W zbiorach Biblioteki Uniwersytetu Lwowskiego zostały odnalezione listy Gustawa Manteuffla do Aleksandra Semkowicza. Ich wartość polega na uzupełnieniu „białych plam” w biografii polsko-inflanckiego barona w zakresie jego współpracy z redakcją lwowskiego „Kwartalnika Historycznego” oraz z galicyjskimi historykami polskimi. Korespondencja ta przynosi informacje, jak technicznie rozwiązywano problem przekazywania periodyku do kraju, w którym był on zakazany. Co więcej, listy Manteuffla rzucają też światło na jego relacje z rosyjską cenzurą. Na uwagę zasługuje również krótka wzmianka na temat czasów studenckich Manteuffla w Dorpacie. Until recently, little has been known about the cooperation of baron Gustaw Manteuffel (1832–1916), an outstanding chronicler of Polish Livonia, with the Kwartalnik Historyczny, published in Lwów (L’viv, Lemberg). Manteuffel’s letters to Aleksander Semkowicz have recently been found in the collection of the Library of the University of L’viv. These are especially valuable as they will fill the gaps in the biography of the Polish-Livonian baron. One such gap is his cooperation with the editorial staff of the Kwartalnik Historyczny and Polish historians from Galicia. The correspondence sheds light on such matters as the way in which the periodical was smuggled into the country, where it was forbidden, and Manteuffel’s relations with Russian censorship. There is a brief mention of Manteuffel’s student years at Tartu.
Borderland issues (borderland) in literary works of Gustaw ManteuffelGustaw Manteuffel (1832–1916) was Polish-Livonian historiographer whose writing activity focused on the idea of reconstructing the forgotten land called Polish Livonia. In his many texts elaborating almost exclusively on Livonian issues, one can find as well many borderland categories. Livonia he lived in and wrote about was a highly diversified land, both ethnically, linguistically, and religiously. This article, dealing with borderland issues considered in Gustaw Manteuffel’s works, represents the new subdiscipline of contemporary academic studies on the heritage of the Polish-Lithuanian state called Livonian studies.
The tradition of generous endowments for Almae Matris is as old as university itself. Some donations can be admired at the Jagiellonian University Museum. One of the insignia of the University’s authorities has very interesting origins. The rector’s chain of 1900 was donated by graduates of the “former Universität Dorpat” (currently University of Tartu) during the official celebration of the 500th anniversary of reinstatement of the Jagiellonian University. The concept of the chain and the interesting iconography originated from the Polish-Livonian historiographer Gustaw Manteuffel. So far, the history of this artefact has not been explored in depth. In the 19th century Galicia was perceived as the refuge of Polishness and Kraków was the most important sanctuary of national heritage. Poles from Universität Dorpat felt a bond with the Polish community and the chain was a symbol to express their patriotism. The donation from Dorpat delegation included several elements: tributary letter (now lost), tissue (never found) covering the masterpiece box containing the chain, and then the main gift itself: the chain. Gustaw Manteuffel left a symbolic “signature” on this work. At Princes Czartoryski Library in Kraków, the Author has found previously unknown correspondence between Manteuffel and Lubomir Gadon – parts of it concern creation of the chain.
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