[CHUDEK Józef] A set of documents relating to the cooperation of Józef Chudek with the Polish Society of Friends of the Book in Paris. 1950.

CHUDEK Józef] A set of documents relating to the cooperation of Józef Chudek with the Polish Society of Friends of the Book in Paris. 1950.

1. typed letter and envelope of the Polish Society of Friends of the Book in Paris.

Includes 5 p. list on letterhead of books and periodicals devoted to Poland and offered for sale. The index zat Bibliophilic Exchange. List No. 7 - Polonica.

The sender of the letter was B. Przegalinski, president of the Polish Society of Friends of the Book in Paris. Dimension 27 x 21 cm.

2. invitation addressed to J. Chudek. Leaflet print 1 p. [The Board of the Polish Society of Friends of the Book in Paris kindly requests...for the General Meeting of the Society...]. Dimensions 10.5 x 13.5 cm. In the program, among others, a speech dedicated to the memory of Kazimierz Woznicki.

In addition, an invitation about the General Assembly of the Society of Exlibris Lovers in Warsaw is attached. P. 1. [On Tuesday, February 7, 1934, at 7:45 in the evening, there will be...a General Meeting of the members of the Society of Exlibris Lovers in Warsaw...]. Dimensions 14.5 x 11.8 cm.

Józef Chudek - born November 5, 1908 in Zelechow, in an intellectual family; son of Józef Chudek and Helena née Sokolowska. In 1915 he left with his parents for Russia and stayed in Rostov-on-Don. In 1918 he returned to Poland. He settled in Warsaw, where he attended the J. Lelewel Gymnasium and received his high school diploma in 1927. He made his debut in 1925 with poems Jedzie po błoniu and Piosenka, published in "Płomyczek" (No. 13). In 1926-29 he prepared numerous hagiographic and popular-historical articles for "Gazeta Polska" in Koscian. From 1927 he studied Polish Studies at Warsaw University, and after receiving his degree in 1931, he continued his studies in cultural history and sociology (until 1935). During this time, he participated in the activities of the Polish Studies Circle and the "S" Art Club. In 1932-33 he edited the magazine "News of Interest and Use"; he also published numerous articles in this magazine. He published poetic works sporadically in "Kurier Literacko-Naukowy" (1931-32, 1934, 1936) and "Rodzina Polska" (1933-35, also signed Zin Hudek). From 1935 he worked at the Warsaw University Library as a warehouse manager. In 1938 he received his master's degree on the basis of his thesis Wiktor Lenkiewicz - a monograph of an epigone. During the German occupation he stayed in Warsaw and continued to work at the Library. He cooperated with the Office of Information and Propaganda of the Home Army. He collected underground prints. He also continued his literary work, publishing poems in underground publications. After the fall of the Warsaw Uprising, he was deported to the Appeldorn camp. After his liberation in 1945, he moved to Brussels, where for several months he edited the weekly "Polish Chronicle" together with Tadeusz Sarnecki. From the fall of 1945 he worked at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland. In 1945-47 he was chairman of the J. Lelewel Democratic Club in Brussels. From 1948 he served as head of the Polish Consulate in Luxembourg. After returning to Poland in 1951, he initially worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in 1952-74 at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in Warsaw. From 1957 he was an active member of the Society of Friends of the Book. In 1968-77 he cooperated with the editors of the "Literary Yearbook" as the author of the section From biobibliographical materials on deceased writers. He died on February 18, 1996 in Warsaw. [bio after website - link - https://pisarzeibadacze.ibl.edu.pl/haslo/1677/chudek-jozef-marian ]