Jan Tokarzewski-Karaszewicz (1885-1954) completed gymnasium at Zhytomyr, and then obtained a doctorate in philosophy and economics at Fribourg University in Switzerland in 1909. In 1918-1921 he served as an adviser to the Ukrainian National Republic missions in Vienna and as consul general in Istanbul. In 1922-1924 Tokarzewski-Karaszewicz became a director of the Ministry of External Affairs for the UNR government-in-exile in Poland. From 1924 he headed the International Heraldic Institute in Paris, and from 1936 he worked in the Vatican Archives in Rome. In 1948-1954 he was a leading member of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations in London. His writings included numerous articles on Ukrainian history, literature, and heraldry, as well as the unpublished monograph Istoriia ukrainskoi dyplomatii. The collection as a whole provides insights into the immediate post-World War I period in Ukraine, especially with regard to the Ukrainian National Republic under the command of Symon Petliura and subsequently the government-in-exile. The bulk of the papers is comprised of correspondence to Tokarzewski-Karaszewicz from political and civic leaders, artists, journalists, scholars, and writers. The papers also include personal documents, manuscripts, published articles, and photographs.
Scope: 1895, 1906-1955
Size: 5 linear ft., 14 boxes
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