Agata Łysakowska-Trzoss
Archival and Historical Review, Vol. X, 2023, pp. 45-60
https://doi.org/10.4467/2391-890XPAH.23.002.19241Women were the largest group among beneficiaries of the Charitable Association of the Polish Ladies, an organization that operated in Poznań in the years 1845–1853. Per Seebohm Rowntree, we can distinguish three ages when women were most prone to poverty: childhood (under 15), early maternity, and old age. Case study analysis helps investigate the requirements that women had to meet to obtain the Associations’ help. These concerned their age, willingness to work, marital status, family situation, housing conditions, and in the case of the youngest women—whether they were receiving education. Women could obtain financial or material aid, as well as assistance in providing schooling for their children or securing a job. Celestyna Działyńska, the founder of the Association, had the final say in the decision to provide or refuse help.
Agata Łysakowska-Trzoss
Archival and Historical Review, Vol. VI, 2019, pp. 113-124
https://doi.org/10.4467/2391-890XPAH.19.006.14935In 1938, upon the initiative of Henry Langois and Georges Franju from Cinémathèque Française, Frank Hensel from Reichsfilmarchiv, John Abbott from the Museum of Modern Art Film Library, and Olwen Vaughan from the London National Film Library, Fédération Internationale des Archives du Film (International Federation of Film Archives) was established. The objective of the article is to present the operation of FIAF, which celebrated its 80th birthday last year. The text presents the early days of the Federation, its goals, structure and activity — including its workshops, congresses, publications, and projects. The achievements of FIAF in terms of protecting the film heritage and fostering cooperation between various archival offices are also discussed. The following sources have been used for the purposes of this paper: printed sources posted on the Federations’ website (such as minutes from meetings and reports), information from the organization’s website, and literature on the history of film.