Primary sources on the trajectories of Polish-Jewish refugees during World War II at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Primary sources on the trajectories of Polish-Jewish refugees during World War II at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Author(s): Katharina FriedlaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Jewish studies, Geography, Regional studies, Library and Information Science
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Hoover Institution Library & Archives; Polish collections; Refugees, Polish Jewish Refugees; Jan Karski; Polish government-in-exile; Testimonies
Summary/Abstract: The Hoover Institution Library and Archives at Stanford University has become an international hub for research and documentation. With more than a million volumes and 6,000 archival collections on war, revolution, and peace, it serves as one of the biggest knowledge repository worldwide.The holdings contain the most extensive and comprehensive documentation related to modern Polish history outside of Poland. Among them are rich and unique collections of primary diplomatic, philanthropic, memoiristic, visual, and other sources. The article outlines the most valuable sources and their collections on the trajectories of Polish Jewish refugees during World II. The very brief presentation of the up-to-date unexplored sources indicates that the growing research on Polish and Polish Jewish war refugees still has the potential to be expanded.
Journal: Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi
- Issue Year: 17/2023
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 705-719
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
