Scratchboard

Teddy bear used to hide anti-Nazi political cartoons by a Polish family

Object

Teddy bear belonging to Mrs. Jerzy Kajenski, which was used from 1943-1944 to hide published political cartoons created by Jerzy. The teddy bear is wearing a silver-colored metal pin depicting an eagle. It was donated housed inside a cardboard box with detached lid. The lid is covered with handwriting.

Fabric sheet of uncut "P" patches

Object

Kajetanski family papers

Document

Contains memoirs, poems, drawings, exhibition pamphlets, clippings, relating to the Kajetanski's family life during the World War II, and later in the Displaced Persons camp in Gebharshagen (Germany), their emigration to the United States in 1950, and later return trips to Poland.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Photostat of scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Sample mimeograph master used to make scratchboards

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Photostat of scratchboard

Object

Part of a collection including thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Book

Publication

Children's book given to Eva Skrenta's parents by Lillian Hancock, an Englishwoman who was sent to attend to the needs of the residents of DP Camp #4 by the Allied Forces. Eva's mother read to her from the book, and when she learned to read, she read it on her own.

Book

Publication

Exhibition catalog

Publication

Scratchboard photocopy

Object

Photocopy of a scratchboard. The original is in the War Memorial in Canberra, Australia. Part of a collection that includes thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard photocopy

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Photocopy of a scratchboard. The original is at the War Memorial in Canberra, Australia. Part of a collection that includes thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Pastel drawing

Object

Part of thirty eight scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Photostat of scratchboard

Object

Photostat of an original scratchboard. Part of a collection including thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Photostat of scratchboard

Object

Photostat of an original scratchboard. Part of a collection including thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard photocopy

Object

Photocopy of an original scratchboard. Part of a collection including thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Photostat of scratchboard

Object

Photostat of an original scratchboard. Part of a collection including thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Photostat of scratchboard

Object

Photostat of an original scratchboard. Part of a collection including thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Scratchboard

Object

Part of thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Four framed drawings

Object

Four ink drawings framed together.

Painting

Object

Framed painting depicting camp prisoners in line.