Overview of the Romuald Spasowski Papers
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Overview of the Romuald Spasowski Papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
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- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2009
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- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.
© 2009 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Romuald Spasowski papers
Dates: 1929-1995
Collection Number: 97026
Creator: Spasowski, Romuald
Collection Size:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.6 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Memoirs, other writings, correspondence, personal documents, and videotape interviews, relating to conditions in Poland during
World War II, postwar Polish foreign policy, Polish-American relations, and post-1981 political conditions in Poland. Photocopy.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Polish
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Romuald Spasowski papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1997.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Location of Originals
Originals in possession of: Wanda Spasowski.
Biographical/Historical Note
Polish diplomat; ambassador to the United States, 1955-1961 and 1978-1981; deputy foreign minister, 1972-1978; subsequently
defector to the United States.
Scope and Content of Collection
Memoirs, other writings, correspondence, personal documents, and videotape interviews, relating to conditions in Poland during
World War II, postwar Polish foreign policy, Polish-American relations, and post-1981 political conditions in Poland. Photocopy.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
World War, 1939-1945--Poland.
Dissenters--Poland.
Poland--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
Poland--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Poland.
Poland--History--1980-1989.
Partial Collection Contents
box 4
U.S. International Communication Agency video: Let Poland Be Poland
1982 January 31
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 97026_v_0003281
Scope and Content Note
Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31 1982, this television special was in response to the declaration
of martial law in Poland on December 13, 1981. Hosted by Charlton Heston, Glenda Jackson and Max Von Sydow, with appearances
by world leaders (including Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pierre Trudeau, Francois Mitterand), Polish ambassadors (Romuald
Spasowski, Zdislaw Rurarz), Polish artists (Adam Makowicz, Czeslaw Milosz), and actors and entertainers (Bob Hope, Kirk Douglas,
James Michener, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Henry Fonda). 3/4-inch broadcast master held at UCLA Film and Television Archive.
One VHS videocassette with DVD use copy
box 4
Polish Ambassador; Spasowski State Department videotape
1981 December 20
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 97026_v_0005888
box 4
Liberation of One; Romuald Spasowski videotape
1986 May 7
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 97026_v_0005889
Rest of collection not yet described
