%0 Journal Article
%T Tomasz Niewodniczański’s Collection. A Compilation of Manuscripts
%A Grabowski, Janusz
%J Archeion
%V 2018
%N 119
%P 262-286
%K Tomasz Niewodniczański, collection, Bitburg, Royal Castle in Warsaw
%@ 0066-6041
%D 2018
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/archeion/article/zbiory-tomasza-niewodniczanskiego-kolekcja-rekopisow
%X Tomasz Niewodniczański (1933–2010) was a nuclear physicist and entrepreneur, as well as the owner of one of the largest and most valuable collections of Polish memorabilia after World War II. Tomasz Niewodniczański’s collection consists of two parts. The first part comprises maps, and the second part consists of archival materials. In 2009, Niewodniczański made his collection available indefinitely to the Royal Castle in Warsaw. The collection includes parchment and paper documents (14th–19th century), manuscripts and autographs of prominent politicians and artists (approx. 4,700 items), old prints (approx. 1,000 items), books with dedications by writers and poets, bookplates, medals, antique coins, treasury notes and bonds. Cartographic materials constitute a major part of the collection. The nearly 3,000 items include pocket and wall maps depicting primarily the lands of the First Republic (approx. 2500 items), old atlases (40 volumes) and old vistas of Polish cities (approx. 150 prints).