Date range
(1946)1951-1989
Biography / History
Radio Free Europe (RFE) – “the Polish Desk” in New York was founded in 1952 as a part of the Polish Section of RFE in Munich (Germany). “The Polish Desk” of RFE in New York was closed in 1974. Acquisition Note: Gifts ca. 1976-1994.
Abstract
The collection contains official annual and quarterly reports sent from RFE Headquarters in Munich (1971-1976). The series of ” The Polish Research Section – Information Department” contains information – press clippings and reports on the interior situation in Poland and the Soviet Union (1945-1964), research materials on the legal system in Poland (1951-1954). There are also scripts of radio speeches from “the Polish Desk” (1952- 1956) for “Glos Wolnej Polski”. The series of ” The Polish Research Section – Translation Department” contains translations of scripts and research materials (from Polish to English) for other sections of RFE. The collection contains also ca. 200 unprocessed tapes with sound recordings (1956-1989). Arrangement in Series: Head Office – Reports; Polish Research Section – Information Department; Polish Research Section – Translation Department. Special Note: The main collection of sound recordings from the Polish Section of RFE in Munich is preserved in the Archives of the Audiovisual Records in Warsaw (Poland). Many scripts and materials from “the Polish Desk” of RFE you may find in Piasa Archives in the collection No. 011 – Jerzy Ptakowski Papers.
Language
Egnglish, Polish, German.
| No. | Title | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Head Office - Reports | ||
| 1 | Annual Operational Report. Fiscal Year 1972. | 1971-1972 |
| 2 | Annual Operational Report. Fiscal Year 1973 | 1972-1973 |
| 3 | Annual Operational Report. Fiscal Year 1974 | 1973-1974 |
| 4 | Annual Operational Report. Fiscal Year 1975 | 1974-1975 |
| 5 | Quarterly Operational Report (1971) No. 01 and 02 | 1971-1971 |
| 6 | Quarterly Operational Report (1971) No. 03 | 1971-1971 |
| 7 | Quarterly Operational Report (1971) No. 04 | 1971-1971 |
| 8 | Quarterly Operational Report (1972) No. 05 | 1972-1972 |
| 9 | Quarterly Operational Report (1972) No. 06 | 1972-1972 |
| 10 | Quarterly Operational Report (1972) No. 07 | 1972-1972 |
| 11 | Quarterly Operational Report (1973) No. 09 | 1973-1973 |
| 12 | Quarterly Operational Report (1973) No. 10 | 1973-1973 |
| 13 | Quarterly Operational Report (1973) No. 10. Annexes. | 1973-1973 |
| 14 | Quarterly Operational Report (1973) No. 11 | 1973-1973 |
| 15 | Quarterly Operational Report (1973) No. 11. Annexes. | 1973-1973 |
| 16 | Quarterly Operational Report (1974) No. 12 | 1974-1974 |
| 17 | Quarterly Operational Report (1974) No. 14 | 1974-1974 |
| 18 | Quarterly Operational Report (1974) No. 15 | 1974-1974 |
| 19 | Quarterly Operational Report (1974) No. 16 | 1974-1974 |
| 20 | Quarterly Operational Report (1975) No. 17 | 1975-1975 |
| 21 | Quarterly Operational Report (1975) No. 18 | 1975-1975 |
| 22 | Quarterly Operational Report (1975) No. 19 | 1975-1975 |
| 23 | Quarterly Operational Report (1976) No. 21 | 1976-1976 |
| Polish Research Section - Information Department: Photocopies | ||
| 24 | Poland - Copies of personal ID and official prints from communist Poland | 1952-1955 |
| 25 | Poland - Copies of personal ID and official prints from communist Poland | 1952-1955 |
| Polish Research Section - Information Department: Press Clippings | ||
| 26 | Poland - Agriculture | 1952-1955 |
| 27 | Poland - Communist Party | 1945-1955 |
| 28 | Poland - Communist Party | 1945-1955 |
| 29 | Poland - Culture | 1953-1957 |
| 30 | Poland - Defense | 1947-1954 |
| 31 | Poland - Economy | 1952-1955 |
| 32 | Poland - Education | 1950-1955 |
| 33 | Poland - History | 1933-1955 |
| 34 | Poland - Industry | 1952-1955 |
| 35 | Poland - Interior issues | 1945-1955 |
| 36 | Poland - Interior issues. Press clippings from American press. | 1953-1956 |
| 37 | Poland - Interior issues. Press clippings from American press. | 1956-1956 |
| 38 | Poland - Interior issues. Press clippings from American press. | 1957-1957 |
| 39 | Poland - International relations | 1948-1955 |
| 40 | Poland - International relations - List of Diplomatic Corps in Warsaw | 1955-1956 |
| 41 | Poland - International relations - Rapacki Plan | 1958-1964 |
| 42 | Poland - Law | 1935-1954 |
| 43 | Poland - Polish Americans | 1953-1955 |
| 44 | Poland - Radio Free Europe | 1952-1956 |
| 45 | Poland - Transportation | 1952-1955 |
| 46 | Polish Press Survey | 1964-1964 |
| 47 | Russia - Interior issues | 1949-1955 |
| 48 | Russia - Map of Soviet Concentrations Camps | |
| Polish Research Section - Information Department: Reports | ||
| 49 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Constitutional Law. | 1951-1951 |
| 50 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Defense, National Conscription Act. | 1951-1951 |
| 51 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Government, Local Government. | 1951-1951 |
| 52 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Government, Public Administration. | 1951-1951 |
| 53 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Labor Laws. | 1951-1951 |
| 54 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Labor Laws. | 1951-1951 |
| 55 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Labor Laws. | 1951-1951 |
| 56 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Labor Laws. Introduction. General Survey. | 1951-1951 |
| 57 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Labor Laws. Introduction. General Survey. | 1951-1951 |
| 58 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Legal Documentation in Poland | 1951-1951 |
| 59 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Legal Documentation in Poland | 1951-1951 |
| 60 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Peace - Defense | 1951-1951 |
| 61 | Library of Congress. Digest Index of East European Law. Digest Poland. Polish Press in the Library of Congress. | 1953-1953 |
| 62 | Report on an Interview with Polish Defector, January 1954. | 1954-1954 |
| 63 | Report on an Interview with Polish Sea Captain, April 1954. | 1954-1954 |
| 64 | Report on an Interview with Polish Youth, February 1955. | 1955-1955 |
| Polish Research Section - Information Department: Scripts | ||
| 65 | Polish ACE. Political Satire. Polish Unit - Scripts part 1 | 1952-1953 |
| 66 | Polish ACE. Political Satire. Polish Unit - Scripts part 3 | 1953-1953 |
| 67 | Polish ACE. Political Satire. Polish Unit - Scripts part 4 | 1953-1954 |
| 68 | Polish ACE. Political Satire. Polish Unit - Scripts part 5 | 1953-1954 |
| 69 | Polish ACE. Political Satire. Polish Unit - Scripts part 6 | 1954-1954 |
| 70 | Polish Desk. Political commentaries - scripts. | 1956-1956 |
| Polish Research Section - Information Department | ||
| 71 | Study: "Insight into a relationship. A Study of the Polish Crisis of 1970-1971 and Radio Free Europe Broadcasts" | 1971-1971 |
| Polish Research Section - Information Department: Studies | ||
| 72 | Study: "Justice for Poland. Radio Series of Polish American Congress 1952-1953". | 1953-1953 |
| 73 | Study: "Religious Life in Poland", September 1948 | 1948-1948 |
| 74 | Study: "The Communist Conquest of the Trade Unions of Central and Eastern Europe. The Technique and Methods" by George Stolz. | 1953-1953 |
| Polish Research Section - Translation Department | ||
| 75 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1956-1957 |
| 76 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1958-1958 |
| 77 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1959-1959 |
| 78 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1960-1960 |
| 79 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1961-1961 |
| 80 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1962-1962 |
| 81 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1963-1963 |
| 82 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1964-1964 |
| 83 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1965-1965 |
| 84 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1966-1966 |
| 85 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English) | 1967-1967 |
| 86 | Translations materials for other Sections (from Polish to English). Parliamentary elections in Poland. | 1955-1965 |
| 87 | Situation reports. | 1971-1971 |
| 88 | “Letters from America” Ludwika Stefaniak radio broadcasts. | 1952-1955 |
| 89 | “Profile of the Week” Ludwika Stefaniak radio broadcasts. | 1953-1955 |
| 90 | Bolesław Wierzbiański radio broadcast on ACEN, “Polonia” no. 515 radio brodcast. | 1956-1965 |
| 91 | Jerzy Tepa radio brodcasts: „The Port of Entry for Polish Refugess”, “Shakespeare Exhibition in New York”, “The Street of Decisions”, “Czy Pani zna bajeczkę o …”. | |
| 92 | Questionnaires: Dariusz Szczepanczyk, John E. Lazar, Janusz Krzyżanowski, Anastasia Bilous, Adam Nowicki, Barbara Nagórski, Margaret Lukacz, Thomas R. Obarowski, Robert Kostrzewa, Barbara Suss, Janina Kulikowska, Andrzej Urbanowicz, Bogumiła Muchalewicz. | |
| 93 | Death of Jan Wszelaki: correspondence. | 1965-1965 |
| 94 | “Polish-Czech Relations” work for RFE. | 1954-1954 |
| 95 | RFE Munich “The Common Market”. | |
| 96 | Periodics and brochures: “Charter of the German Expelles”, Romuald Szumski “Labour and the Soviet System”, “Communist Parties in the Soviet Sphere” no. 01-03.1953. | 1953-1959 |
| 97 | Photographs. |