Józef Mackiewicz w niezależnym obiegu wydawniczym w PRL w latach 1976–1989 (1990)

Józef Mackiewicz, alongside Czesław Miłosz, was the Polish writer living in exile, whose texts were the most often published in independent (i.e. free from state censorship) publishing houses in the years 1976–1990. It was Nina Karsov’s initiative to publish Mackiewicz’s books in London and she supported all independent publishing houses which wanted to publish his works. The fact that Mackiewicz was a very skilled writer, both of literary and in particular political works, which were available in independent publications, independent press and in independent libraries, legitimized the underground movement in the eyes of many readers. His texts became part of the political canon and, on a lesser scale, also the literary one, and contributed to the creation of a certain way of thinking about anticommunism.Józef Mackiewicz był, obok Czesława Miłosza, najczęściej drukowanym w niezależnych od cenzury oficyna w latach 1976–1990, polskim pisarzem emigracyjnym. Stało się to za sprawą Niny Karsov, która wydawała książki Mackiewicza w Londynie i wspierała wszystkie podziemne oficyny, które chciały publikować jego książki. Wysoki poziom prozy Mackiewicza, książek tak literackich, jak i zwłaszcza politycznych, udostępnianych czytelnikom niezależnego obiegu wydawniczego, prasy podziemnej czy nielegalnych bibliotek, uwiarygadniał podziemną działalność w oczach wielu czytelników. Teksty Mackiewicza weszły do dyskursu politycznego, w mniejszym stopniu historyczno-literackiego, i miały wpływ na rozwój pewnej formy myślenia o antykomunizmie

INNE MUZEUM AKADEMICKIE Muzeum Uniwersyteckie w Toruniu w 10-lecie powstania

University museums in Poland, like most similar institutions throughout Europe, are generally museums of the history of the academic establishments in which they were created. The University Museum in Toruń is different in this respect. It was established in 2005 out of the need to take care of already existing museum collections, first of all the works of art by Polish artists living abroad and of artists of the Vilnius and Toruń schools. It is not that the Museum doesn’t deal with the documentation of the history of science in Vilnius and in Toruń, but its science collection is only marginal

Nauka polska na Bliskim i Środkowym Wschodzie w latach 1942–1949 45

Polish Science in the middle and central east in the years 1942–1949 Part I. Persia In the years 1942–1949 a few Polish science institutions and one higher school were active in Persia and Lebanon. They were created and staffed by scientists who were deported to eastern territories of the Soviet Union in 1940/1941. After the Polish-Soviet agreement in 1941, they left the Soviet Union with the Polish Army under General W. Anders. Most of them formerly worked at the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius. The leading figure involved in the organisation of those institutions was Professor Stanisław Kościałkowski. The emerging organisations, modelled after science institutes in Vilnius, conducted scientific research, collected source materials, created libraries, published journals and scientific publications and educated students. They closed when the Poles left Lebanon

Nowe rozdanie. Polskie artystki w Galerie Lambert Zofii i Kazimierza Romanowiczów

In the Polish art gallery, operating in the years 1959–1993, on the Île Saint-Louis in Île Saint- -Louis in Paris housed exhibitions by artists from all over the world. They were usually young and received their education after World War II. For many it was the main Parisian gallery, among others for the pole Jan Lebenstein, the Japanese Josaku Maeda, or the Yugoslavian Miljenko Stancic. Though female artists displayed their works very rarely there. Merely a dozen or so Polish female artists had their exhibitions in Galerie Lambert. They were young artists, who did not exhibit their works before 1945. None of them achieved an artistic success in Paris, though for Wanda Ładniewska-Blankenheimowa and Wanda Paklikowska-Winnicka the exhibitions have been held often.In the Polish art gallery, operating in the years 1959–1993, on the Île Saint-Louis in Île Saint- -Louis in Paris housed exhibitions by artists from all over the world. They were usually young and received their education after World War II. For many it was the main Parisian gallery, among others for the pole Jan Lebenstein, the Japanese Josaku Maeda, or the Yugoslavian Miljenko Stancic. Though female artists displayed their works very rarely there. Merely a dozen or so Polish female artists had their exhibitions in Galerie Lambert. They were young artists, who did not exhibit their works before 1945. None of them achieved an artistic success in Paris, though for Wanda Ładniewska-Blankenheimowa and Wanda Paklikowska-Winnicka the exhibitions have been held often

„Wdzięczny jestem za wydrukowanie ramoty mojej...”: listy Stanisława Kościałkowskiego do „Wiadomości”

The paper presents thirty-one letters written by Professor Stanisław Kościałkowski, a historian affiliated with Stefan Batory University in Vilnius, to “Wiadomości” [“News”], a weekly newspaper published by Mieczysław Grydzewski between 1948 and 1964. Kościałkowski, like over 250 Polish academics who manged to emigrate when the Second World War broke out, had to satisfy themselves with sporadic lectures, usually directed towards other Polish migrants, participation in limited conferences, where they were invited as non-Polish scholars, and academic societies, and slimming possibilities of publishing the results of their research in scientific journals. As a result, the only way of sharing their knowledge and thoughts was to publish in popular science magazines and literary journals. Among them was Grydzewski’s “Wiadomości” which often published articles devoted to history as well as reviews and reports. It can be assumed that all the Polish academics who emigrated published in “Wiadomości”, regardless of their research interests and the actuality of their research; furthermore, the reach and popularity of “Wiadomości” helped to popularise Polish history on an unprecedented and unmatched scale.Artykuł prezentuje 31 listów wybitnego historyka Uniwersytetu Stefana Batorego w Wilnie, profesora Stanisława Kościałkowskiego, napisanych do redaktora tygodnika „Wiadomości” Mieczysława Grydzewskiego, w latach 1948–1964. S. Kościałkowski podzielił los ponad 250 polskich uczonych przedwojennych uczelni, którzy na emigracji zmuszeni byli zastąpić pracę naukową i dydaktyczną, tę która stanowiła ich główne zajęcie przed wojną, sporadycznymi wykładami, głównie w środowiskach polskich, udziałem w nielicznych konferencjach naukowych, na które zapraszani byli jako uczeni niepolscy, pracami w towarzystwach naukowych oraz malejącą działalnością wydawniczą o charakterze ściśle naukowym. Głównym miejscem dzielenia się wiedzą i przemyśleniami były periodyki popularnonaukowe oraz czasopisma społeczno-literackie. Wśród nich „Wiadomości” M. Grydzewskiego, które zamieszczały duże szkice historyczne oraz recenzje i sprawozdania. Można przyjąć, że wszyscy polscy uczeni emigracyjni, w mniejszym lub większym stopniu, korzystali z gościnności Grydzewskiego, bez względu na temat i aktualność podejmowanych zagadnień, a „Wiadomości” dzięki najwyższej poczytności pozwalały na popularyzację historii Polski w stopniu nieporównywalnym na emigracji lat powojennych

Documents from the period 1919-1939/1942 from the archive of the Stephanus Bathoreus University in Vilnius in the Lithuanian Central State Archives: contents, history and future prospects

Archiwum Uniwersytetu Stefana Batorego w Wilnie jest jednym z licznych polskich zespołów archiwalnych dotyczących okresu dwudziestolecia międzywojennego, które znajdują się w Litewskim Centralnym Archiwum Państwowym w Wilnie. I jednym z nielicznych, który zachował się niemal w całości. Przez wiele lat kolekcję uważano za zaginioną. Po 1990 r. zaczęto ją wykorzystywać do badań nad historią nauki w Wilnie. Najgłębiej zbiór jest eksploatowany przez polsko-litewski zespół badaczy przygotowujących monografię USB na 2019 r. Brak zainteresowania państwa polskiego losami archiwum spowodował, że pomimo przygotowanych projektów badawczych pozostaje ono nieuporządkowane i nieopracowane, a w dużej części wymaga natychmiastowej interwencji konserwatorskiej. Istnieje obawa, że w niedalekiej przyszłości zasób ten – po opracowaniu w języku litewskim – będzie trudno dostępny dla wielu badaczy z Polski.Along with liquidation of the Stephanus Bathoreus University (SBU) in Vilnius exe- cuted by Lithuanian authorities in December 1939 there was also closed entire files’ documentation connected with two decades of the University activity. The files were listed, wrapped up, tied up with strings and deposited in the University’s cellar. And that is how they were stored throughout entire time of the World War II. Has the Polish government tried to regain them – we do not know. After the war entire documentation was transported to the archive of Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. Part of the personal files were separated and withdrawn from the set. Their fate is not clear. The documentation of the archive was not ordered and access to it was limited. It was used only by Soviet researchers. Some certified copies were also prepared e.g. for the former SBU employees and sparse inquiries of Polish archivists were answered. Not sooner than after Lithuania regained its independence in the beginning of the 90ties the SBU archive was „discovered” for the sake of the research. Researchers from Poland have drawn attention to its research value and started to use it in their research on history of Polish science in the 20th century. This research interest caused that Lithuanian archival authorities started efforts directed on ordering and describing an entire archival set, also allowing for materials’ copying and publishing. The description is done in Lithuanian language, simultaneously there is prepared research monograph on SBU

INNE MUZEUM AKADEMICKIE Muzeum Uniwersyteckie w Toruniu w 10-lecie powstania

University museums in Poland, like most similar institutions throughout Europe, are generally museums of the history of the academic establishments in which they were created. The University Museum in Toruń is different in this respect. It was established in 2005 out of the need to take care of already existing museum collections, first of all the works of art by Polish artists living abroad and of artists of the Vilnius and Toruń schools. It is not that the Museum doesn’t deal with the documentation of the history of science in Vilnius and in Toruń, but its science collection is only marginal