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Register of the Ignace Jan 75017 1 Paderewski papers Title: Ignace Jan Paderewski papers Date (inclusive): 1687-1983 Collection Number: 75017 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: In Polish, English, and French Physical Description: 10 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 album box, 2 envelopes, 1 motion picture film reel, memorabilia(5.7 Linear Feet) Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating primarily to the establishment of an independent Polish state, the Paris Peace Conference, Polish politics in the interwar period, the occupation of Poland during World War II, and the musical career of I. J. Paderewski. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. Creator: Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941 Creator: Modjeska, Helena Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1975. Preferred Citation [Identification of item] Igancy Jan Paderewski papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Alternate Forms Available Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. Biographical Note Ignace Jan Paderewski (also known as Ignacy Jan Paderewski) was a Polish statesman and musician. 1860 Born, Kurylowka, Podolia, Ukraine November 6 1872 Studied music, Warsaw Conservatory 1876 Taught piano, Warsaw Conservatory 1880 Married Antonina Korsak, who died a year later 1882 Studied in Berlin under Friedrich Kiel 1884-1887 Studied in Vienna under Theodor Leschetizky Taught at Strasbourg Conservatory 1887-1891 Made first public appearances as a pianist in Vienna, Paris, London, and New York 1893 Composed "The Polish Fantasia" for piano and orchestra (Opus 19) 1896 Established the Paderewski Fund in support of musical compositions in the United States 1898 Settled in Riond-Bosson near Morges, Switzerland 1899 Married Helena Gorska 1901 Composed the opera Manru 1909 Director, Warsaw Conservatory 1910 Presented the City of Krakow with a monument commemorating the victory of the Poles over the Teutonic Order upon the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald 1915 Member and representative to the United States, General Committee for Polish Relief (organized in Switzerland in January) 1917 Member and representative to the United States, Polish National Committee; frequently urged Woodrow Wilson to include Poland in his Fourteen Points 1919 Resigned November 27 and returned to Riond-Bosson Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Poland; delegate, Paris Peace Conference 1920 Delegate plenipotentiary of Poland to the League of Nations 1921 Resumed musical career in Europe and the United States 1938 Author (with Mary Lawton), The Paderewski Memoirs 1939 President, Polish National Council (Rada Narodowa) of the Polish Government-in-Exile, Paris

Register of the Ignace Jan 75017 2 Paderewski papers 1940 Left Europe for the United States 1941 June Died, New York City 29 Scope and Content of Collection Correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating primarily to the establishment of an independent Polish state, the Paris Peace Conference, Polish politics in the interwar period, the occupation of Poland during World War II, and the musical career of I. J. Paderewski. Subjects and Indexing Terms Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 Motion pictures Polish people -- United States World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland Poland -- History -- 1918-1945 Statesmen -- Poland

BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1889-1983 Scope and Contents note Affidavit, certificates, correspondence, eulogies, financial papers, lists, will, and clippings and other printed matter, arranged alphabetically by physical form.

box 1, folder 1 Affidavit re attack of Jewish organizations and defamatory fliers 1941, undated box 1, folder 2 Announcement for the inauguration of a bronze statue by Milo Martin to the memory of Paderewski, Morges, Switzerland 1948 July 3 Financial papers Scope and Contents note Affidavits, bank statements, bills, correspondence, income assessments, income tax returns.

box 1, folder 3-6 General Estates box 1, folder 7 Paso Robles box 1, folder 8 Santa Maria box 1, folder 9 Sao Paulo box 1, folder 10 List of decorations box 1, folder 11 Miscellany Scope and Contents note Includes notes, table arrangements.

Subject file box 1, folder 12 Audience with Pope Pius XI. Notice and clipping 1925 January 15 box 1, folder 13 Birthday, 80th. Acknowledgments for birthday greetings, and tribute by Gustave Doret (in French) Concert tours Correspondence 1923-1936 Scope and Contents note Includes letters relating to other musicians or music in general, including Ernest Schelling.

box 1, folder 14 Incoming, including Alfred Cortot, William S. Hawk, Vladimir Horowitz box 1, folder 15 Outgoing [See also: CORRESPONDENCE/Engles, Musaceous, Musikurs, Schelling, Steinway, Urchs] box 1, folder 16 Programs and income figures 1924-1927?

Death box 1, folder 17 Certificate box 1, folder 18 Condolences, notices, and resolutions 1941-1983 Eulogies box 1, folder 19 Polish Government-in-Exile (London) box 1, folder 20 Strakacz, Sylwin. Biography prepared for the Polish press box 1, folder 21 Syski, A., Arlington National Cemetery Delegation assignments box 1, folder 22 Paris Peace Conference, 1919. Letter of resignation as delegate to the Paris Peace Conference, addressed to Jozef Pilsudski 1920 box 1, folder 23 League of Nations, 1920. Telegrams of acceptance and of resignation, addressed to Prince Sapieha late 1919?, 1921 Family Scope and Contents note Mainly correspondence with or about.

box 1, folder 24 Gorski, Waclaw (son of Helena Paderewska by first marriage) 1922-1928? box 1, folder 25 Kodrebski (distant relative) 1926 box 1, folder 26 Paderewska, Helena (Mrs. I. J. Paderewski) 1925-1926 box 1, folder 27 Paderewska, Maria (sister). Paderewski's telegram on her behalf to Maxim Litvinov 1936 box 1, folder 28 Paderewski, Alfred (son) 1891 box 1, folder 29 Paderewski, Jan (father). Document signed by Jan Paderewski (in Russian) 1889 box 1, folder 30 Paderewski, Jozef (half-brother) 1924-1939 box 1, folder 31 Wilkonska, Antonina (sister), 1941 Scope and Contents note Includes legal documents.

Honorary degrees [See: CORRESPONDENCE, Columbia University and Harvard University] Memberships. Correspondence box 1, folder 32 Bohemian Club, San Francisco 1921 box 1, folder 33 Institut de France, Paris 1926 box 1, folder 34 Name Day. Congratulatory message signed by Polish soldiers interned in Switzerland 1941 February 1 Travel box 1, Departure from Switzerland and travel through France and Spain en route to folder 35-36 the United States (September). Correspondence and clippings, including re arrival in the United States (November 6) 1940 box 1, folder 37 Miscellany box 1, folder 38 Will and testament 1930 Scope and Contents note Holograph and photostat positive copy of entire document and related papers.

CORRESPONDENCE 1894-1941 Scope and Contents note Letters, notes, and telegrams, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. Includes some correspondence of Helena Paderewska, and some in the hand of Paderewski's secretary, Sylwin Strakacz.

General

box 2, folder 1 Drafts of letters and telegrams addressed to different people on the same sheet, 1921-1941 Scope and Contents note Correspondents include Bishop Adamski, King Albert of Belgium, Mrs. Szymon Askenazy, Albert Blondel, Adolphe Boschot, Raoul Choussaud, Jan Ciechanowski, Marja Cielewiczowa, Count Clauzel, P. Czescik, Jozef Dowboz Musnicki, Mrs. Drohinska, Hamilton Fish, Waclaw Gorski, Princess Gortschakoff, Adam Grzymala-Siedlecki, Henri Guisan, Joseph Haller, August Hlond, J. Horodyski, Count Jancoyski, S. W. Jarakomski, Tadeusz Jentys, Reverend Kasaczun, Jan Koch, Mrs. Krajewska, Stanislaw Kruczek, Mary Lawton, Maxime Leroy, Irene Loevenberg, Mr. Martinet, Stanislaw Milaszewski, J. Modzelewski, Andrzej Moszczynski, Jozef K. Orlowski, Jozefowa Pilsudska, Andre Poniatowski, Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, Jan Romaszkiewicz, Theodore and Mrs. Roosevelt, Wladyslaw Sikorski, Colonel Smigielski, Jan F. Smulski, Mr. Sobinski, Wladyslaw Sobanski, Marquise de St. Paul, Stefan Starzynski, Maurice Sternberger, Mrs. Venizelos, Mr. Wielowieyski, Woodrow and Mrs. Wilson, and August Zaleski.

box 2, folder 2 Miscellany (incoming) box 2, folder 3-4 Unidentified Scope and Contents note Includes a letter to a Norwegian journalist, 1924?

box 2, folder 5 Aballi, Sanchez undated box 2, folder 6 Adamowski, Antoinette and Joseph 1923-1929 box 2, folder 7 Adamowski, Gertrude and Tim 1925-1929 box 2, folder 8 Adatci, Count 1924 box 2, folder 9 Addor, Barbey 1934 box 2, folder 10 Aikins, James A. M., Sir 1924 box 2, folder 11 Albert I, King of the Belgians, and Queen Elisabeth 1929-1940 Scope and Contents note Includes letter from Court Marshall regarding the Queen's intercession with Berlin to facilitate Prince Ladislas Radziwill's departure from German-occupied Poland.

box 2, folder 12 Alexandry, Baron d' undated box 2, folder 13 Amster, Marc 1935 box 2, folder 14 Astor, John Jacob undated box 2, folder 15 Association of Polish Students, University of Madison, Wisconsin 1929 box 2, folder 16 Bank Zwiazku Spolek Zarobkowych 1924 box 2, folder 17 Bannister, L. Ward (Mile High Club, Denver) 1923-1926 box 2, folder 18 Barthelemy, A. (Union League Club, Chicago) undated box 2, folder 19 Beck, James M. 1925 box 2, folder 20 Beck, Louise C. 1924 box 2, folder 21 Behmeyer, L. E. 1924 box 2, folder 22 Benes, Edvard 1935 box 2, folder 23 Benham, W. B. (University Club, Dunedin) 1927 box 2, folder 24 Berthelot, Philippe 1921-1928 box 2, folder 25 Besson, Bishop 1926 box 2, folder 26 Blazejowski, Boleslaw 1935 box 2, folder 27 Bliss, Anna B. 1924-1926 box 2, folder 28 Blodgett, Eleanor 1921-1929 box 2, folder 29 Blondel, Albert 1924-1934 box 2, folder 30 Bojnowski, L. 1941 box 2, folder 31 Bok, Edward W. undated box 2, folder 32 Borchard, Mr. 1928 box 2, folder 33 Borglum, Gutson 1929 box 2, folder 34 Bourn, Agnes and William 1923-1926 box 2, folder 35 Bratianu, Elise and Jean 1924-1927 box 2, folder 36 Burbank, Luther 1921

box 2, folder 37 Burnham, Hubert undated box 2, folder 38 Burton, Theodore E. 1928 box 2, folder 39 Call, Mr. 1928 box 2, folder 40 Cambridge University (Dr. Seward, Dr. Stewart) 1926 box 2, folder 41 Car, Mr. 1921 box 2, folder 42 Cartier, Baron de 1925 box 2, folder 43 Carton de Wiart, Adrien 1926 box 2, folder 44 Cazalet, Victor A. 1925 box 2, folder 45 Chabrie, Robert (Journal des Debats), 1929 box 2, folder 46 Chlapowski, De 1925-1929 box 2, folder 47 Chlusewicz, Colonel 1927 box 2, folder 48 Ciechanowski, Jan 1923-1941 box 2, folder 49 Cieplak, Archbishop 1925 box 2, folder 50 Clauzel, Count 1926-1934 box 2, folder 51 Clay, P. T. (Sherman and Clay) 1923-1926 box 2, folder 52 Coffey, Herbert V. undated box 2, folder 53 Columbia University (Murray Butler, Frank D. Fackenthal, Levering Tyson) 1921-1922 box 2, folder 54 Comite International pour le Placement des Intellectuels Emigres 1933 box 2, folder 55 Condon, Robert E. undated box 2, folder 56 Congres General de l'Enfant, Polish Committee (Witold Chodzko, M. Gromski) 1925 box 2, folder 57 Coolidge, Calvin 1924 box 2, folder 58 Corboult, Miss 1934 box 2, folder 59 Cumming, Joseph M. undated box 2, folder 60 Czartoryski, Witold 1923 box 2, folder 61 Daily Mail, undated box 2, folder 62 Daladier, Edouard undated box 2, folder 63 Damrosch, Walter 1923-1935 box 2, folder 64 Daniels, John (English Speaking Union) 1928 box 2, folder 65 Daniels, Josephus 1923 box 2, folder 66 Davis, Norman H. 1926? box 2, folder 67 Deering, Frank and Mrs. 1924-1926 box 2, folder 68 Deschamps, Eugenie 1928-1929 box 2, folder 69 Dobrzycki, Rector 1925 box 2, folder 70 Doret, Gustave 1934-1936 box 2, folder 71 Downes, Olin and Marion A. (Boston Sunday Post), 1923-1932 box 2, folder 72 Drobinski, I., Mrs. 1923 box 2, folder 73 Drummond, Eric 1929 box 2, folder 74 Dubowski, Ignacy 1928 box 2, folder 75 Duer, Sophie Lawrence 1939 box 2, folder 76 Dunham, Josephine and Theodore 1925-1929 box 2, folder 77 Dworzak, J. 1922 box 2, folder 78 Dydejczyk 1924 box 2, folder 79 Dziennik, Edmund A. 1928 box 3, folder 1 Eames, Henry Purmort 1926 box 3, folder 2 Echo de Paris, L' 1933 box 3, folder 3 Eden, Anthony 1936 box 3, folder 4 Emerson, Mary Hopkins 1936 box 3, folder 5 Encyclopedia, 1926 Scope and Contents note Includes letter to unidentified minister regarding Wydzial Narodowy Polski w Ameryce.

box 3, folder 6 Engles, George 1923-1929 box 3, folder 7 Farnell, Mrs. undated box 3, folder 8 Ferrell, Garland (Wichita Daily Eagle), 1923 box 3, folder 9 Fisher, Harold H. 1927 box 3, folder 10 Fisher, Herbert (Oxford University) 1928 box 3, folder 11 Flagler, Anne Lamont 1923 box 3, folder 12 Foch, Ferdinand 1920-1928

box 3, folder 13 France Pologne 1923 box 3, folder 14 Fronczak, F. E. 1924 box 3, folder 15 Fuchs, Helene 1922 box 3, folder 16 Fulcher, Maurice 1923 box 3, folder 17 Gabrilovitch, Mr. 1926 Scope and Contents note Relates to Theodor Leschetizky.

box 3, folder 18 Gandhi, Mohandas 1939 Scope and Contents note Includes a transcript of a statement by Gandhi on Poland.

box 3, folder 19 Garbarek, Feliks 1926 box 3, folder 20 Garfield, H. A. 1926 box 3, folder 21 Gasiorowski, W. (Kolegium Zwiazku Narodowego Polskiego) 1926 box 3, folder 22 Gaspari, Cardinal 1922 box 3, folder 23 Gibson, Hugh and Ines undated box 3, folder 24 Gilchrist, H. L. 1933 box 3, folder 25 Giraudoux, Jean 1940 box 3, folder 26 Glasgow, Lord Provost of 1925 box 3, folder 27 Golde, Edith Sullivan undated box 3, folder 28 Goral, B. X. 1922 box 3, folder 29 Gorzynski, Monsignor 1925 box 3, folder 30 Graham, Ronald, Sir 1925 box 3, folder 31 Grappin, Henri 1926 box 3, folder 32 Gregory, D. J. 1925 box 3, folder 33 Gronkowski, Reverend undated box 3, folder 34 Grudzinski, Ludwik 1925-1928 box 3, folder 35 Gryncewicz, Joseph undated box 3, folder 36 Haig, Douglas, Sir 1925 box 3, folder 37 Haiman, Mieczyslaw (Polish Roman Catholic Union of America) 1940 box 3, folder 38 Halecki, O. 1940 box 3, folder 39 Haller, Joseph 1923 box 3, folder 40 Hamilton, Ian 1925 box 3, folder 41 Hanotaux, Gabriel 1929-1940 box 3, folder 42 Hartwell, Dr. and Mrs. undated box 3, folder 43 Harvard University (Thomas W. Lamont, A. Lawrence Lowell) 1926 box 3, folder 44 Hauke-Nowak undated box 3, folder 45 Hedinger 1924-1929 box 3, folder 46 Hempel, General and Mrs. 1929 box 3, folder 47 Hemphill, William 1924 box 3, folder 48 Hlond, August 1939 box 3, folder 49 Holiday, W. R. undated box 3, folder 50 Hood, C. H. (Minneapolis Club) undated box 3, folder 51 Horodyski, J. 1925-1941 box 3, folder 52 House, Edward M. 1923-1931 box 3, folder 53 Houston, Herbert undated box 3, folder 54 Hovart, Izabella 1928 box 3, folder 55 Howard, Esme, Sir 1925 box 3, folder 56 Hrehorowiczowa undated box 3, folder 57 Hymans, Paul 1940 box 3, folder 58 Iwanowski, S. 1924 box 3, folder 59 Jeffries, Joseph M. N. 1926 box 3, folder 60 Jentys, Tadeusz 1924-1934 box 3, folder 61 Jezierski, Norbert 1927 box 3, folder 62 Jusserand, Jean Jules 1921-1922 box 3, folder 63 Kaczynski, Monsignor 1929-1941

box 3, folder 64 Kamienski, B. S. 1921-1923 box 3, folder 65 Karszo-Siedlewski, Tadeusz 1936 box 3, folder 66 Kazimierczak, Andrzej 1926 box 3, folder 67 King, Bradley 1921 box 3, folder 68 Klarkowska, Anna undated box 3, folder 69 Klobukowski, A. 1919 box 3, folder 70 Kolszewscy 1921 box 3, folder 71 Korfanty, Wojciech 1924-1937 box 3, folder 72 Koscisz, Jozef 1936 box 3, folder 73 Koskowski, Boleslaw 1929 box 3, folder 74 Kossak undated box 3, folder 75 Kotarbinski, Jozef and Lucyna 1924 box 3, folder 76 Kraczkowski, Jan P. undated box 3, folder 77 Kubicki, Franciszek 1939 box 3, folder 78 Kulisz, K. 1928 box 3, folder 79 Kwapiszewski, Michal 1920-1941 box 3, folder 80 Lambert, Alexander 1929 box 3, folder 81 Landau, Rom 1934 box 3, folder 82 Lansing, Robert 1921 box 3, folder 83 Lar, George 1940 box 3, folder 84 Lasocki, Zygmunt 1925 box 3, folder 85 Laudon, Sir undated box 3, folder 86 Laurence, Sister 1922 box 3, folder 87 Lazare-Levy 1935 box 3, folder 88 Lempke, Herman 1921 box 3, folder 89 Le Pan, A. 1922 box 3, folder 90 Leroy, Maxime 1935 Scope and Contents note Relates to Francis Plante.

box 3, folder 91 Letellier, Henri (Le Journal), 1925 box 3, folder 92 Lewandowski, E. P. 1936 box 3, folder 93 Leygues, Georges 1929-1933 box 3, folder 94 Lhevinne, Joseph 1922 box 3, folder 95 Liga Morska i Kolonjalna 1935 box 3, folder 96 Lloyd George, David 1920-1935 box 3, folder 97 Lopot, Professor 1936 box 3, folder 98 Loucheur, Louis 1929 box 3, folder 99 Lubomirski, Prince 1920 box 4, folder 1 MacAdoo, W. G. 1923-1926 box 4, folder 2 McCormick, Chauncey 1924 box 4, folder 3 Mangeot, Mr. (Monde Musical), 1923-1930 box 4, folder 4 Marlborough, Duchess of 1928 box 4, folder 5 Mason, Madeleine Manheim undated box 4, folder 6 Messmer, Sebastian 1921? box 4, folder 7 Meyer, Eugene, Mrs. undated box 4, folder 8 Mickiewicz, Marie 1921 box 4, folder 9 Mikolajczyk, Stanislaw 1940 box 4, folder 10 Milaszewska, Wanda 1935 box 4, folder 11 Mizerski, Stanislaw (Towarzystwo Uczestnikow Powstania Wielkopolskiego) circa 1925 box 4, folder 12 Modzelewski, J. 1927 box 4, folder 13 Morgenthau, Henry 1921-1932 box 4, folder 14 Morning Post (London) 1926 box 4, folder 15 Moscicki, Ignacy 1935 box 4, folder 16 Moton, R. R. (Tuskegee Institute) 1923 box 4, folder 17 Motta, Giuseppe undated box 4, folder 18 Muhlstein undated

box 4, folder 19 Mullaney, B. J. 1928 box 4, folder 20 Muret, Henri 1925 box 4, folder 21 Musaceous 1923-1926 box 4, folder 22 Musikurchs 1924-1928 box 4, folder 23 Mussolini, Benito 1925-1939 box 4, folder 24 Nansen, Mr. and Mrs. 1921 Scope and Contents note Includes list of Polish refugees in India.

box 4, folder 25 Napieralska, Emily (Polish Day Committee) 1925-1934 box 4, folder 26 Nelson, Congressman 1928 box 4, folder 27 New York Times, 1935 box 4, folder 28 New York Tribune, 1923-1925 box 4, folder 29 Niewiadomski, Stanislaw 1927-1929 box 4, folder 30 Northcliffe, Lady undated box 4, folder 31 Nossig, Alfred and Mrs. 1925-1936 box 4, folder 32 Noulens, J. 1919-1939 box 4, folder 33 Noussane, Henri de 1925 box 4, folder 34 Nowicki, Consul 1920 box 4, folder 35 O'Donnell, James 1929 box 4, folder 36 Olchowicz, Konrad 1929-1935 box 4, folder 37 Opienski, Henryk 1921-1924 box 4, folder 38 Oraczewski, Monsignor 1923 Scope and Contents note Includes letters to Mr. and Mrs. von Moschzisker and others relating to Oraczewski.

box 4, folder 39 Orlowski, Jozef K. 1921-1935 box 4, folder 40 Owens, Mayor 1941 box 4, folder 41 Perlowski 1926? box 4, folder 42 Pernod, Maurice and Mrs. 1925 box 4, folder 43 Petain, Henri Philippe 1939-1940 box 4, folder 44 Phillips, Charles Joseph 1921-1923 box 4, folder 45 Piekarski, Felix A. circa 1925 box 4, folder 46 Pierne, Gabriel 1923 box 4, folder 47 Pilet-Golaz, Marcel 1940 box 4, folder 48 Pizzardo, Monsignor 1929 box 4, folder 49 Plante, Francis 1924-1929 box 4, folder 50 Polignac, Marquis de 1924 box 4, folder 51 Polish American Congress (B. Celichowski) 1925-1926 box 4, folder 52 Polish Army Veterans Association (Dziob; S. Z. Stachowicz) undated box 4, folder 53 Polish Falcons of America (F. J. Klosowicz, Teofil A. Starzynski) 1926-1941 box 4, folder 54 Polk, Frank L. 1923 box 4, folder 55 Poniatowski, Andre 1933 box 4, folder 56 Ponzone, Count undated box 4, folder 57 Popiel, Adam undated box 4, folder 58 Posner, Stanislas 1929 box 4, folder 59 Pourtales, Guy de 1929-1934 box 4, folder 60 Przezdziecki, Henryk 1931-1935 box 4, folder 61 Rabska, Wladyslawowa 1925 box 4, folder 62 Raczkiewicz, Wladyslaw 1941 box 4, folder 63 Raczynski, Edward 1925 box 4, folder 64 Ratajski, Cyryl 1924-1934 box 4, folder 65 Rawlings, Bernard 1925 box 4, folder 66 Renie, Henriette 1936 box 4, folder 67 Reymond, Arnold 1940 box 4, folder 68 Reyntiens, Alice undated box 4, folder 69 Rhode, Paul P. 1922-1929

box 4, folder 70 Robinson, Mrs. 1921? box 4, folder 71 Rond, General le 1925 box 4, folder 72 Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1939-1940 Scope and Contents note Includes letter relating to the Polish Red Cross in Vichy France.

box 4, folder 73 Rosenthal, Manzycy 1935 box 4, folder 74 Rosset, Miss 1934 box 4, folder 75 Rothermere, Lord 1932 box 4, folder 76 Draft of letter to Rubinstein, Arthur, 1926 box 4, folder 77 Ruiz, Eduardo 1921 box 4, folder 78 Rybnik (Poland). City Council 1936 box 4, folder 79 Rzeczpospolita, 1924 Scope and Contents note Correspondence regarding the financing of the newspaper. Includes a letter from Wydzial Narodowy Polski w Ameryce.

box 5, folder 1 Sands, Robert Cornell (Strollers University Club) 1925 box 5, folder 2 Sarolea, Charles 1933 box 5, folder 3 Satterlee, Herbert and Mrs. 1921 or 1922 box 5, folder 4 Sauerwein (Le Matin?) undated box 5, folder 5 Sawicki, Joseph F. 1923-1926 box 5, folder 6 Schaad, Herman 1929 box 5, folder 7 Schaw, Henry H. 1922 box 5, folder 8 Schelling, Ernest and Lucy 1921-1940 Scope and Contents note Includes letter of Peggy Schelling.

box 5, folder 9 Schrembs, Joseph 1923 box 5, folder 10 Sears, Sarah 1929 Scope and Contents note Includes a telegram also addressed to Mrs. Bradley.

box 5, folder 11 Seyda, Marjan 1920 box 5, folder 12 Seymour, Professor undated Scope and Contents note Relates to Colonel House's papers.

box 5, folder 13 Sforza, Carlo 1933 box 5, folder 14 Sikorski, Wladyslaw 1926-1941 box 5, folder 15 Sinclair, Upton 1941 Scope and Contents note Includes a reprint of an address by Sinclair, "To The Conquered Peoples of Europe."

box 5, folder 16 Siwinski, G. W. 1925 box 5, folder 17 Skirmunt, K. 1925-1939 box 5, folder 18 Skolimowski 1929 box 5, folder 19 Skrzynski, Aleksander undated box 5, folder 20 Smulski, Jan F. and Mrs. 1921?-1928 box 5, folder 21 Sobanski, Wladyslaw 1923-1940 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Piotr Drzewiecki and Prince Sapieha, and memoranda on conditions in occupied Poland.

box 5, folder 22 Sokal, Mr. and Mrs. 1929

box 5, folder 23 Southam, Herbert undated box 5, folder 24 Speyer, James 1923-1936 box 5, folder 25 Sroczynski undated box 5, folder 26 Stapp, Philipp B. 1926-1927 box 5, folder 27 Starzynski, Stefan 1936 box 5, folder 28 Steinway family 1924-1929 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Edwin B. Orcutt.

box 5, folder 29 Stojowski, Mr. and Mrs. 1922-1925 box 5, folder 30 Stowarzyszenie Kupcow Polskich w Stanach Zjednoczonych 1941 box 5, folder 31 Strakacz, Sylwin 1924-1926 box 5, folder 32 Stronski, Stanislaw 1923-1924 box 5, folder 33 Swiecicki, J.? A. undated box 5, folder 34 Szajnert, Juliusz 1921 or 1922 box 5, folder 35 Szaniawski, A. F. 1925 box 5, folder 36 Szlagowski, Antoni 1929 box 5, folder 37 Szopinski, D. 1928 box 5, folder 38 Szyller, Mr. 1924 box 5, folder 39 Tadlewski 1929 box 5, folder 40 Tardieu, Andre undated box 5, folder 41 Tavern Club (Boston) undated box 5, folder 42 Tedeschini, Monsignor undated box 5, folder 43 Teodorowicz, Archbishop undated box 5, folder 44 Times, The (Los Angeles) 1922 box 5, folder 45 Titulescu, N. 1925 box 5, folder 46 Tomkowski 1941 box 5, folder 47 Tremaine, Mr. (Aeolian Company) 1929 box 5, folder 48 Treowen, Lord 1925 box 5, folder 49 Tucker, Mona House 1923 box 5, folder 50 Tymieniecki, Bishop 1931 box 5, folder 51 University of Glasgow (Mr. Bayne; Sir Donald MacAlister; G. Milligan) 1925-1934 Scope and Contents note Includes letter to Hugh Ryan.

box 5, folder 52 University of Poznan 1936 box 5, folder 53 Uniwersytet Jagiellonski (Krakow) (Zdzislaw Jachimecki; Rostworowski) 1925 box 5, folder 54 Urchs, Emma and Ernest 1923-1928 box 5, folder 55 Usher, Mr. 1926 box 5, folder 56 Valloben? 1934 box 5, folder 57 Vallotton, Henry 1935-1940 box 5, folder 58 Van der Stucken, Frank 1928 box 5, folder 59 Vanderbilt, George, Mrs. 1923 box 5, folder 60 Vaulx, Foulon de, Mrs. 1924?-1926 box 5, folder 61 Vaxelaire, Max 1940 box 5, folder 62 Vendome, Duchesse de 1939 box 5, folder 63 Venizelos, Eleutherios 1921-1928 box 5, folder 64 Wade, H. H. 1939 box 5, folder 65 Walcott, Frederick 1928 box 5, folder 66 Wander, Eugene 1923-1925 box 5, folder 67 Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne 1894 box 5, folder 68 Wedel, Baron de 1925 box 5, folder 69 Weld, George Francis 1922 box 5, folder 70 Weygand, Maxime 1920-1940 box 5, folder 71 Wiadomosci Literackie, 1935 box 5, folder 72 Wieckowski, Jan undated box 5, folder 73 Wieniawski, Adam 1925

box 5, folder 74 Wilcox, Captain 1925 box 5, folder 75 Wilson, Woodrow and Mrs. 1914-1924 box 5, folder 76 Witkowski, Edward S. 1935-1936 box 5, folder 77 Witos, Wincenty 1936 box 5, folder 78 Wojtalewicz, Reverend 1922-1923 box 5, folder 79 Wolowska, H. B. 1941 box 5, folder 80 Woods, Arthur and Helen undated box 5, folder 81 World, The (New York) 1923 box 5, folder 82 Wroblewski, A. 1923-1924 box 5, folder 83 Wurzburger, Alexander 1924 box 5, folder 84 Zaleski, August 1939 box 5, folder 85 Zamoyski, Adam 1924-1928? box 5, folder 86 Zawadzki, Wladyslaw 1927? box 5, folder 87 Zeissler, Fannie 1925 box 5, folder 88 Zgorzelscy, Jozef and Maria 1935 box 5, folder 89 Zjednoczenie Polskie Rzymsko Katolickie (Stanley Adamkiewicz; Stefanowicz) 1924?-1926 box 5, folder 90 Zulonga, Ignacio undated box 5, folder 91 Zwiazek Narodowy Polski (M. Blenski, J. Magdziarz Skarbnik, Kazimierz Zychlinski) 1921-1924 box 5, folder 92 Zwiazek Ziemian Powiatu Wegrowskiego 1929 box 5, folder 93 Zychlinska, Mrs. 1934 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS 1910-1941 Scope and Contents note Dedications, essays, messages, notes, open letters, speeches, tributes, and writings, arranged chronologically by title.

box 6, folder 1 Untitled essays and notes, including on the history of Polish merchants, Polish politics, literature, and jazz undated Scope and Contents note Includes dedication on funeral wreath for Mr. Venizelos. Holograph (in Polish, French, and English).

box 6, folder 2 Message from Riond-Bosson, Switzerland, to Polish Americans, typescript (in Polish) undated box 6, folder 3 Message from Rochester, New York, to volunteer officers and soldiers of the Polish Army in the United States, typescript (in Polish) undated box 6, folder 4 Message upon the anniversary of the Wielkopolskie uprising, typescript telegram (in Polish) undated box 6, folder 5 Speech, Geneva, Switzerland, holograph (in French) undated box 6, folder 6 Speech honoring Jan Ciechanowski, France, holograph and typescript (in Polish) undated box 6, folder 7 Speech on the occasion of the unveiling of the John Ruskin Monument, Chamonix, France, holograph and typescript (in French and English) undated box 6, folder 8 Speech, Polish Sejm, holograph (in Polish) undated box 6, folder 9 Speech upon receiving the honorary citizenship of the towns of Vevey and Morges, Switzerland, holograph (in French) undated box 6, folder 10 Speech upon receiving the honorary citizenship of the town of Tolochanaz, holograph and typescript (in French) undated box 6, folder 11 Speech, Venice City Hall, holograph and typescript (in French) undated box 6, Speeches upon conferring, on behalf of the President of Poland, Polish decorations folder 12-14 on Americans and Polish Americans, Chicago and New York undated Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence and lists. Holograph and typescript (in Polish and English).

box 6, folder 15 "Tempo Rubato," holograph (in English) undated

box 6, folder 16 Message to Polish Merchants' Convention, Krakow, Poland, holograph (in Polish) 1910? box 6, folder 17 Speech, Chopin Centenary Festival, Lvov, Poland, holograph and printed copy (in Polish) and printed copy of English translation by Laurence Alma Tadema 1910 October 23 box 6, folder 18 Speech to Polish Americans, holograph (in Polish) 1915 May 27 box 6, folder 19 "Poland: Past and Present," speech, Polish Benefit Concert, Chicago, Illinois, printed copy 1916 February 5 box 6, folder 20 Speech after the Act of 1916 November 5, holograph (in Polish) circa 1916 November 5 box 6, folder 21 Speech upon the death of Henryk Sienkiewicz, Chicago, Illinois, printed copy (in Polish) 1916 November 27 box 6, folder 22 "Remarks on Poland," speech, Teachers' College, Columbia University, New York City, printed copy 1917 May box 6, folder 23 Speech, Polish Army in the United States, holograph (in Polish) 1917 October 6 box 6, folder 24 Speech, Liga Narodow, Geneva, Switzerland, typescript (in French) 1919? box 6, folder 25 Speech, opening meeting of the Polish Council of Ministers, Warsaw, Poland, holograph (in Polish) 1919 January 14 box 6, folder 26 Speech, third meeting of the Polish Constituent Sejm, typescript (in Polish) 1919 February 2 box 6, folder 27 Speeches, 10th, 18th, 40th, 81st, and 97th sessions of the Polish Sejm, printed copy of official record (in Polish) 1919 March 5 - November 12 box 7, folder 1 Speeches, 9th session of the Council of the League of Nations, Paris, printed copy of official record (in French and English) 1920 September 16-20 box 7, folder 2 Speeches, 11th session of the Council of the League of Nations, Paris, printed copy of official record (in French and English) 1920 November 14 - December 18 box 7, folder 3 Speeches, 5th, 13th, 15th, and 27th plenary meetings of the League of Nations, Paris, typescript excerpts of minutes (in French and English) 1920 November 17 - December 16 box 7, folder 4 Speech, Century Club, Boston, holograph and typescript (in English) 1921? box 7, folder 5 Speech, Chicago, Illinois, holograph (in Polish) 1922? box 7, folder 6 Tribute to Pope Pius XI after his accession to the pontifical throne, typescript statement from Paso Robles to the United Press (in English) 1922 February 8 box 7, folder 7 Speech, Woodrow Wilson memorial, holograph (in English) 1924 March? box 7, folder 8 Speech on the occasion of the transfer of Henryk Sienkiewicz's ashes to Poland, Vevey, Switzerland, printed copy (in French) 1924 October 24 box 7, folder 9 Notes on Polish politics, holograph (in Polish) 1924 November box 7, folder 10 Speech, Poznan High School, holograph and typescript (in Polish) 1924 November box 7, folder 11 Speech, Poznan University, Poland, holograph, typescript, and correspondence (in Polish) 1924 November box 7, folder 12 Speech, reception given by President and Mrs. Cyryl Ratajski, Poznan, holograph and typescript (in Polish) 1924 November box 7, folder 13 Speech upon receiving the honorary citizenship of Poznan, Poland, holograph and typescript (in Polish) 1924 November box 7, folder 14 Speech, Poznan City Hall, holograph and typescript (in Polish) 1924 November 24 box 7, folder 15 Speech at Katowice railroad station en route to Poznan, holograph and typescript (in Polish) 1925 box 7, folder 16 Speech, League of Nations banquet, Geneva, Switzerland, holograph (in French) 1925 box 7, folder 17 Speech, Polish delegation to the League of Nations banquet, Geneva, holograph (in French) 1925 box 7, folder 18 Speech upon receiving the honorary citizenship of Lausanne, Switzerland, holograph (in French) 1925 box 7, folder 19 Speech, London Press Club, holograph, typescript, and correspondence (in English) 1925 July 13 box 8, folder 1 Speech, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, holograph (in Polish) 1926 box 8, folder 2 Speech, Conseil Communal de Morges, Switzerland, holograph and typescript (in French) 1926

box 8, folder 3 Speech, 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, Paris, holograph (in English) 1926 July box 8, folder 4 Message to the Polish Association in Sydney, Australia, holograph, typescript, and correspondence (in Polish) 1927 April 15 box 8, folder 5 Speech, American Legion, holograph and typescript (in English) 1928 box 8, folder 6 Speech commemorating Jan F. Smulski, Chicago, Illinois, holograph and typescript (in Polish and English) 1928 box 8, folder 7 Speech, Kosciuszko Foundation, New York City, holograph and typescript (in English) 1928 May 16 box 2, folder 8 Open letter to Senator Borah, typescript (in English) 1931 November 30 box 8, folder 9 "Poland and Peace," speech broadcast by NBC, American Polish Chamber of Commerce, Civic Forum, and Council on Foreign Relations, New York City 1932 May 18 Scope and Contents note Holograph, typescript, and printed copy (in English) and printed copy of French translation. Includes invitation from the Council on Foreign Relations.

box 8, folder 10 "Poland's So-Called Corridor," Foreign Affairs, printed copy 1933 April box 8, folder 11 Preface to Charlotte Kellogg, Mrs. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland, holograph and correspondence with Charlotte Kellogg 1933 box 8, folder 12 Introduction to the home publication of Colonel Snively's letters to his family during World War I, holograph, typescript, and correspondence with Marjorie K. Snively 1933 November? box 8, folder 13 Speech honoring Bishop Besson, Riond-Bosson, Switzerland, holograph (in French) 1934 June 10 box 8, folder 14 Speech honoring the Marquis de St. Paul, French Embassy, Bern, Switzerland, holograph (in French) 1934 August 14 box 8, folder 15 Speech honoring Anna de Noailles, Evian, France, holograph 1935 August 25 box 8, folder 16 Statement sent to the editor of a Polish publication asking him not to make a fuss over his birthday, typescript (in Polish) 1935 September 30 box 8, folder 17 Two essays or letters on Silesia, holograph (one in Polish and one in English) 1936 box 8, folder 18 Essay on Polish internal politics, typescript (in Polish) 1937 August 26 box 8, folder 19 Message from Riond-Bosson to the Polish Democratic Christian Congress and the National Workers Party, typescript (in Polish) 1937 October 3 box 8, folder 20 The Paderewski Memoirs (with Mary Lawton), holograph fragment and correspondence with Mary Lawton 1938 box 8, folder 21 Statement in response to Jozef Beck's speech regarding German demands, typescript (in Polish) 1939 box 8, folder 22 Statement on Danzig, typescript and correspondence with Associated Press (in French) 1939 August box 8, folder 23 Message to the American people, typescript (in English) 1939 August 30 box 8, folder 24 Message to Polish émigrés in France, holograph and typescript (in Polish) 1939 September box 8, folder 25 Message to Polish Americans, typescript (in Polish) 1939 September box 8, folder 26 Message to the Swiss people, typescript (in French) 1939 September 23 box 8, folder 27 Message to Polish émigrés in France, holograph and typescript (in Polish) 1939 October 18 box 8, folder 28 Message to Wrarus Polski (Polish veterans organization), typescript (in Polish) 1939 December 31 box 8, folder 29 Message to the American people, NBC Radio, typescript (in English and Polish) 1940 April 16 box 8, folder 30 Message to the French people, Radio Francaise, typescript (in French and Polish) 1940 May 3 box 8, folder 31 Message to Poles in Poland, typescript (in Polish) 1940 May 31 box 8, folder 32 Message to the soldiers of the Polish Army's 2nd Division, interned in Switzerland, typescript (in Polish) 1940 August 22 box 8, folder 33 Message to the Swiss people upon departure for the United States, typescript (in French) 1940 September 12

box 8, folder 34 Statement aboard S.S. Excambion upon arrival in New York, typescript (in English) 1940 November 6 box 8, folder 35 Message to Polish Americans, typescript (in Polish) 1940 November 6 Scope and Contents note Includes typescript of publication in Dziennik Zwiazkowy, Chicago, 1940 November 7.

box 8, folder 36 Message to the American people, holograph and typescript (in English) 1940 November 6 box 8, folder 37 Message to the British people, Reuter's, typescript (in English) 1940 November 6 Scope and Contents note Includes typescript of Polish translation published in Dziennik Zwiazkowy,Chicago, 1940 November 19.

box 8, folder 38 Radio broadcast upon his 80th birthday, asking for contributions to the Paderewski Testimonial Fund, typescript (in English) 1940 November 6 box 8, folder 39 Discussion with Marshall E. Dimock (Immigration and Naturalization Service), CBS Radio, typescript (in English) 1940 December 8 box 8, folder 40 Message to Polish Americans (first page missing), typescript (in Polish) 1940 December 25 box 8, folder 41 Message to veterans of the Polish Army in the United States, typescript (in Polish) 1941 March 28 box 8, folder 42 Message to be read by Sylwin Strakacz, Zjazd Homiletyczny, Detroit, Michigan, typescript (in Polish) 1941 April 21 box 8, folder 43 Speech, Polish Veterans Association Convention, Oak Ridge, New Jersey, typescript (in Polish) 1941 June 22 SUBJECT FILE 1687-1948 Scope and Contents note Appeals, certificate, correspondence, drawings, eulogies, letters of recommendation, minutes of meetings, newsletters, speeches, and printed matter, arranged alphabetically by subject.

box 9, folder 1 Gdansk. Curicken, Rheinhold, Beschreibung der Stadt Danzig 1687 Scope and Contents note Contains annotations through 1842 by subsequent mayors of Danzig.

box 9, folder 2 Jakobkiewicz, Joseph. Paderewski's letter of recommendation 1921 box 9, folder 3 Kazimierz III, King of Poland, 1310-1390. Vatican certificate authenticating bones of Casimir the Great (in Latin) 1905 box 9, folder 4 Korfanty, Wojciech. Printed eulogy by Izydor Modelski and J. Malinowski 1939 box 9, folder 5 Kwapiszewski, Michal. Paderewski's letter of recommendation 1935 Modjeska, Helena box 9, folder 6 Bound notebook containing text of Acts III and IV of Adrienne Lecouvreur in Modjeska's handwriting undated box 9, folder 7 Drawings of stage costumes for Modjeska by W. T. Benda, annotated by Modjeska 1899 box 9, folder 8 Miscellany holograph items and clippings 1871-1890? box 9, folder 9 Noailles, Anna de. Correspondence of Paderewski with various relatives of the Countess 1935-1936 Scope and Contents note Including Constantin Bracoveanu, and others relating to the commemorative ceremony in Evian, 1935; with the Syndic of Vevey relating to another commemorative ceremony, 1936; and with the Societe des Amis et Admirateurs d'Anna de Noailles, 1935.

box 9, folder 10 Paderewski Testimonial Fund. Newsletters, press releases, and correspondence, including between Paderewski and Charlotte Kellogg 1940-1941 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence and minutes of meetings of the Kosciuszko Foundation, Polish Falcons of America, and Rada Polonii Amerykanskiej.

box 9, folder 11 Prisoners of war - Poland. Correspondence of Paderewski with Polish soldiers interned in Switzerland, and with General Prugar-Kettling, General Henri Guisan, and Colonel Henry Vallotton 1940 box 9, folder 12 Pro Polonia. Newsletters and appeal (1939-1942) (in French); and correspondence (1939-1940) of Paderewski regarding contributions, including with Mrs. Foch 1939-1942 Scope and Contents note Includes appeal by Aide Suisse aux Prisonniers de Guerre Polonais.

box 9, folder 13 Rada Polonii Amerykanskiej. Correspondence of Paderewski 1940-1941 Scope and Contents note Including with Francis X. Swietlik, 1940-1941; letter from Maurice Pate to Swietlik, 1941; and diplomatic correspondence, 1941 (in Polish).

box 9, folder 14 Sikorski, Wladyslaw. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, notes, speeches (in English and Polish) 1940-1941 Scope and Contents note Includes transcript of discussion with Sumner Welles.

Strakacz, Sylwin. Correspondence box 9, folder 15 General 1941-1948 box 9, folder 16 Sikorski, Wladyslaw 1936-1939 Scope and Contents note Includes a letter from Strakacz to Marshal Gamelin.

box 9, folder 17 Tadema, Laurence Alma. Letters to Antonina Wilkonska 1926-1939 box 9, folder 18 United States - Foreign relations - Poland. Radiogram from Robert Lansing to Paderewski communicating de iure recognition of Poland by the United States; and holograph letter from Paderewski to Lansing 1919 January 26, undated PRINTED MATTER 1922-1966 Scope and Contents note Bulletins, clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, serial issues, and miscellany relating mainly to Paderewski and to Poland, particularly before and during World War II. In English, Polish, French, and Portuguese.

box 10, folder 1 Undated box 10, folder 2 1922-1940 box 10, folder 3 1941 box 10, folder 4 1942-1947 box 10, folder 5 1948 box 10, folder 6 1949-1966 box 11 OVERSIZE MATERIAL 1917 Scope and Contents note Charcoal drawing of Paderewski's head and shoulders by W. T. Benda.

memorabilia_cabinet cabinetMEMORABILIA undated Scope and Contents note Bust of Paderewski, and paperweight with his head in relief.

photo file PHOTOGRAPHS 1923-1945? Scope and Contents note 126 prints and 6 postcards depicting Paderewski and others, atrocities committed in Poland during World War II, Polish children and soldiers, and miscellany.

album fA One album containing 83 prints and 4 postcards 1923-1941 Scope and Contents note Depicts Paderewski at various events and others, including Mr. and Mrs. Bagniewski, Jan Ciechanowski, King George VI, Mr. and Mrs. Gutowski, Monsignor Kaczynski, I. Kollupajlo-La Grange, Tommy Majewski, Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, Lily Pons, Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, Eleanor Roosevelt, Wladyslaw Sikorski, Minister Stanczyk, Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, Aniela Strakacz, Sylwin Strakacz, Tadeusz Styka, Francis X. Swietlik, A. Syski, Antonina Wilkonska, Mr. and Mrs. Witkowski, and Adam Zamoyski, and scenes from his funeral at Arlington Cemetery, 1941 July 6. Includes prints depicting busts of Paderewski by Malvina Hoffman and N. Tregor.

envelope B 1 print depicting a portrait of Paderewski by Tadeusz Styka, 1939; 1 print depicting Paderewski with Wladyslaw Sikorski, 1941; 1 print and 2 postcards depicting lodgings of Polish soldiers interned in Switzerland during World War II, with Paderewski's portrait hung on the walls; and 2 miscellany prints, undated envelope C 30 prints depicting atrocities committed in Poland during World War II; 6 prints depicting Polish children being fed by the Commission for Polish Relief, Winter 1940-1941; 2 prints depicting Polish soldiers, including one being decorated by General Sikorski with the Virtuti Militari order, undated film shelf MOTION PICTURE FILM 1932 Scope and Contents note The 35mm motion picture film contains several attempts at an interview with Paderewski, the Polish pianist, by Mieczysław Marchlewski, Poland's Consul General in New York, likely taking place in the Polish Consulate General at 233 Madison Avenue. The interview promotes Paderewski's appearance at the benefit for unemployed musicians in 1932. The concert was held on February 8, 1932 in Madison Square Garden in New York, so the date of the interview is probably late January or very early February 1932. Access Use copy available.