Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United
States: Inventory of Place Names for Volumes 14-110
Location Index: A-Bn Bo-Bz C D E-G H-J K-Kop Kor-Kw L M N-O P R S-Sn So-Sy Sz-U W Z
Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the
United States is a collection of 111 manuscript volumes
compiled in Poland in 1926 and delivered to President Calvin
Coolidge at the White House to honor the 150th anniversary of
the Declaration of Independence. Richly illustrated with original
works by prominent Polish graphic artists, volumes one through
six include the greetings and signatures of national, provincial,
and local government officials and representatives of religious,
social, business, academic, and military institutions. Volumes
seven through thirteen present the signatures and a small number
of photographs of students and faculty of secondary schools,
as well as some elementary schools. Volumes one through thirteen
have been digitized and are now accessible at
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/pldechtml/.
Digitization of the 96 elementary school volumes, totaling some
28,000 pages, was not undertaken at this time because of staffing
and budgetary considerations. The present site is a complete inventory
of all the place names in Volumes 14-110. The index is arranged
alphabetically by the names of the cities, towns, or villages in
which elementary schools were located. Also provided are the names
of the administrative districts (powiaty) and volume and page numbers.
The index indicates which schools are accompanied with photographs;
about one percent of the entries have photographs. Eventually it
may be possible to digitize volumes 14-110. Until then, researchers
can consult the originals in the Manuscript Reading Room. Since
the volumes are held in remote storage, researchers should submit
requests at least two days in advance of their visit to the Manuscript
Reading Room.
Related links:
Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United States. This searchable online presentation is a complete facsimile of Volumes 1-13.
Emblem
of Good Will: A Polish Declaration of Admiration and Friendship for
the United States of America, by Zbigniew Kantorosinski, 1997.
"Historical
Reflections: United States and Poland Celebrate Friendship". Library
of Congress Information Bulletin, June 23, 1997.
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