Ignatius Bierzynski Burnett literary papers, ca. 1940-1996

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Title: Ignatius Bierzynski Burnett literary papers, ca. 1940-1996
Subject: Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Emigration and immigration; World War, 1939-1945--Sources; War stories; Nazi concentration camps; Internment camps; Jews--Migrations; Identification; Birth certificates; Polish language--History; German language--Writing; Correspondence
Category: 4. World War II; 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation); 6. End of the Cold War
Keywords: Poland
Creator: Burnett, Ignatius Bierzynski
Current holder: State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference: 1940 – 1996
Link: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AQwlVn
Series number: MLMSS 8419, MLOH 658
Item number: 16AQwlVn
Access rights: Request at location
Rights: Copyright status: In copyright, Research & study copies allowed, Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales. Rights and Restrictions Information: No publication without prior written approval of copyright holder.
Country of origin: Poland; Germany; Australia
Language: Polish; German; English
Description from source: 0.64 metres of textual material (4 boxes), 6 sound cassettes

Box 1
Folder 1 Diary written in Polish, forming the basis of 'In Footsteps of Memory'; German and Polish newspaper clippings, ca. 1940-1946
Folder 2 Papers, correspondence, currency, newspaper clippings, prayer book, ca. 1941-1950
Folder 3 Originals of documents and photographs referred to in 'In Footsteps of Memory', including maps, bank notes, travel passes, registration papers, and false birth certificate and identity cards (Plates 1-92), ca. 1942-1945
Folder 4 Originals of documents and photographs referred to in 'In Footsteps of Memory', including pressed flowers from Treblinka Tract, identity papers, travel permits, Liberated Jews certificate, and landing permit to migrate to Australia (Plates 93-151, AA 200-204), ca. 1945-1947
Hard cover copy of 'In Footsteps of Memory: A Story of Resistance in War Torn Europe', 1993

Box 2
Folder 1: 'Part C' Original manuscript and typescript manuscript (number 1) of 'In Footsteps of Memory', 1992
Folder 2: 'Part D' Re-written manuscript (number 2), computer printout and typescript with photocopies of plates of photographs and documents, etc. for 'In Footsteps of Memory', 1993
Folder 3: 'Part E' Final proof copy of text with pictures in place for 'In Footsteps of Memory', 21 September 1993
Folder 4 Main distribution list for 'In Footsteps of Memory' and letters of acknowledgment, 1993-1995
Folder 5 Letters of acknowledgment from schools and libraries, 1994-1995
3 computer floppy disks of book, ca. 1992-1993

Box 3
Folder 1 Early proof copy of German language edition of 'In Footsteps of Memory': 'Mit Achtzen Jahren Vogelfrei', 1996
Folder 2 Final proof copy of German language edition of 'In Footsteps of Memory': 'Mit Achtzen Jahren Vogelfrei'; correspondence with publishers, copies of articles, etc., 1994-1996
Folder 3 Proof copy of Polish language edition of 'In Footsteps of Memory': 'Po Sladach Pamieci', 1995
Folder 4 Annotated computer printout manuscript, papers, correspondence, distribution list, cover proofs, etc. for the Polish language edition of 'In Footsteps of Memory': 'Po Sladach Pamieci', 1994-1996

Box 4
Folder 1 Corrected computer printout manuscript of 'My Life and My Struggle', 1996
Folder 2 Proof copy of 'My Life and My Struggle', 1996
Folder 3 Corrected computer printout transcript of 'My Life and My Struggle', 1996
Physical format: Diaries; Correspondence; Letters; Newspapers; Photographs; Certificates; Records