Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi

Strony tytułowe

Michał Krupa — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Preface

Barbara Krupa — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Rare Polonica at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

Ksenya Kiebuzinski — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

This article describes a collection of rare Polonica, numbering over five hundred books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and prints and engravings, donated to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in 2001 by Karol Godlewski and his family. The donor’s uncle, Count Emeryk Hutten Czapski (1897–1979), assembled the extraordinary collection. The material includes works written, edited, or translated by Polish authors. The publication dates range from 1505 to the mid-1970s, with two hundred titles predating 1801. The subject matter ranges from texts written by Terence and Plutarch to biographies of Polish kings, details of famous battles, and poetry. There are also etchings of Polish personages, palaces, landscapes, or battle scenes, many of artistic importance.

Formation of the Slavic Collection and its Evolution: a Case Study of the Polish Holdings at the University of Manitoba

Magdalena Blackmore, James Kominowski — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The Slavic Collection at the University of Manitoba comprises over 70,000 volumes of books, periodicals, newspapers, and microfilms. It was created in 1949 following the founding of the Department of Slavic Studies that same year. This article focuses on Polonica – the Polish-language materials – available in the collection, its provenance, and potential associated research themes. Four examples of works/bodies of works from the collection are examined as a case study, including two rare books, the Polish Amateur Theatre Pamphlet Collection, published between 1902 and 1947 in Poland and the United States, and the Polish-language newspaper “Czas”, which is the oldest surviving Polish-language newspaper in Canada. These unique resources reflect wider trends in the evolution of the Polish community in Manitoba, while serving as an illustration of collaboration between the Polish community and the UM academic institution.

The cultural themed broadcasts by Zygmunt Haupt at Voice of America, 1951–1960

Barbara Krupa — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The article discusses the cultural themed broadcasts prepared by a Polish emigree writer and painter, Zygmunt Haupt (1907–1975) for Voice of America in a period between 1951 and 1960. The collection of almost 600 works in total is a major part of Haupt’s archive housed at the Special Collection at Stanford University Libraries in California entitled Zygmunt Haupt Papers, 1939–1976. It includes overviews of specific series and details on individual pieces that were focused on literature, music, art, organizations, events and cultural phenomena in the country, and in exile, in Western Europe and the United States. Even though Haupt was an employee of a government agency and was involved in ideological warfare, he was able to use his writing and painting skills to enrich the presented information. In his broadcasts, he imprinted a personal stamp: an attempt to convey to listeners something valuable, universal and non-propagandistic.

Mihály Munkácsy’s Blind Milton Dictating Paradise Lost to His Daughters: Contemporary Views

Bogdan Horbal — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

At the pick of his career, Mihály Munkácsy (1844–1900) was seen in the first rank of living artists. Many of his works were acquired by American collectors, including Blind Milton Dictating “Paradise Lost” to His Daughters. This large work had been displayed in many European cities before it arrived in New York City to be permanently displayed at the Lenox Library, the predecessor of the New York Public Library. The article discusses the marketing and the reception of the painting in the late 19^th century.

Access to Resources and Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Old Believers in North America: a Case Study of an Online Bibliography

Heghine Hakobyan — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

This article discusses the history of the development and significance of the “Old Believers Bibliography in North America”, a digital resource dedicated to the documentation and preservation of the cultural legacy of Old Believers in North America. It addresses how this comprehensive digital bibliography provides access to a broad range of resources, including scholarly articles, historical documents, and multimedia content, pertinent to the study of Old Believer communities. The article highlights the role of this online platform in enhancing research accessibility, facilitating academic scholarship, and promoting cultural preservation as well as underlines the bibliography’s impact on both scholarly research and community awareness of Old Believers. It reflects on the broader implications of digital bibliographies in preserving intangible cultural heritage and fostering diverse historical narratives.

Primary sources on the trajectories of Polish-Jewish refugees during World War II at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Katharina Friedla — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

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.

Serendipity in the Archives

Vivian Reed — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Archives have a rather dull reputation. Boxes of dusty papers guarded by rigid access rules are unappealing to many people. However, there are exceptions to that preconception, notably the Hoover Institution Library and Archives. Hoover Archives has been a place of serendipity for me personally since 2009 when I was a graduate student. What began as a class project became a master’s thesis and launched a career as an independent historian. An astonishing collection of virtually unknown records combined with a wonderful array of people led the way to many adventures and publications. This is the story of how books and public histories are born – one person and one discovery at a time.

Czasopisma bibliotekarskie i księgoznawcze z pierwszej połowy XX w. na ziemiach czeskich

Agnieszka Łuszpak — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Fachowe i naukowe periodyki przeznaczone dla pracowników bibliotek mają znaczący wkład w rozwój bibliotekarstwa oraz w ewolucję nauki o książce. Dlatego celem artykułu było zarysowanie panoramy czasopiśmiennictwa środowisk bibliotekarskich na ziemiach czeskich w 1. połowie XX w. Zaprezentowano przyczyny powstania poszczególnych tytułów, ich twórców, strukturę i inne elementy formalne. Poruszono też kwestię tematyki czterech periodyków fachowych: „Českeho knihovnictví”, „Knihy”, „Knih a knihoven” oraz „Časopisu Československých Knihovniků” i jednego czasopisma naukowego – „Slovanskej Knihovědy”.

HINC OMNIA Zbiory historyczne, artystyczne i specjalne w bibliotekach oraz innych instytucjach kultury, 20–21 listopada 2023 r., Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie

Urszula Szwed-Strych — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

edycja zorganizowanej przez BUW konferencji HINC OMNIA Zbiory historyczne, artystyczne i specjalne w bibliotekach oraz innych instytucjach kultury odbyła się w Bibliotece Uniwersyteckiej w Warszawie w dniach 20–21 listopada 2023 r. pod hasłem „Niedoceniane bogactwo. Wykorzystanie danych bibliograficznych i katalogowych zbiorów specjalnych w badaniach naukowych”. Zaproszeni prelegenci – pracownicy naukowi i bibliotekarze opowiedzieli o różnych sposobach wykorzystania metadanych bibliotecznych w badaniach oraz podzielili się doświadczeniami z prac nad opracowaniem takich danych. Tematy wystąpień dotyczyły m.in.: wartości zbiorów kartograficznych jako źródła danych dla badań naukowych, wykorzystywania potencjału badawczego strony wizualnej materiałów bibliotecznych, prezentacji wybranych katalogów cyfrowych jako źródeł do interdyscyplinarnych badań naukowych, wykorzystania crowdsourcingu jako narzędzia do ulepszania jakości metadanych dziedzictwa kulturowego na przykładzie platformy transkrypcyjnej TranskriBUW oraz prezentacji zagranicznych projektów wykorzystujących metadane bibliograficzne i katalogowe.

Raport z badań Inwentaryzacja niemieckojęzycznych rękopisów ze zbiorów Gabinetu Rękopisów Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Warszawie

Anna Just — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Akcja zabezpieczania księgozbiorów i bibliotek w latach 1944–1955

Agnieszka Fabiańska — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The article comprises a definition of the term “restricted collections” and an enumeration of legal regulations from the period 1944–1955. Mentioned arrangements contained circumscription of securing’s policy. The restricting libraries action was held on territory named Ziemie Odzyskane (Recovered Territories), the other type of collections were former manors houses’ libraries regardless of storage area. Next paragraphs contain short history of each of five main storage places based in: Kraków, Poznań, Wrocław, Szczecin, Gdańsk i Katowice. The last paragraph discusses principles regarding filing (the main was library provenance), rules of description and criteria of division and manuscripts and books into libraries in Poland.

Zbiory zabezpieczone w zasobach Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Warszawie

Agnieszka Fabiańska — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

University of Warsaw Library was one, among others, library which gained some restricted collections within a period 1945–1955. The article contains a list of them with a short characteristic: when collection was placed in Warsaw, from where was moved, how many items consists of, and which department of University of Warsaw Library is holding its items.

Wybrane znaki proweniencyjne ze zbiorów zabezpieczonych Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Warszawie

Agnieszka Fabiańska — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

A catalogue contains the most frequent owner’s marks placed in manuscripts and early printed books from restricted collections from University of Warsaw Library. Manuscripts and books were marked with enumerated signatures, supralibros, bookplates, manuscript notes, etc. in advance they were moved to current collection. The aforementioned marks were the main indication of the former collection. Copies of the owner’s marks could be used as an aid in the research of old collections by librarians and scholars interested in provenance research.

Rękopisy z Biblioteki przy kościele ewangelicko-augsburskim Św. Trójcy w Kamiennej Górze na Śląsku (Landeshut in Schlesien) w zbiorach Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Warszawie wraz z krótką historią dawnej Wallenberg-Fenderlinsche Bibliothek zu Landeshut

Anna Just — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The paper discusses a collection of the former library of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession under the invocation of the Holy Trinity in Kamienna Góra in Silesia. The collection was moved to the University of Warsaw Library in 1949–1950. Manuscripts and its description advancement are the main topic of the publication. The article contains an outline of the history of the library in question. The characteristic of consecutive library statutes shines a light on changes in its functioning.

Listy Friedricha Pfeiffera, bibliotekarza Biblioteki Miejskiej we Wrocławiu, do Theodora Langnera, bibliotekarza Wallenberg-Fenderlinsche Bibliothek zu Landeshut na Śląsku

Anna Just — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Present paper contains edition of correspondence between Friedrich Pfeiffer (1827–1893), librarian of the Municipal Library in Wrocław and Theodor Langner (fl. 1870–1882), librarian of the Wallenberg-Fenderlinsche Library in Landeshut (currently Kamienna Góra). Letters in question were written, when Library was being completely reorganized, and Th. Langer, with the assistance of F. Pfeiffer, was working on a classified catalogue of this collection. Both librarians describe circumstances of catalogue’s composition and point difficulties they faced with.

Sekretne życie książek (na przykładzie pewnego tomu z Biblioteki Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego)

Tomasz Ososiński — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Founded in 1945, the University Library of Lodz currently holds about 28,000 old prints, including twenty-one incunabula. Most of the collection came to Lodz immediately after the war, from former German collections in Prussia, Pomerania and Silesia. From Pomerania comes a very interesting private collection: the library of Peter Kameke (1541–1614), which was originally housed in a small church in Lassehne (today: Łasin). In this article, I describe one of the books from this collection in terms of provenance and reconstruct its journey through various libraries over the centuries. Using its example, I also analyze the various functions the book performed in the old days.

Spis treści

Michał Krupa — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100