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Acquisition of photographs of Promethean leaders by Józef Piłsudski Institute in London

In 1969, Mychailo Jeremijew, Ukrainian emigre and journalist, sold photographs of various Promethean leaders to Józef Piłsudski Institute in London. Resident of Geneva, Jeremijew mailed these photos to Colonel Edmund Charaszkiewicz, one of the founders and leaders of the Institute. Symbolically, this transaction marks the birth of Promethean Collection at Józef Piłsudski Institute in London. 

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Starting year of event

  • 1969

Documents about the event

  • Prometheus Collection includes a list of photographs of Promethean leaders prepared by Colonel Tadeusz Schaetzel in November 1969. The document acknowledges the purchase of the photos from Mychailo Jeremijew and instructs the Institute to make a payment to Jeremijew. 
Last edited on: 2017-06-20 17:43:31