Administrative and disciplinary proceedings against
the caretaker Józef Książkiewicz as a minor contribution to the history of the Library of Poznań University
in the inter-war period Cover Image

Sprawa dyscyplinarna woźnego Józefa Książkiewicza jako przyczynek do dziejów Biblioteki Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego w latach międzywojennych
Administrative and disciplinary proceedings against the caretaker Józef Książkiewicz as a minor contribution to the history of the Library of Poznań University in the inter-war period

Author(s): Szymon Bauman
Subject(s): Social history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Józef Książkiewicz; Poznań; Poznań University; University Library in Poznań; library; caretaker; officials of lower rank; service; crime-misconduct; theft; everyday life;

Summary/Abstract: This article describes the disciplinary proceedings following professional mis- conduct of one caretaker employed by the University Library in Poznań. Author analyses the disciplinary action carried out by the Disciplinary Commission of Poznań University in 1938 against a Józef Książkiewicz, the library’s caretaker. In a broader perspective, the case in question relates more to the issue of the every-day relationship between officials of the lower rank in the Second Republic, whereas locally it relates to and documents conflicts among staff workers resulting from mismanagement of the Poznań-based library.

  • Issue Year: 36/2023
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 79-117
  • Page Count: 39
  • Language: Polish