Guide to the Records of the Polish Historical Institute in Australia, 1947-2005

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9562 et al
Creator:
Polish Historical Institute in Australia
Extent:
(53 boxes + 2 cartons + 2 folio boxes + 15 A3 cartons)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Polish Historical Institute in Australia, National Library of Australia, MS 9562, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises records of Polish organisations and papers of Polish immigrants, including correspondence, minutes of meetings, newsletters, photographs, drafts and scrapbooks.

Papers relating to the Polish Community Information Bureau comprise administrative, annual and auditor's reports, minutes; correspondence in Polish and English to various correspondents, including members of the Australian federal parliament; and press releases, faxes, newspaper clippings, invitations, cartoons, 1980-1998.

Records relating to the Federation of Polish Organisations in Australia comprise legal and administrative records including records of historical interest covering the wide activities of the Federation, 1950-1985.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Library by the Polish Historical Institute in Australia in a number of instalments between 1997 and 2001. The records were collected as part of the Preserving the Polish Saga in Australia Project in which the Institute contacted various Polish organisations and individuals in Australia asking them to donate records which would fall into the following categories:

1. Administrative records of the creators

2. Records of legal value

3. Records of financial accountability

4. Records of historical interest for public relations and general interest purposes

Arrangement:

The collection is primarily arranged alphabetically by provenance. Where parallel Polish and English names are given, the Polish is given first. The arrangement and description of the collection is based closely on guides provided by the Institute with each instalment.

Note: there is no box 12.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3039278).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Polish Historical Institute in Australia, National Library of Australia, MS 9562, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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