Olga Scherer-Virski papers 1954-1988

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Olga Scherer-Virski papers 1954-1988

The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and personal papers documenting the life and work of Olga Scherer-Virski. There is personal and professional correspondence with Polish literary and cultural figures, other Polish emigres, publishers, and scholars. Correspondents include Jozef Czapski, Witold Gombrowicz, Julia Hartwig, Zbigniew Herbert, Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski, Zofia Hertz, Aleksander Janta, Konstanty Jelenski, Andrej Kijowski, Jan Lebenstein, Artur Miedzyrzecki, Czeslaw Milosz, Slawomir Mrozek, Zofia Romanowiczowa, Alexander Schenker, Jerzy Stempowski, Adam Wazyk, and Jozef Wittlin. Writings include several translations of poems from Polish to French, and subject files include clippings on Gombrowicz, Jelenski, Milosz, and Aleksander Wat.

Total Boxes: 7 (incl. 2 oversize boxes); Linear Feet: 3.5'

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Ważyk, Adam.

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Mrożek, Sławomir.

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Wittlin, Jozef, 1896- .

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Wat, Aleksander

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Lebenstein, Jan, 1930-1999

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Stempowski, Jerzy, 1894-1969

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Hartwig, Julia

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Międzyrzecki, Artur.

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Herling-Grudziński, Gustaw, 1919-

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Herbert, Zbigniew

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Epithet: Canon of Lichfield British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000447.0x000071 Zbigniew Herbert (1924-1998), poet and writer. From the description of Zbigniew Herbert papers, 1968-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702173071 Epithet: Chaplain of St. Martin's, London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000447.0x000073 ...

Ważyk, Adam.

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Hertz, Zofia

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Czapski, Józef, 1896-1993

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Gombrowicz, Witold

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Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969), Polish emigre novelist and author. From the description of Witold Gombrowicz archive, 1902-1998. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702153258 Witold Gombrowicz was one of the most influential Polish writers of the 20th century, author of novels, plays, short stories, essays, and a diary. The following chronology lists the dates of key events in his life and the dates of first publication of works in Polish: 1904...

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Romanowiczowa, Zofia

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Schenker, Alexander M.

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Janta, Aleksander, 1908-1974

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Scherer-Virski, Olga

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Olga Scherer-Virski (1927-2001), Polish scholar and author. From the description of Olga Scherer-Virski papers, 1954-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161879 Olga Scherer-Virski was a Polish writer, literary scholar, and translator. She was born in Cracow, Poland, educated in the United States, where she completed her Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1952, and then held research affiliations and teaching positions at various institutions in the U.S. and Fra...

Jeleński, Konstanty A. (Konstanty Aleksander), 1922-1987

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Kijowski, Andrzej, 1928-

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