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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.
JANINA WGJCICKA HOSKINS (1912-1996) E>r. Janina Hoskins, Polish Area Specialist at the Library of Congress for almost thirty years, passed away in Menlo Park, California, on October 19, 1996. The legacy she left behind is the best Polish collection outside of Poland. Her lifelong work was dedicated to breaching the cultural "iron
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] . Życiorys.
- amerykańsko-polska
- 19 października 1996, Menlo Park
- bibliotekarka
- 19 lutego 1912, Kupowo
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
Oct 1, 2011 · Abstract. 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...
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. [10] She has two sisters: Janet, a doctor of anthropology and epidemiology, [11] and Anne, an entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe.
Wojcicki was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of Janina Wanda Wójcicka (née Kozłowska), a bibliographer, and Franciszek Wójcicki, a lawyer. He and his brother fled from Poland to Sweden with his mother at the age of 12, when communists came to power. They eventually arrived in the United States.