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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Wittlin Jozef and Halina Private Papers, 1957- 1959 (-1967)
Jozef Wittlin (1896-1976) was a Polish writer, novelist and poet and one of the Polish intellectual leaders in exile. He was born in Dymitrow Estate in Galicia. He was a student at University of Vienna. After completing his studies he was a Literary Director of the Municipal Theater in Lodz. He spent several years in Italy. He was a member of the Pen Club in Warsaw. He emigrated in 1941 to the USA. American Academy of Arts and Letters granted him a literary award in 1943. He was one of the founders of the PEN Club Writers in Exile.
Arrangement in Series: Correspondence 1957-1959 (-1967).
The small collection contains correspondence of Jozef and Halina Wittlin with medical and government authorities regarding medical aid for a young Polish poet Halina Poswiatowska. There are also a few typescripts of Jozef Witlin's poems.
Acquisition Note: Gift ca. 1967.
Language: English, Polish.
Dimensions: 1 storage box, 2 folders, 0.25 ft. = 0.08 m
Local system # 027
Finding Aids: Collection inventory,
database description, folder level control.
