http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf4779n6gq Online items available Register of the Ignace Jan Paderewski papers Finding aid prepared by Linda Bernard Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 1997 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives 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? Register of the Ignace Jan 75017 3 Paderewski papers BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1889-1983 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 Register of the Ignace Jan 75017 4 Paderewski papers CORRESPONDENCE 1894-1941 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