Letter from Stefan Żółkiewski written in n.d.
POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
First Department of Social Sciences
Warsaw, Palace of Culture and Science
WI 30 M/66
Honoured Professor
c The Polish Academy of Sciences is organising an academic session on 23 and 24 November 1966 in Cracow at Wawel, concluding the campaign related to the Millennium of the Polish State. This session will have a ceremonial, nationwide character. Representatives of the highest state authorities, delegations of foreign Academies, members of the Academy, and numerous specialists in the field of historical sciences are expected to participate.
c In informing you about the programme of the session, I wish to inquire whether you would be willing to participate.
c Given the necessity of immediately establishing the number of guests and reserving rooms in the Cracovia hotel, I kindly ask you to respond to the invitation by 20/5/66 and to inform me whether you wish to make use of a hotel room.
c The anticipated programme of the session is as follows:
1) first day of the session – 23/12/66
c 10 a.m. – opening of the session by a representative of the Supreme State Authorities
c paper by Prof. Dr H. JABŁOŃSKI, ‘The contribution of Polish science to the celebration
c of the millennium of the Polish State’
c paper by Prof. Dr B. LEŚNODORSKI, ‘“State and Nation” at the millennium’
c paper by Docent Dr F. TYCH, ‘Social forces in the historical process of Poland’
c 1.30–3.30 p.m. – break
c 3.30 p.m. – discussion of papers
c 8.00 p.m. – concert of old Polish music for participants in the scientific session (in the
c Cloth Hall)
2) second day of the session – 24/11/66
c 9.30 a.m.
c paper by Prof. Dr J. MALECKI, ‘The development of technical thought and exact sciences
c in our history’
c paper by Prof. Dr K. GRZYBOWSKI, ‘The process of shaping national culture and the
c Polish contribution to universal culture
c paper by Prof. Dr W. KULA, ‘Economic factors in the Polish historical process’
c paper by Gen. B. BEDNARZ, ‘Formation of defence forces at the millennium’
c 11.30 a.m.–1.30 p.m. – discussion
c 1.30–3.30 p.m. – break
c 3.30–6.00 p.m. – discussion
I enclose expressions of respect
Chairman of the Organising Committee
S Żółkiewski
(Prof. Dr Stefan Żółkiewski)
Secretary, First Department
Polish Academy of Sciences