Instytut Mazurski w Olsztynie w świetle źródeł Archiwum Zakładowego Instytutu Zachodniego w Poznaniu. Sytuacja organizacyjno-finansowa (1948-1953)
The Mazurian Institute in Olsztyn in the light of the sources of the Archive of the Institute for Western Affairs in Poznań. Organisational and financial situation (1948-1953)

Summary/Abstract: The Mazurian Institute in Olsztyn was the Research Station of the Institute of Western Affairs in Poznań from 1948 to 1953. The aim of the present study is to examine to what extent the documents collected at the Institute for Western Affairs reflect the situation of the Olsztyn institution. The research problem was an attempt to answer the question: under what organisational and financial conditions did the Mazurian Institute function as the Research Station of the Institute for Western Affairs? Did these change, and if so - to what extent, upon its management being taken over by the Institute in Poznań? The research methods consisted of a critical analysis of documents deposited in the Archive of the Institute for Western Affairs and literature needed to draw a broader picture.The conclusions were no surprise to the author of the text. Firstly, the sources provide a picture of the Institute in Olsztyn as a small unit, struggling with many difficulties -organisational issues, accommodation, staffing and, of course, funding. However, the extensive factual reports show the enormous work carried out by the Station Manager Emilia Sukertowa-Biedrawina and her very modest team. The Mazurian Institute cannot therefore be compared in status and scientific significance to the Institute for Western Affairs or the Silesian Institute, although the very name of these three institutions might suggest so.

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