Consisting of audio taped interviews with Walter J. Ciszek, SJ, this collection documents the American-born Jesuit's life, ca. 1938-1963. Discussed are: his mission work in Poland and Russia, 1938-1941; arrest by Soviet secret police in 1941; imprisonment in Moscow and Siberia; and eventual release and return to the United States in 1963. The interviews are contained on 9 tapes. The tapes give no indication, either on their face or by their content, of their recording date. However, an accompanying packing label states that they were recorded: 'Upon [Father Ciszek's] return from Russia.' There is similarly no indication of the identity of Ciszek's interviewer.

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  • #8 QQ Detail: Abakan and Trip Home 

    Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984; DigitaGeorgetown; Manuscripts Collection, Georgetown University Library, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
  • #7 QQ Detail: Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk, Abakan 

    Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984; DigitaGeorgetown; Manuscripts Collection, Georgetown University Library, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
  • #9 QQ Detail: Return Home 

    Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984; DigitaGeorgetown; Manuscripts Collection, Georgetown University Library, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
  • #3 QQ Detail: Early Work and Apprehension 

    Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984; DigitaGeorgetown; Manuscripts Collection, Georgetown University Library, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
  • #4 QQ Detail: Lubianka, Interrogations, Etc. 

    Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984; DigitaGeorgetown; Manuscripts Collection, Georgetown University Library, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.

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