Krasiński Library ( Biblioteka Krasińskich w Warszawie ) was a library in Warsaw , founded in 1844. During the German invasion and occupation of Poland, part of the building was destroyed and its collections were stolen, redistributed, or burned. Its surviving collections are now at the National Library of Poland .
15-554: Wincenty Krasiński originally founded the library in Opinogóra in 1844. This library consisted of his family archives and developed into one of Poland's best collections of national heritage. In 1930, the library was established at 9 Okólnik Street. In September 1939, during the German invasion , the central part of the building was destroyed by bombs, damaging the museum, reading room, and reference collection. The collections stored in
30-672: A Guard Division ( dywizja gwardyjska ) in Russian -dominated Congress Poland in 1815. From 1818 he served as General-Adjutant of the Czar and Sejm Marshal . He became senator- voivode and was awarded the Order of the White Eagle in 1821. In 1828 as member of the Sejm Court, during the trial against the activists of the "Patriotic Society" (among others Stanisław Sołtyk ), he was
45-524: A special collection of around 400,000 items. In September 1944, shortly into the Warsaw Uprising , bombs fell on the Okólnik building. Sections of the collection burned. People worked for a full day trying to rescue manuscripts. Some books were saved by being thrown out of upper-level windows, while books on the ground floor and basement levels were protected from the flames. In October 1944, after
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75-660: The partitions of Poland , he became an enthusiastic supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte. As the French Army entered occupied Prussian Poland, Wincenty Krasiński created a cavalry squadron at his own expense. He participated in Napoleon 's Campaigns from 1807 to 1814. He became the commander of the 1st Polish Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard . In 1811 he was promoted to Brigadier-General and in 1813 to Major-General (Polish gen. dywizji). From 1814 he commanded
90-507: The 1st Ordynat (1844), and starost of Opinogóra estates. Wincenty Krasiński married Princess Maria Urszula Radziwiłł on 12 September 1803 in Lwów . He died on 24 November 1858 in Warsaw. He was the father of Zygmunt Krasiński , one of Poland's Three Bards —Poland's greatest romantic poets . Liste des g%C3%A9n%C3%A9raux de la R%C3%A9volution et du Premier Empire From Misplaced Pages,
105-752: The Polish Corps. In France he is known as Vincent de Corvin-Krasinski fr:Liste des généraux de la Révolution et du Premier Empire . Wincenty Krasiński participated in numerous battles. He fought at Wagram in 1809, the Russian Campaign from 1812 to 1813 and the Campaign of 1814. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari in 1810 and the Légion d'honneur order in 1811. After the abdication of Napoleon, Wincenty Krasiński became commander of
120-681: The Staatsbibliothek Warschau in 1940, merging the collections of the National Library and University Library. Despite the efforts of the librarians, Krasiński Library was absorbed into the Staatsbibliothek Warschau in 1941. During the redistribution, its collections were moved to the Staatsbibliothek Warschau, the University Library, SGH and the National Museum . leaving the Okólnik building with
135-676: The end of the Uprising, the Germans began burning libraries and continued until the end of the occupation. Krasiński Library lost about 150,000 pieces, including some of the rarest materials preserved from the Krasiński family collection. After the war, the surviving collections (the largest of which being those on the Napoleonic Wars and November Uprising ) were transferred to the National Library of Poland . On October 2, 2017, during
150-532: The event Polona/2milions, the digital library Polona catalogued as their 2 millionth object an urn with the ashes of books from the ruins of the Krasinski Library. 52°14′07″N 21°01′18″E / 52.23528°N 21.02167°E / 52.23528; 21.02167 Wincenty Krasi%C5%84ski Count Wincenty Krasiński (5 April 1782 – 24 November 1858) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic ), political activist and military leader. He
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#1732797914699180-544: The library buildings and the ability to work there. They collected books from bombed houses and brought them to the libraries for safekeeping. There was a brief period when librarians tried to recover what they could, despite the owner, Count Edward Krasinski, being sent to a concentration camp. At this point, the Krasinski library had the largest collection of musical scores in Warsaw, along with several thousand maps and almost 60,000 prints and drawings. Nazi occupiers founded
195-823: The only senator who voted for death penalty. For this he was condemned by public opinion and independence circles alike. He refused to join the November Uprising in 1830 and was from 1831 General-Adjutant of the Russian Czar Nicolas I . From 1833 Wincenty Krasiński he served as member of the Russian Council of the State. In 1844 he founded the Krasinski Ordynacja Library in Warsaw. From 1855 to 1856 he served as governor of Polish Congress Poland. Wincenty Krasiński became
210-469: The stacks survived. Many rare manuscripts from the collection were commandeered by the Germans. During the winter of 1939-1940, library directors met to plan ways to preserve their collections and provide for library workers. The group was led by Professor Ketrzynski, representing the Krasinski Library. Meetings were discontinued after Nazi authorities caught wind of them, but the librarians continued to meet in casual gatherings, and eventually obtained passes to
225-457: Was the father of Zygmunt Krasiński , one of Poland's Three Bards —Poland's greatest romantic poets. His military career began at the age of eight in 1791 in the National cavalry. He advanced in rank to Chorąży and Lieutenant in 1793, being only ten at the time. Although this was more a military school service than a real combat experience, he later became a brave and capable commander. After
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