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Janina Wójcicka Hoskins (February 19, 1912 – October 19, 1996) was a Polish-American librarian. She worked at the Library of Congress from 1951 to 1989 and was responsible for assembling there the largest collection of Polish material in the United States.
Nov 29, 2011 · In this article the author provides a glimpse of the life and work of Janina Wójcicka Hoskins, an influential Slavic librarian, who worked at the Library of Congress (LC) from 1951 to 1989. She emigrated from Poland during World War II. Through her efforts, the Polish collections at LC became the largest in the United States.
- Wojciech Zalewski
- 2011
Hoskins, a scholar who taught at American University, John Hopkins University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He was also a senior Specialist in Foreign Relations at the Library of Congress. In 1952, Dr. Janina Hoskins received a part-time position as Polish Consultant in the Slavic and East European Division at the Library of ...
Oct 19, 1996 · Dr. Janina Wójcicka Hoskins (February 19, 1912 – October 19, 1996) [1] [2] was a Polish-American librarian. She worked at the Library of Congress from 1951 to 1989 and was responsible for assembling there the largest collection of Polish material in the United States. view all.
- Daugavpils
- March 3, 1912
- Franciszek Wójcicki
- October 19, 1996
Janina Wójcicka Hoskins. Janina Wójcicka Hoskins (ur. 19 lutego 1912 w Kupowie, zm. 19 października 1996 w Menlo Park) – amerykańska bibliotekarka polskiego pochodzenia [1], dzięki jej pracy Biblioteka Kongresu w Waszyngtonie uzyskała największy zbiór polskich dzieł w całych Stanach Zjednoczonych [2] .
- amerykańsko-polska
- 19 października 1996, Menlo Park
- bibliotekarka
- 19 lutego 1912, Kupowo
Oct 1, 2011 · In this article the author provides a glimpse of the life and work of Janina Wójcicka Hoskins, an influential Slavic librarian, who worked at the Library of Congress (LC) from 1951 to 1989.
Her paternal grandmother, Janina Wójcicka Hoskins, was a Polish-American librarian at the Library of Congress and was responsible for building the largest collection of Polish material in the U.S. She has two sisters: Janet, a doctor of anthropology and epidemiology, and Anne, an entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe.
