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Jadwiga Urbanowicz (Gluchowska)

Librarian

Born Mar. 17, 1915, Detroit (MI). U.S.; daughter Kazimierz and Jadwiga (Rybarczyk); married Witold Urbanowicz; child: Witold K.

Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), J. Pilsudski University, Warsaw (Poland), 1938; Master of Library Sciences (M.L.S.), Pratt Institute Library School, Brooklyn (NY).

Career: librarian, Acquisition Division, Library of Congress, Washington (DC), 1942-43; librarian, Children's Division, New York Public Library, 1945-58, Pratt Institute Library School, 1958-59, Radio Liberty, Radio Free Europe, 1959-82, New York City; Retired.

Honors: Cross of Merit, L. Walesa, President of Poland, 1991.

Served with: Polish Underground, 1939-41.

Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.

Language: English, Polish, Russian, French, German.

Hobbies: music, literature, ancient history.

Home: 7824 73rd Place, Glendale, NY 11385.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.

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