Archiwa The Archives of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum as a primary source for biographies and monographs
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Keywords

Archives
Anders
Sikorski
Mikołajczyk
War diary
Commanderin-Chief

How to Cite

Suchcitz, A. (2020). Archiwa The Archives of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum as a primary source for biographies and monographs. Bibliotekarz Podlaski, 48(3), 55–68. https://doi.org/10.36770/bp.518

Abstract

The Archives of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London are a veritable gold mine of primary sources for persons wishing to write biographies of Polish politicians, soldiers, diplomats, writers, and painters of the twentieth century. The same is true of monographs about formations and units of the Polish Armed forces and battles of the Second World War. Moreover, the sources available can enrich the biographies of British and other allied commanders, politicians and diplomats, something which unfortunately many foreign historians fail to take into account when researching their topic. The papers presents the complexity of undertaking research using the example of the biography of General Władysław Anders (1890–1970). The sheer volume of primary sources available at the Institute make this a monumental task necessitating strict inner discipline not to be overwhelmed by it. This may in part explain why to date there is no single volume biography of the General encompassing his entire life and the many faceted aspects of his activities. 

https://doi.org/10.36770/bp.518
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