Pozostałości księgozbiorów ziemiańskich w Wojewódzkiej i Miejskiej Bibliotece Publicznej w Bydgoszczy - przyczynek do badań nad proweniencją polskich starych druków

Abstrakt

The collection of old prints of the Regional and Municipal Public Library in Bydgoszcz contains 8,242 titles, including 1,572 Polish publications, which were studied in terms of provenance. It served for selection of copies that in the past were part of landed gentry book collections, donated later to the Main Public Library of Bydgoszcz. It appeared that in the process of collecting books of landed gentry provenance, there were three stages. The first one took place in the 1920s, when donations from scientific societies started coming to the former German, and thus Germanized institution with sparse book collection. In this way, the Bydgoszcz library received a significant number of duplicates from the Scientific Society of Płock, which was administering the Zieliński Library. The second one is related to World War II, during which manor houses of the gentry along with their libraries were destroyed or plundered. The saved parts of these collections were incorporated to the resources of the Bydgoszcz library even during the occupation or just after the end of warfare (1946-1953). It applies in particular to the local gentry, including the Kruszyński and Sczaniecki families in Nawra, the Kalksteins in Pluskowęsy, and the Ponińskis in Kościelec Kujawski. The last group comprises prints purchased at book auctions starting from the 1960s to this day. It is the most diverse collection, consisting of single copies, coming from various parts of our country (e.g. the Kleniewskis of Kluczkowice, the Celińsckis of Ceków).