Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Gladun, Leon, 1914-1973 and Sulkowska, Janina, 1914-1997
- Abstract:
- Memoirs, other writings, correspondence, genealogical and biographical material, printed matter, and sound recordings, relating to Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union during World War II, and to postwar Polish émigré affairs. Includes papers of Janina Sulkowska, wife of Leon Gladun.
- Extent:
- 6 manuscript boxes (2.4 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Polish
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Leon Gladun - Janina Sulkowska Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains memoirs, other writings, correspondence, genealogical and biographical material, printed matter, and sound recordings, relating to Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union during World War II, and to postwar Polish émigré affairs. Also included are the papers of Janina Sulkowska, wife of Leon Gladun.
- Biographical / historical:
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Leon Gladun was a Polish soldier interned in the Soviet Union, from 1939 to 1942; afterwards he was an émigré in Canada. He married Janina Sulkowska.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired in 2006.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Leon Gladun - Janina Sulkowska Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563