Inventory to the Jan Nowak papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Jan Nowak papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-1981
Collection Number: 67035
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Polish and English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 14 phonorecords
(1.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Clandestine radio dispatch transcripts, reports, memoranda and correspondence, relating to conditions in occupied Poland during
World War II and to Polish resistance activities. Also includes sound recordings of speeches, radio broadcasts and later commentaries,
relating to major events of twentieth-century Polish history. Photocopy.
Creator:
Nowak, Jan, 1913-2005
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 1980.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jan Nowak papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Location of Originals
Originals in possession of: J. Nowak.
Biography
Captain, Polish army; underground courier between Warsaw and London, 1943-1945.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
Sound recordings
Poland -- Emigration and immigration
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
Poland -- History -- 20th century
Poland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne. Armia Krajowa
box 1, folder 1
British documents. Reports and letters issued in by the British Foreign Office, relating to Jan Nowak
1944
box 1, folder 2
Correspondence with wartime associates, articles, and testimonies of various members of the Polish resistance movement during
WWII
box 1, folder 3
Personal documents. Copies of passports, passes, reference letters, identity cards, membership papers, etc.
Missions. Clandestine cable and radio dispatch transcripts, reports, and correspondence relating to occupied Poland and to
Jan Nowak's missions as an underground courier
box 1, folder 4
First Warsaw-Stockholm-Warsaw)
(1943 April 14-June 31,
box 1, folder 5
Second Warsaw-Stockholm-Brindisi-Warsaw)
(1943 October 15-1944 July 25,
box 1, folder 6
Third Warsaw-Krakow-Bern-London)
(1944 October 3-1945 January 22,
box 1, folder 7
Cables describing events in Warsaw
1944 August
box 1, folder 7
Transcripts of radio broadcasts from the Warsaw Broadcasting Station
Sound recordings of speeches, radio broadcasts, and later commentaries, relating to major events of 20th century Polish history
onsite digital
Sound recording of "Swiadkowie Historii," (Records 1-4)
1965
Conditions Governing Access note
Use copy reference number: 67035_a_0001715
record cabinet
Sound recording of "Kawalkada Czasu" (Records 5-6)
1952-1964
record cabinet
Sound recording of "Kawalkada Czasu" (Records 7-8)
1964-1974
record cabinet
Duplicates of records 5-6 (Records 9-10)
record cabinet
Sound recording of "Sacrum Poloniae Millenium" (Records 11-12)
record cabinet
Duplicates of Records 7-8 (Records 13-14)
