Joanna Wojciechowicz correspondence, 1982-2014

Series — Carton: 1, Folder: 19-24, 28

Identifier: MSS 8081 Series 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains a ream of printed e-mails and other information written in 2000 as well as other folders of both personal and official correspondence. Also contains a mailed, unlabeled DVD. Dates range from 1982 to 2014.

Dates

1982-2014

Creator

Wojciechowicz, Joanna, 1944- (creator, Person)

Language of Materials

Materials in English and Polish.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Joanna Wojciechowicz was born in 1944. She was an architecht in Gdansk, Poland for ten years. She was heavily involved in the opposition movement against the Communist government. Her son was a member of the Young Poland movement and both of them became contributors to the Solidarity movement as it developed. She was present in the shipyard during the strike in 1980, and was imprisoned for her involvement. After moving to Washington state, Joanna was heavily involved in several documentaries which commemorate the efforts of the Solidarity movement, including Women in Solidarity.