4 10 453 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/99d0fbc795406e144ab34e33f48d8b98.jpeg 1946df479300d7e48f65b282d9aee8f9 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kosciuszko Hospital Subject The topic of the resource Polish Medical Mission Description An account of the resource The Kosciuszko Hospital was the joint effort of the Unitarian Service Committee's Polish Medical Team and ZUS, the Polish Social Insurance Agency. The team was tasked with repairing and restocking the hospital, including importing the latest American hospital equipment and machinery, to serve the miners in the region. The focus of the hospital was, and remains to be, traumatic surgery. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Work 47. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (6) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-2015 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph before chr_1945-1949 geo_Poland hospital reconstruction USC https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/ba59c07e2682565d06459dc30ecc85f1.jpeg afb72e06c1aeb5328bdf206a2b007a4a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dorothea B. Jones with new refrigerator in the laboratory of main hospital pavilion Subject The topic of the resource Polish Medical Mission Description An account of the resource Dorothea Jones was an American young woman from Beacon Hill, MA who, after being turned down by UNRRA, started working for the USC's French Office under Noel Field. She was appointed a member of the Polish Medical Team that, starting in 1944, assisted Polish DPs in returning to Poland, first in France, then British occupied Germany, then finally in Piekary, Silesia, where she was made the USC Director in Poland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Work 53. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (6) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-1949 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph chr_1945-1949 director equipment geo_Poland hospital laboratory medicine reconstruction USC https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/9c7de636f29e0dbb564a537bf6dcec81.jpeg f16fe98a8ea7ae43f2b5402d38d6afcd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arrival of new operating table from America. Howard L. Brooks and Dr. A. Powell Davies watch while Dr. Bruk, medical director, tries it out Subject The topic of the resource Polish Medical Mission Description An account of the resource As a trauma center, the Kościuszko Hospital had four surgical wards and one medical ward, and much of the work done by the USC was with importing and setting up surgical equipment. Dr. Powell Davies was a unitarian minister who spoke at the official opening, and Howard Brooks was the assistant director of the Unitarian Service Committee. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Work 16. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (7) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph chr_1945-1949 doctor equipment geo_Poland hospital reconstruction surgery USC https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/b3ad7422b17d01c3ad40ca35160aea9c.jpeg e4d996d24dda728b102a4236524dfcec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Patient being x-rayed with portable x-ray while Dr. A. Powell Davies looks on Subject The topic of the resource Polish Medical Mission Description An account of the resource X-ray had become such a critical piece of equipment since WWI that it was one of the first pieces of equipment that needed to be imported to the hospital. Just a few decades earlier, Röntgen rays (X-ray) was discovered in 1895, and the phenomenon became quickly utilized to create diagnostic instrumentation, especially useful for lung and bone conditions, two parts of of the body that is particularly important for miners. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Work 19. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (7) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph chr_1945-1949 doctor equipment geo_Poland hospital medicine reconstruction X-ray https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/5903ed7d10daa4eec236bf3d4b2ad329.jpeg 5c8d1e62ca00431cdff3f5a1f8892b37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mrs. Lechtmann visiting woman's ward Subject The topic of the resource Polish Medical Mission Description An account of the resource Mrs. Tonia Lechtman was the fourth member of the team, and was actually in charge of putting the team together from Switzerland, where Noel Field was based in 1944. Her husband had fought in the International Brigade that fought against Franco in Spain, and was interned in a camp in the South of France. Having taken a course on social work offered by the Unitarian Service Committee, Tonia Lechtman worked closely with patients and local community members. Due to her Communist background / sympathies, she facilitated much of the exchanges between USC and the Polish authorities of the provisional government. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Work 4. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (7) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-1949 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph chr_1945-1949 geo_Poland hospital mission patient social work https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/07efb5803d7a4c5a805830a21bd9651d.jpeg 06ae471681b51ec65281423c1267f1ab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hospital ward in disrepair, Piekary Hospital Subject The topic of the resource Polish Medical Mission Description An account of the resource By the time the Polish Medical Team had arrived, the found the hospital abandoned and empty, having been previously occupied and looted by the Germans and the Russians. There were no supplies, no equipment, and even the sinks were ripped out, except for a strange stockpile of toilet paper rolls. The Miners' Insurance company had owned the hospital, but agreed to sell it to the National Social Insurance Agency, with the Miner's Insurance company taking care of the renovations. The renovations went far beyond the estimated time, resulting in the hospital being open more than a year after the team hard arrived. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Work 3. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1940-1980, bMS 16076/6 (20) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-2015 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph before chr_1945-1949 geo_Poland hospital mission reconstruction USC https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/5cb2ecfa0362e49d45229c1ac810ce8b.png 8fa6e6c8bcb0d92249ab066b8209bb7f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poland Natural Resource Map, 1959 Subject The topic of the resource Poland Natural Resources, Reconstruction Description An account of the resource Silesia was known for its large coal deposits that easily mined. Coal was one of the few, and the main, Polish export in the years immediately following WWII. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fifteen Years of People’s Poland. (Warsaw: Polonia Publishing House, 1959). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-1959 Type The nature or genre of the resource Static Map chr_1959 coal geo_Poland hospital reconstruction https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/7a92b860f85e74f541fcd7ada0447923.png 54bb8da159df849ee522962cc09a1c2a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iron Curtain Subject The topic of the resource political relations post WWII Description An account of the resource This map illustrates the "Iron Curtain" that divides countries of NATO and the Warsaw Pact Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Curtain Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-1989 Type The nature or genre of the resource Static Map chr_1945-1989 Diagram geo_europe map as object politics https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/777e34cbaf0c5cbb0a2f05513bae2303.jpg 9fbb63e46cf496ad22b1f5a7d330ba40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Henry N. Cobb Visa Application to Poland Subject The topic of the resource Europe Traveling Tour Description An account of the resource In the summer of 1947, Henry N. Cobb, then a student at the Harvard GSD, joined a group that travelled throughout Europe to observe reconstruction efforts, particularly in Poland. In September, the group stayed at the hospital in Piekary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 1. Maria Sołtys, 1947 : barwy druin : Warszawa i Polska w odbudowie na zdjęciach Henry’ego N. Cobba = 1947 : the colors of ruin : the reconstruction of Warsaw and Poland in the photographs of Henry N. Cobb (Warszawa: Dom Spotkań z Historią, 2012). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Type The nature or genre of the resource Document chr_1947 geo_Poland student travel visa https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/eurasia/original/ff2b345aa005cce2cfd0a896bcfa673d.jpg d5dee459a8ead58319c026860133f3c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rev. Howard Brooks Subject The topic of the resource USC Leadership Description An account of the resource Rev. Howard Brooks was the USC associate director who communicated frequently with Dorothea Jones during the hospital project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alex Chen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ghanda DiFiglia, Roots and Visions : The First Fifty Years of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (Boston: UUSC, 1990, 1990). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph chr_1947 geo_USA medicine mission USC