Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America
208 East 30th Street, New York, NY 10016, tel: 212.686.4164, fax: 212.545.1130, e-mail: piasany@verizon.net
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Potocki Family Papers, 1501 - 1971 (-1986)
Arrangement: The first part of the collection is a deposit in the Archives of the Historical Records in Warsaw (Poland). Correspondence in this part is arranged in order by the last names of family members. The second part of the collection is in PIASA Archives. This part is arranged in series: Lancut Estate (Lancut Castle Archives; Correspondence of the Family Members; Records of Lancut Estate: Lancut Castle, Lipowiec Estate, Satanow and Tarnoruda Estates). Wisnicz Estate (Records of Wisnicz Estate: Wisnicz, Old Castle Archives, Grajow and Kobierzyn Estates, Grabie Estate, Wisniowczyk Estate, Varia).
The collection reflects a substantial part of the Count Potocki archives at Lancut Castle obtained by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America. Manorial records include documents and rescripts of inventories, charters, catasters, judicial decrees, testaments, and title deeds; personal papers including handwritten and signed letters, diaries, memoirs, and notebooks. These materials represent almost five hundred years of history, culture, and social life of one of the largest estates of pre- and post partitioned Poland. They reflect the feudal economic system of Poland that was the basis for the wealth of the magnates and for the prerogatives of the ruling families. Illustrious Polish families represented in these papers, correspondence and records are the Czartoryski, Lubomirski, Opalinski, Ossolinski, Ostrogski and Radziwill families and others.
Acquisition Note:
Language: Polish, Latin, German, French and English.
Dimensions: 3194 folders, 33 ft. = 10 m
Local system # 010
Finding Aids: Access to the typewritten inventory of the first part of the collection is available only in the PIASA Archives or in the Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw. The second part of the collection has a on-line collection inventory, database description, and folder level control.
Special Note: Restriction - the first part of the collection - access available only on microfilm. Special permission of the Executive Director of PIASA required for access to the second part of the collection.
