Solidarność

Jakub L. Lublinski Papers

pneirink — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:45:08 -0400

Solidarnosc (Solidarity) was a trade union founded in 1980 and was the first to receive legal acknowledgment from Poland. Membership of Solidarnosc quickly grew and this large expansion of the union led to push-back from the Polish government who declared martial law at the end of 1981 to assert more control and with the aim of weakening the union. Despite these efforts, Solidarnosc continued to persist in its non-violent efforts for reform. The end of the 1980s brought about negotiations between the Communist government and Solidarnosc that led to free elections. Solidarnosc, and its leader Lech Walesa, are credited with having a large role in ending the Communist goverment rule in Poland. The Jakub Lublinski Papers contain material collected and written by Lublinski following the rise of the labor union movement in Poland between the years 1978-1981. Much of the collection is made up of photocopied writings and news articles. Radio transcripts and summaries from Radio Free Euorpe are also present in the collection. The majority of this collection material is written in Polish.

2010: The Reuther Year in Review

jruss — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:32:09 -0500

2010 was a big year for the Walter P. Reuther Library. The Reuther's major collection, the Archive of Labor and Urban Affairs (ALUA), turned 50, and the Reuther Library’s building, which houses ALUA and the Wayne State University Archives, was completed 35 years ago in 1975. While celebrating these two milestones, we accomplished many goals. read more »

Solidarność Exhibit — 2010

kchinery — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:31:41 -0400

Thirty years ago, Poland captured the world’s attention when the workers of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk went on strike and launched a national rebellion. Solidarność, the free trade union born during the strike, developed into a social movement that established a democratic government in Poland and eventually led to the end of the Cold War in Eastern Europe. The Reuther Library’s latest exhibit, "Solidarność: Poland’s Struggle for Freedom, 1980-1990," provides an historical account of Solidarność from the events leading up to the first strike in 1980 through the 1989 election in Poland. read more »

(12209) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:49:56 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit title panel.

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(12210) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:52:32 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. Guests read the panel on “Communicating a Revolution.”

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(12211) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:54:36 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. WSU Governor, Eugene Driker reads the panel on “Communicating a Revolution.”

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(12212) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:57:21 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. Former President of Poland, Lech Walesa, poses with UAW President Bob King.

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(12213) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:59:30 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. Marcin Chumiecki of the Polish Mission at Orchard Lake
Piotr Cywinski, Director of Auschwitz/Birkenau State Museum in Poland, Lech Wałęsa, Mike Smith, Director of the Reuther Library.

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(12214) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:01:21 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. Former President of Poland, Lech Walesa, pauses as his Polish interpreter, Magda Iwinska speaks. Marcin Chumiecki, Tina Abbott, Mike Smith, Allan D. Gilmour are pictured as well.

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(12215) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:02:44 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit opening.

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(12216) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:05:34 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. UAW president Bob King, President of Solidarnosc-Fiat Wanda Strozyk and Lech Wałęsa pause for a photo.

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(12217) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:06:41 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit opening event. Former President of Poland, Lech Walesa, speaks at the podium during the event as Marcin Chumiecki of the Polish Mission at Orchard Lake, looks on.

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(12218) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:08:15 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit. Former President of Poland, Lech Walesa, speaks at the podium during the event.

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(12220) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:03:53 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. The exhibit team: Katie Dowgiewicz (exhibit fabrication), Elizabeth Clemens (curator and designer), Dan Golodner (curator), and Kristen Chinery (curator) are pictured with Lech Walesa.

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(12221) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:06:55 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. Wayne State University Faculty members Margaret Winters (left), Alina Klin (center), Izabela Nychter (second from right) and three student translators join Lech Wałęsa for a photo. Professors Nychter and Klin supervised a magnificent group of 13 Wayne State University students who provided the Polish translation for our text panels.

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(31289) Lech Welesa and Edward McElroy

jhelpap — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:08:10 -0500

Lech Welesa and Edward McElroy pose for a picture