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Inventory of the Wladyslaw W. Kulski Papers, 1933-1987

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Creator
Kulski, Wladyslaw W.
Title
Wladyslaw W. Kulski Papers, 1933-1987
Language of Material
Material inEnglish Polish French German
Extent
7 Linear Feet

5000 Items
Abstract
Wladyslaw W. Kulski was born in Warsaw, Poland on July 27, 1903. After earning his doctorate, Dr. Kulski served as diplomat and an educator. He taught Political Science at Duke University from 1964 until his retirement in 1973. He died May 16, 1989.
Materials include correspondence, pamphlets, manuscripts, course notes, notebooks, photographs, printed matter and a scrapbook. The collection ranges in date from 1710-1987 and is in English, Polish, French and German.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
In off-site storage; 24 hours notice required for retrieval.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wladyslaw W. Kulski Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Wladyslaw W. Kulski Papers were received by the University Archives as a gift in 1989.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff, June 2006
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, July 2006
Accessions A89-0073, A89-0078 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Biographical Note

Born in Warsaw, Poland on July 27, 1903, Wladyslaw W. Kulski was a diplomat and educator who earned a Master of Law degree in 1925 from Warsaw Law School and a Doctor of Law in 1927 from Paris School of Law. In 1938, he married Antonina Reutt of Kislovodsk, Russia. They had no children. He was a member of the Polish diplomatic service from 1928-1945 and Minister Plenipotentiary, Polish Embassy, London from 1940-1945. Dr. Kulski served as Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama from 1948-1951, at Syracuse University from 1951-1964, and at Duke University from 1964-1973. He authored several works, including Thus Spake Germany (1941) and The Soviet Regime (1954) and was editor of the Polish "White Book." Dr. Kulski died in Durham, NC on May 16, 1989.

Dr. Kulski began his diplomatic career as a member of the staff of the League of Nations service at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1928-1933). In that position, he functioned as a legal and political officer, was a member of the Polish delegation to the Conference of the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments in Geneva (1932-1933), and was councilor and later Secretary of the Permanent Delegation of Poland to the League. From 1936-1940, he was head of the legal service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1939, he was sent to London to negotiate the British-Polish Treaty of Mutual Assistance, which soon became the diplomatic basis for Britain's declaration of war on Nazi Germany. In 1940, he became Minister Plenipotentiary at the Polish Embassy in London and held that post until 1945 when he left the Polish service. He came to the U.S. in 1946 and became a naturalized citizen in 1953.

In 1964, he came to Duke University where he was named James B. Duke Professor of Political Science. He retired in 1973. During his academic career, Dr. Kulski continued to lecture to audiences in academia and government. He specialized in comparative government, in particular the Soviet government, international relations, and international law. He was awarded several foreign decorations and held both Fulbright and Guggenheim research awards.

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Collection Overview

Contains correspondence, diplomatic papers, conference papers, articles, printed matter and other materials related to Dr. Kulski's role as a Polish diplomat before and during World War II and as a lecturer and teacher of Political Science after the war. The materials, approximately half of which are in Polish, pertain to Slavic Studies, Soviet politics and government, and issues in European diplomacy and politics before, during and after World War II. The collection includes hand- and typed-written manuscripts in Polish, English, French and German and materials by and about his brother, Julian E. (1905-1988), including a memoir of Stefan Starzynski, mayor of Warsaw. Also included is the correspondence of Antonina Kulski, largely in Polish with a few in English and French. Her letters that largely cover the Kulski's time in London during World War II and consists of communication with Polish soldiers, namely Kazimierz Domaszewski and Bohdan Brzozowski. There are also some photographs of presumably Polish soldiers during World War II and likely Kulksi family members and friends. There is also a scrapbook of clippings and correspondence. Material ranges in date from 1710-1987, with the bulk covering 1933-1969.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • Kulski, Wladyslaw Wszebór, 1903-1989.
  • Kulski, Julian Eugene, 1929-1988.
  • World War II, 1939-1945.
  • Polish language--20th century.
  • Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--Great Britain.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • League of Nations.
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List of Series in Collection
Wladyslaw W. Kulski, 1710-1987
Antonina Kulski, 1939-1974
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Detailed Description of Collection

Wladyslaw W. Kulski, 1710-1987

3.5 Boxes
Box 1
Collection Inventory
Biographical Info, CV, Bibliography, Lecture Announcements
Revue de Droit International. 1953: 31(3)
Russian Review. 1954-1956, 13(2); 15(3); 15(4)
Russian Review. 1959-1960, 18(2); 19(3); 19(4)
Russian Review. 1966-1967, 25(3); 25(4); 26(1)
Book of Poems by Elizabeth Siedlecki: Steps of a Pilgrim
Correspondence, 1938
Correspondence, news clippings, 1940-1946
Correspondence, 1952-1959
Correspondence, Soviet Regime, 1954-1956
Correspondence, Syracuse [University] Press, 1958-1961
Correspondence, Peaceful Co-Existence, 1958-1962
Correspondence, 1961
Correspondence, 1970
Correspondence, 1980-1987
Correspondence, various, 1949-1964
Correspondence, undated
Portfolio covers
Nazi Propaganda, 1940s
"White Book," Manuscript, 1939-1940
"Ministers Two Spraw Zagranicznyck" and "White Book," 1940
"White Book," General File, 1940
"La Vente Sur les Organies de la Guerre Actuelle," Manuscript, 1948
Outline on "Germany: Eternal Enemy of Europe and of Civilization," 1940s
Handwritten Papers (in Polish), 1940s
Foreign Ministry, 1940s
Miscellaneous Poems, News Clippings, 1940s
"Thus Spake Germany," News Clippings, Correspondence, 1941
Polish Exhibition, News Clippings, Correspondence, 1944-1945
Article Manuscripts, Post-1946
Article Manuscripts, 1950s
Julian E. Kulski, 1947-1980
Manuscript on the Jagiellonian Library, circa 1957
Social Science Research Council Correspondence, 1959
Various letters, 1959-1961
Conference Board of Associated Research Councils, Fulbright Award, 1960-1961
Guggenheim and Fulbright correspondence, 1960-1962
Dog pedigree papers, 1956
Trip to Paris, 1961-1962
Paris lectures with news clippings, 1962
Manuscripts, 1965-1969
AAUP article on publishing, circa 1970
Polish Institute of International Affairs, 1974
Box 2
Datebooks, 1940-1945
Address book
Notebooks: Excerpts from League of Nations, United Nations Declarations and Philosophy, Creative Fiction Excerpts
W.W. and Antonina Kulski's Polish Visas, 1933-1939
1968 Duke Football program (includes article and inserted clipping on Kulski)
Kulski articles: Russian Review, 1956-1969 American Journal of International Law, 1950s-1980s Miscellaneous, 1953-1980
Kulski reviews
Antonina Kulski's "Christmas in Poland," from Nineteenth Century and After, 1943
Assorted pamphlets, publications
Preservation of Principles of Freedom Seminars, 1969
Soviet Treaties of Peace with Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Finland (book), 1947
U.S. Congressional Reports, 1957, 1964
American Slavic and East European Review, 1953: 12(1)
Contemporary Review, 1942: 919
Dublin Review, 1943: 426
Foreign Affairs, 1947: 25(4); 1950: 28(4); 1953: 32(1); 1969: 47(2)
Journal of Central European Affairs, 1943: 2(4); 1947: 7(3); 1949: 8(4); 1950: 10(1)
Modern Age, 1965: 9(3)
Nineteenth Century and After, 1941: 129(770)
Box 3
Polish Politics, 1972-1975
Retirement, 1973
Miscellaneous notes, 1976
Miscellaneous notes, undated
Julian Kulski, Stefan Starzynski W Mojej Pamiqoi (book), undated
Antonina Kulski: Miscellaneous writings, Fiction story, Diary, February 1961, Christmas in Poland manuscript, news clippings, Woman's Outlook, The Dope, Co-operative News, 1940s
New York conferences, 1959-1961
Lectures, conferences, 1959-1961
Southern Conference on Slavic Studies, 1970, 1978
Canadian Political Science Association, 1969
NYU Conference on Czechoslovakia, 1958
Foundation for Foreign Affairs Conference, 1965
University of Pennsylvania Conference, 1967
Bernard Fall memorial service, speech, 1967
Emory University Conference on communism, 1967
Hoover Institution Conference, 1967
Seminars, Political Science 360; NC Conference, 1966
Vanderbuilt University lectures, 1964; Television Notre Dame, 1967
Lectures, 1964-1983
Course materials, PS 165, undated
Course materials, PS 198, student paper on "The French Socialist Party," 1966
Course materials, PS 225, undated
Course materials, PS 360, undated
Course materials, Seminar on International Relations, undated
Course materials, PS 145, Soviet Politics, circa 1964
Box 4
Photocopied miscellaneous pamphlets, undated
Manuscript "Actum in Castro Bedgo," 1710
Statute: Swiatowego Zwiazku Polakow Z Zagranicy (Constitution of the International League of Poles Abroad), 1936
The Bulletin (German), 1971-1973
Pamphlets: "Hexology" and "Among the Amish" , 1960s
Pamphlet: "Uniwersal O Podwodach" , 1978
Pamphlet: "Library of J.G. Herder Institute in Marburg" , undated
"Tito Speaks" , magazine article, 1940s
18th century French manuscript facsimiles (including Rousseau)
News clippings, 1940s-1960s
Reviews of Kulski's books

Antonina Kulski, 1939-1974

1.5 Boxes
Box 4
Photographs, undated
Correspondence, 1939
Correspondence, 1940
Correspondence, 1941
Correspondence, 1942
Correspondence, 1943
Correspondence, 1944
Correspondence, 1945
Correspondence, 1946
Correspondence, 1947
Box 5
Correspondence, 1948
Correspondence, 1949
Correspondence, 1950s
Correspondence, 1974
Correspondence, undated
Postcards, 1940-1952
Miscellaneous
Concert programs, transcript, miscellaneous writings, circa 1960s
University of Alabama notebooks: Rousseau, Rousard, undated
University of Alabama notebooks: Old French, Rabelais, undated
University of Alabama notebook: Montaigne, undated
University of Alabama term papers: Montaigne, Rabelais, undated
University of Alabama term papers: Polish government, French, de Staël, undated
University of Alabama term papers: Bourget, Roussard, Voltaire, undated
Antonina Kulski's "Christmas in Poland" , from The Nineteenth Century and After, 1943
"The Tomb of Agamemnon" , translated from Polish by Antonina Kulska, printed in The Nineteenth Century and After, 1944
Miscellaneous Writings
Journal, 1961 February
"Christmas in Poland"
The Dope, Comparative News, Woman's Outlook, 1940s

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1 Box
Box 6
Photograph: Antonina Kulski, 1954
Large newspaper clippings, 1940s-1980s
Assorted magazines, pamphlets (mostly Polish), 1930s-1980s
Scrapbook of news clippings, correspondence
Cardboard mailing roll: 1790s Japanese print