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Janina Wójcicka Hoskins. 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. [3]
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
In 1952, Dr. Janina Hoskins received a part-time position as Polish Consultant in the Slavic and East European Division at the Library of Congress. Thus, the birth of this Division (in 1951) closely coincided with her employment there. By 1955, she was appointed a full-time Area Specialist in that Division with responsibilities for Bulgaria and ...
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
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.
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] .
Personal and professional correspondence, reference files and written drafts of various articles and books dealing particularly with Thaddeus Kosciuszko, I. J. Paderewski, the memoirs of Krystyna Narbutt, music collections in Poland, Polish printing and rare books, Polish manuscripts in the Library of Congress, the visual arts in Poland, and personal memoirs including information about ...
