Stanisław Kot collection Archiwum Stanisława Kota
Extent and Medium
34,675 digital images, JPEG
Creator(s)
- Stanisław Kot
Biographical History
Stanisław Kot (1885-1975) was a Polish historian and politician, member of the Polish Government in Exile; an author of such works as "Historia wychowania (1924," 1934) and "Ideologia polityczna i spoeczna Braci Polskich zwanych Arjanami" (1932). He served in the Polish government-in-exile during World War II and remained in the West after the war.
Archival History
Zakład Historii Ruchu Ludowego w Warszawie. Fundacja Rozwoju
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Zakład Historii Ruchu Ludowego w Warszawie. Fundacja Rozwoju, Poland. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in May 2018. This is a cooperative duplication project based on the agreement between USHMM, Yad Vashem, Israel, and Fundacja Rozwoju, Poland.
Scope and Content
Papers of Stanisław Kot, a Polish historian and politician. The collection includes: official and private correspondence addressed to Stanisław Kot, records on the political, military, economic and social conditions of Polish citizens in Poland during the Nazi occupation, on Polish citizens in exile in the United Kingdom, France, Romania and Hungary, including the USSR (eastern territories of the Second Polish Republic), files related to the organization and operation of the Government of the Republic of Poland in Exile, Polish diplomatic missions and other Polish institutions operating on emigration, studies and articles thematically related to the situation of Poland during the Nazi occupation, Poles living in exile and the future shape of Poland and the world after the end of WWII, Polish émigré press, radio materials, information bulletins and extracts from the European press, files regarding the situation of Poles deported to work and imprisoned in POW camps, records depicting the situation of Polish Jews residing in foreign countries, and records reflecting attitude in North and South America to Poles and the Polish issues during World War II. (See also the USHMM collection: RG-59.047, RG-59.047: 2010.307. Kot Stanisław (Kol. 25): Professor Stanisław Kot collection, 1939-1960).
System of Arrangement
Arranged in nine series: 1. Correspondence and letters; 2. Reports on situation in Poland and other countries after German invasion in 1939; 3. Reports, emigration press and clippings on situation on Poles in concentration camps, political and economic situation of Polish refugees; 4. Reports on activities of the Polish banks and allocation of gold stocks in 1939; 5. Records on activities of the Polish Government-in-exile and the Polish diplomatic missions; 6. Radio messages, overview of foreign press, and reports on situation in Poland and other countries; 7. Reports and bulletins on political and economic situation of Poles in the Generalgouvernement and other territories; 8. Statistics on economic, demographic and social situation of Poles during WWII; 9. Scientific studies by Stanislaw Kot. The collection is incomplete. The percentage of survived documents is difficult to determine.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Zakład Historii Ruchu Ludowego w Warszawie. Fundacja Rozwoju
People
- Raczkiewicz, Władysław, 1885-1947.
- Kot, Stanisław, 1885-1975.
- Sosnkowski, Kazimierz, 1885-1969.
- Korfanty, Wojciech, 1873-1939.
- Sikorski, Wladyslaw, 1881-1943.
Corporate Bodies
- National Board of the Young Men’s Christian Associations
- Rzeczpospolita Polska (Government-in-exile)
- International Committee of the Red Cross
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Poland.
- Soviet Union--History--1939-1945.
- Polish refugees--Europe.
- Poles--Poland--History--1939-1945.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Polish.
- Executive departments
- Poland--History--German occupation, 1939-1945.
- Jewish refugees--Europe.
- Europe--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Emigration and immigration--Poland--20th century.
- Poland--Foreign relations--1918-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland.
- Poland
Genre
- Letters.
- Correspondence.
- Registers.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Document
- Statistics.
- Articles.
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Reports.