Overview
- Description
- Papers of Dr. Mikołaj Łącki. The collection consists of prints, manuscripts, typescripts (own and foreign works, various papers, statistics-mostly in the form of tables), notes, calculations, letters. Materials concern the extensive activity of dr. Łącki and living conditions of the people in the Warsaw ghetto.
- Alternate Title
- Legacies and papers of Dr. Mikołaj Łącki
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1945
- Credit Line
- Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Collection Creator
- Mikołaj Łącki
- Biography
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Łącki Mikołaj (1888-1969), physician, epidemiologist, hygienist, organizer of health care, assistant professor at the Institute of Mother and Child in Warsaw, social worker and educator. Working in the management of the city of Warsaw, he sought to develop health centers, establish cooperation with social institutions and the Social Insurance Institution. He developed a preventive vaccination campaign against tuberculosis and diphtheria, resulting in a decrease in morbidity and mortality. After the outbreak of the war, Ł. Was appointed head of the health service of the capital city of Warsaw, he served until December 1944 as deputy director of the Department of Care and Health. He was mainly involved in the fight against tuberculosis and typhoid, and expanded the care of babies and children. He announced about 40 works in Polish, French and German, including several with his wife. They concerned mainly epidemiology and prophylaxis of tuberculosis, diphtheria, diarrhea, typhoid, protective vaccination, organization of care over infants and children, statistical analysis of health condition, physical development and child mortality, statistical analysis of miscarriage including methods of their eradication, hospital construction and in. He developed an extensive chapter on the child's hygiene in the "Higiena General" publishing house (1961). In his works he used modern statistical methods. He was honored, among others, with the Cross of Valor in 1939, the Knight's Cross of the Rebirth of Poland, and the Gold Honorary Medal of the Capital City of Warsaw, "For exemplary work in the health service."
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Genre/Form
- Articles. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Letters. Manuscripts. Notes. Reports. Speeches, addresses, etc. Statistics.
- Extent
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2,025 digital images : PDF ; 986 MB .
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in three series: 1. Texts and publications: studies, articles, papers, notes, speeches, reports; 2. Materials regarding the activity of dr. Łącki, 1926-1966; 3. Biographical materials.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Reproduction of more than 100 pages of copies of documents for researchers or other institutions requires a written permission of the General Director of the State Archives of the Republic of Poland. Publication of more than 10 complete documents in an individual work requires the written authorization of the General Director. The Museum may not publish any archival material obtained from the General Director, including specific archives under his control, on the Internet, the World Wide Web, or any other publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the General Director. Citation of the materials in any publication must refer to the Museum and the Polish State Archives and must include the name of the archival group and catalogue number of the originals.
- Copyright Holder
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945 Atrocities--Poland--Warsaw. World War, 1939-1945--Medical aspects--Warsaw. Medical personnel--Poland--Warsaw--History--20th century. Jews--Poland--Warsaw--Social conditions--20th century. Polish people--Poland--Warsaw--Social conditions--20th century. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Warsaw.
- Geographic Name
- Warsaw (Poland)--Social conditions--20th century. Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945 .
- Personal Name
- Mikołaj, Łącki, 1888-1969.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie, Poland, Sygn. 1293. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in May 2018.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:18:04
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