Yes, it is a spectacular collection, which reseaarchers are only
beginning to exploit: so, kudos to Marla and Jay for showing how it can
be used effectively.
By the way, I was delighted to see Library of Congress calling attention
to this resource over the summer on its blog:
History’s Greatest Birthday Card: The Polish Declarations
June 30, 2017 by Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Sahr Conway-Lanz, a historian in the Manuscript
Division.
https://loc.gov/collections/polish-declarations/about-this-collection/
Jim
On 09/10/2017 14:56, Shelley wrote:
> Interesting timing of this 1926 activity. In 1920 and 1924, the US
> instituted greater restrictions on Jews emigrating to the US from
> Europe and elsewhere.
>
> Shelley Mitchell
>
> On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 7:09 AM, Edgar Hauster <bconcept_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Czernowitzers...
>>
>> Since many if not most of our ancestors came initially from Galicia - mine came from Rohatyn - I'd like to draw your special attention to an article, released by the exceptionally gifted researchers Jay Osborn and Marla Raucher Osborn:
>>
>> http://rohatynjewishheritage.org/en/history/1926-polish-declarations/
>>
>> Beyond the genealogical aspects, this thoroughly illustrated and designed article enables us to better understand the historical, social and cultural context in interwar Polish Galicia. It reveals the progress in digitization accomplished by the US Library of Congress.
>>
>> Jay stated: As many of you know, the US Library of Congress has digitized and published online images of the 1926 declarations of friendship between Poland and the US, signed by more than 5 million Polish people, the vast majority of them students of primary and secondary schools. [...] What you may not know is that this summer, the Library finished digitizing and posting all of the primary school pages as well, and they have organized their collection for easy viewing with new links direct to the digital archive. [...]"
>>
>> Thank you so much, dearest Jay, dearest Marla, that's a real hidden treasure, now substantially disclosed!
>>
>> Edgar Hauster
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