Traces of residents of Greater Poland in The Polish Museum and Library in Rapperswil Cover Image

Ślady Wielkopolan w Muzeum Polskim i Bibliotece w Rapperswilu
Traces of residents of Greater Poland in The Polish Museum and Library in Rapperswil

Author(s): Adam, Stanisław Kędzior
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Museology & Heritage Studies, Library and Information Science, Archiving, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Rapperswil; Museum and Library; donors; residents of Greater Poland; bios; August Cieszkowski; Wawrzyniec Engeström; Witold Leitgeber; Karol Libelt; Maksymilian Jackowski; Stanisław Motty; Jadwiga Zam

Summary/Abstract: The Polish Museum and Library in Rapperswil has existed in various legal and organizational forms since 1870. From the moment it was established until Poland regained independence in 1918, the museum was funded by fees paid by Poles and foreigners who supported Poland’s struggle for independence. One significant group of donors (both regular and occasional) were residents of Greater Poland of all backgrounds. The most notable ones were: August Cieszkowski, Wawrzyniec Engeström, Witold Leitgeber, Karol Libelt, Maksymilian Jackowski, Stanisław Motty, Jadwiga Zamoyska, Władysław Zamoyski, Jan Konstanty Żupański, Juliusz Au, and Erazm Józef Jerzmanowski, whose short profiles are featured in the article. The compiled table lists the names of 54 occasional donors from Greater Poland, as well as the amount of their donation in the currency of the time, and an arbitrary estimate of its value according to the gold parity at the time.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 225 - 251
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish
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