Jan Roy-Wojciechowski
(Person)
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- New Zealand's First Refugees: Pahiatua's Polish Children
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.jpg "At a dance in St Francis Hall, Hill Street, Wellington, early 1950s. — Back: (l-r) Stanisław Skwarko, Józef Zawada, Ryszard Sierpiński, Andrzej Szymanik — Front: (l-r) Jan Wojciechowski, Jan Kołodziński, Roman Kraj, Jan Niedźwiecki")
.jpg "Back: (l-r) Jan Wojciechowski, Krzysztof Jasiński (Staszczuk), Lech Lubas, — Front: (l-r) Zofia Pacanowska, Irena Banach, Henryka Aulich, Emilia Sondej, Ryszard Bialostocki")
.jpg "Enjoying retirement, Jan and Valerie Roy-Wojciechowski on board their yacht in Auckland Harbour")
.jpg "Jan Roy-Wojciechowski signs a copy of his biography A Strange Outcome – The Remarkable Survival Story of a Polish Child, published in 2004")
.jpg "Reunion Committee of the 60th Anniversity of the Arrival of Polish Children in New Zealand. — Standing (l-r) Stanisław Manterys, Józef Zawada, Tadeusz Reder, Halina Manterys, Michał Zagwojski, Mieczysław Lis, Jan Roy-Wojciechowski — Sitting (l-r) Janina Iwanica, Dioniza Choroś (Chairperson), Stefania Zawada, Stefania Sondej. (Absent: Father Bernard Bednarz, Emilia Jensen, Adam Manterys)")
.jpg "Sister Jadwiga celebrates 50 years as a Dominican Sister, surrounded by former Polish children refugees in the Polish House in Auckland. (Maiden names in italics) — (l-r) Jan Jarka, Stanisława Nowacka Piotrowska, Tadeusz Mazur, Jan Roy-Wojciechowski, Jadwiga Cooper Jarka (seated), Maria Jaśkiewicz Dac, Franciszek Kubiak, Maria Kolodzińska Nowotarska, Zofia Bieniowska Rombel, Sister Jadwiga, Janina Szczepańska Malczewska, Jadwiga Kolodzińska Nawrocka, Jan Pąk, Zofia Nowak Głogowska, Rozalia Zazu…")
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The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Jan Roy-Wojciechowski":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.