Oral history collection, 1919-1986.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977

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Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) was an American conductor, who led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, American Youth Orchestra, New York City Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and American Symphony Orchestra. His career began with studies at the Royal College of Music in 1896 when Stokowski was just 13. He performed as an organist and choral director for several years in England,...

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was born on August 27, 1908 at Stonewall, Texas. He was the first child of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson, and had three sisters and a brother: Rebekah, Josefa, Sam Houston, and Lucia. In 1913, the Johnson family moved to nearby Johnson City, named for Lyndon''s forebears, and Lyndon entered first grade. On May 24, 1924 he graduated from Johnson City High School. He decided to forego higher education and moved to California with a few ...

Mikołajczyk, Stanisław, 1901-1966

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Polish politician; prime minister, Government-in-Exile (London), 1943-1944; second vice premier and minister of agriculture, 1945-1947; president, International Peasant Union, 1948-1964. From the description of Stanisław Mikołajczyk papers, 1899-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870982 ...

Ciołkosz, Adam

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Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America

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The Institute was founded in 1942 to preserve and foster Polish culture in North America. It is an information and research center about Poland and Polish immigrants in the United States. From the description of Records, 1942-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122574212 ...

Popiełuszko, Jerzy, 1947-1984

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Lipiński, Edward, 1888-

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Gross, Zygmunt

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Wierzyńska, Halina.

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Gross, Feliks, 1906-2006

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Czarnecka, Ewa.

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Konwicki, Tadeusz

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Wejroch, Jacek, 1929-

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Segel, Harold B., 1930-....

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Kantor, Tadeusz, 1915-1990

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Szymanowski, Karol

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Karol Symanowksi was a Polish composer and pianist. From the description of Karol Szymanowski score, ca. 1921 (Vassar College). WorldCat record id: 464282712 Polish composer. From the description of Tarantella. / Pour violon et piano / Karol Szymanowski op. 28. N 2. [1915?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569968 ...

Brandys, Kazimierz

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Wierczerzak, Joseph.

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Sosnkowski, Kazimierz, 1885-1969

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Polish army officer and government official. He served as Minister of Military Affairs, 1921-1924; Vice-President, 1933-1941; and Commander-in-Chief, 1943-1945. From the description of Papers, 1939-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155497206 ...

Karpiński, Jakub

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Kochanowski, Jan, 1530-1584

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Lipska, Ewa

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Wierzyński, Kazimierz, 1894-1969

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Kwapiński, Jan, 1885-

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Kelus, Krzysztof.

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Chojecki, Mirosław

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Polish dissident. From the description of Mirosław Chojecki papers, 1976-2006. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872856 ...

Bromke, Adam

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Tyrmand, Leopold

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Polish-American novelist and author; vice president, Rockford Institute, 1980-1985; editor, Chronicles of Culture, 1977-1985. From the description of Leopold Tyrmand papers, 1941-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872270 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 1920, May 16 Born, Warsaw, Poland 1938 ...

Bartoszewski, Władysław

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Panufnik, Andrzej

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Epithet: composer and conductor Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x000182 ...

Galich, Aleksandr, 1918-1977

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France. Military Mission to Poland.

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Pommers, Leon

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Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942

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Bronislaw Malinowski was educated in Poland, Germany, and England. From 1914-1918, he conducted field work in New Guinea, Australia, and Melanesia. Malinowski taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1921-1942. From the description of Bronislaw Malinowski papers, 1869-1946 (inclusive), 1914-1939 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145078358 From the description of Bronislaw Malinowski papers, 1869-1946 (inclusive), 1914-1939 (bulk). (Unknown). W...

Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

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Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK and occasionally by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was the brother of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senator Edward Moore Kennedy. Kennedy and his brothers were born into a wealthy,...

Congress of Scholars.

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Iłowiecki, Maciej

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Mickiewicz, Adam, 1798-1855

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Krzyżanowski, Ludwik, 1906-

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Małcużynski, Karol.

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Rodzińska, Halina.

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Frajlich-Zajac, Anna

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Jędrzejewicz, Wacław, 1893-1993

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Budny, Michał, 1907-

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Falencka, Karin.

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Milosz, Czesław.

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Ptakowski, Jerzy, 1913-1983.

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Kolbe, Maximilian, Saint, 1894-1941

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Romanowicz, Zofia

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Chełkowski, Piotr.

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Karski, Jan, 1914-2000

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Liaison officer and courier of the Polish government-in-exile to the Polish underground, 1939-1943; author, Story of a Secret State (1944). From the description of Jan Karski papers, 1922-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868753 Biographical Note 1914 June 24 Born Jan Kozielewski in Lodz 1935 Law ...

Łysek, Paweł.

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Skalník, Peter, 1945-

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Białoszewski, Miron

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Weygand, Maxime, 1867-1965

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General, French army; commmander-in-chief, 1940. From the description of Maxime Weygand memorandum, ca. 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868071 Biographical/Historical Note General, French army; commmander-in-chief, 1940. From the guide to the Maxime Weygand memorandum, 1940, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

International Festival of Contemporary Music

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Siła-Nowicki, Władysław, 1913-1994

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Cybulska, Maja Elżbieta

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Janta, Aleksander, 1908-1974

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Korboński, Stefan

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Polish underground leader during World War II; subsequently chairman, Assembly of Captive European Nations. From the description of Stefan Korboński papers, 1943-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872046 ...

Wittlin, Halina.

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Krasiński, Zygmunt, 1812-1859

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Nowakowski, Tadeusz

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Turowicz, Jerzy

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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...

Słonimski, Antoni, 1895-1976

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Grynberg, Henryk

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Piłsudski, Jȯzef 1867-1935

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Polish statesman. From the description of Erinnerungen und Dokumente : proof sheets, 1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384931 ...

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, 1860-1941

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Polish pianist, composer, and statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674147 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Morges, 12 December 1938], to Mr. & Mrs. H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1938 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674145 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Morges], 2 September 1928, to Alfred Cortot...

Gadomski, Feliks 1898-1998

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Kahn, Thomas

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Catholic Church

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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...

Anders, Władysław, 1892-1970

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Korczak, Janusz, 1878-1942

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Morawski, Ignacy 1885-

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Vysotsky, Vladimir, 1938-1980.

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Sikorski, Władysław, 1881-1943

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Prime minister, Polish Government-in-Exile, 1939-1943. From the description of Władysław Sikorski miscellaneous papers, 1941-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868805 Biographical/Historical Note Prime minister, Polish Government-in-Exile, 1939-1943. From the guide to the Wladyslaw Sikorski miscellaneous papers, 1941-1942, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Buell, William Sawyer

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Kaczmarski, Jacek

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Proch, Franciszek J.

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Pietrzak, Janusz.

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Barańczak, Stanisław, 1946-

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Fedorowicz, Jacek

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Świecicki, Marek

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Tokarzewski-Karaszewicz, Michał Tadeusz, 1892-

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Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928-2017

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Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski was born on March 28, 1928 in Warsaw, Poland. His father was Polish consul-general in Montreal during World War II. After the communists seized control of the Polish government in 1945, his family remained in Canada. He received a B.A. and M.A. from McGill University in 1949 and 1950, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1953. He remained at Harvard, first as a research fellow at the Russian Research Center, 1953 to 1956, and then as assistant professor of governm...

Potocki, Adam

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Małachowski, Aleksander

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Sokoup, Karol.

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Lechoń, Jan, 1899-1956

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Lechoń was a Polish poet, editor, diplomat, who was born in Poland in 1899 as Leszek Serafinowicz. Lechoń was part of a group of Polish poets who formed a group called Skamander. His first volume of poetry was "Karmazynowy poemat" (The Scarlet Poem) published in 1920. He published additional books of poetry (such as "Rzeczpospolita Babińska" (1921: The Republic of Babin), and "Srebrne i czarne" (1924: Silver and Black)), was editor of a satirical weekly, "Cyrulik Warszawski" (The Barber of Wa...

Seidenman, Ludwik

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Holoubek, Gustaw

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Schaufele, William E.

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Poland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne

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Armed Forces of the Polish Government-in-Exile (London). From the description of Polskie Siły Zbrojne miscellaneous records, 1940-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868755 ...

Pragier, Adam, 1886-1976

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Wieniawski, Henri

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Polish violinist and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Brussels, 2 January 1876, to M. [E.] Zilcken, 1876 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679202 Polish violinst and composer. From the description of [Album leaf] : autograph manuscript, 1854 May 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270944301 ...

Podhoretz, Norman

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Editor; interviewee b.1930. From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Podhoretz : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574152 Author and editor. Born 1930. From the description of Norman Podhoretz papers, 1951-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014545 Author and editor; b. 1930. From the description of Papers, 1951-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605110 ...

Roll, Teofil.

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Nagórski, Zygmunt (1884-1973).

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