#9 QQ Detail: Return Home., 01/01/1964-12/31/1964
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
Consisting of audio taped interviews with Walter J. Ciszek, SJ, this collection documents the American-born Jesuit's life, ca. 1938-1963. Discussed are: his mission work in Poland and Russia, 1938-1941; arrest by Soviet secret police in 1941; imprisonment in Moscow and Siberia; and eventual release and return to the United States in 1963. The interviews are contained on 9 tapes (duplicates of tapes 1-8 included). The tapes give no indication, either on their face or by their content, of their recording date. However, an accompanying packing label states that they were recorded: 'Upon [Father Ciszek's] return from Russia.' There is similarly no indication of the identity of Ciszek's interviewer.
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Dates
- 01/01/1964-12/31/1964
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Contains audio tape labelled, "#9 QQ Detail: Return Home".
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
CISZEK, WALTER J., SJ-INTERVIEW RE REPATRIATION: Audio Tape
Creator
- From the Collection: Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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