoover Archives helped to establish one of the largest Polish materials collections outside of Poland.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box OCM9 and Box 122 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], Polish subject collection, [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
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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