Teodor Gruca papers

Contains documents relating to the experiences of Teodor Gruca, including material related to this incarceration in Dachau between 1940-1945, and his postwar activity as a music teacher. He was arrested by the Gestapo for the refusal to sign the "Volksliste." The collection includes a song book with forty songs, which were sung by the prisoners' of the Polish Choir, of which Teodor Gruca was the director. Includes a small album signed by members of the choir after liberation; documents issued by government authorities upon his return to Poland in 1945; materials related to his employment and supplemental education; and his application for reparations from Germany.