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School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Polish Non Official Media Collection

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0369 PNO

Held at: School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Title: Polish Non Official Media Collection

Date(s): 1978-1989, mainly 1980-1985

Level of description: Collection (Fonds)

Extent: 4 boxes

Name of creator(s): Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Research Department

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

These materials were collected by the Research Department of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Some of the materials were obtained for the Department by staff at the British Embassy in Warsaw.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Copies of documents, newsletters, journal articles, reprints, press summaries and press cuttings re the political and economic situation in Poland during the rise of the independent trade union Solidarity, the imposition of martial law and its aftermath. The papers mainly come from non official Polish sources, many issued by Solidarity or by their support groups in the west but there are a few papers from the official Polish or the Western media, 1978-1989 (mainly 1980-1985)

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English, French, German, Polish, and Russian

System of arrangement:

Papers arranged in 16 classes as described in Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Online catalogue available on the UCL Archives website.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/libraries-and-study-spaces/ucl-school-slavonic-and-east-european-studies-library

Related material:

The papers of Neal Ascherson (Ref ASC) also contain material on this period of Polish history.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.