Lednicki Aleksander Papers, (1881-) 1900-1932 (-1962)

Aleksander Lednicki(1866 -1934) was lawyer and Polish political activist. He was deputy to the I Russian State Duma (1905) He was an activitist of the Constitutional Democratic Party (Cadets) in Russia and the President of the Komisja Likwidacyjna ds. Krolestwa Polskiego (1917).

Arrangement in Series: Political Papers, Private Papers.

The collection contains manuscripts and personal correspondence of Lednicki (1900-1932), photocopies of Lednicki's articles and essays published in Russian and Polish newspapers (1905-1906); typescripts of speeches and memoranda, (1905-1906); and a diary written in a Russian prison (1906). Political materials relating to the Russian State Duma (1905-1917); the Constitutional Democratic Party (Cadets) materials (1905-1916); the Russian federalist movement, and the Progressive-Democratic Party (SPD) (1904); the Russian Provisional Government including an official decree signed by Prime Minister Aleksander Kerensky, 1917; the Polish Kingdom, and the Polish National Committee regarding the creation of an independent Polish state. Photocopies of documents of the British Public Records Office concerning Poland and Russo-Polish relations (1905-1918) and reports by French Consulates in Warsaw, Moscow, and St. Petersburg to the French Foreign Ministry on Russo-Polish relations (1904-1910). Biographical material on Lednicki's life includes original typescripts by Marian Jodko-Narkiewicz, 1959 and the original diary of Lednicki's sister, Amelia Lednicka-Nikoslawska. Also, personal documents and photographs.

Acquisition Note: Gift of Jan Lednicki (son of Waclaw Lednicki) ca 1968.  
Language: Polish, Russian, French.  
Dimensions: 12 storage boxes, 74 folders, 3.20 ft. = 1 m
Local system # 006
Finding Aids: Collection inventory, database description, folder level control. 

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