Leopold Staff

Scope and Content

Consists of letters and proofs relating to the translated work of Leopold Staff.

Administrative / Biographical History

Leopold Staff (14 November 1878 – 31 May 1957) was a Polish poet; one of the greatest artists of European modernism twice granted the Degree of Doctor honoris causa by universities in Warsaw and in Kraków. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by Polish PEN Club.