Polish Underground Collection

The Polish Underground Collection is a massive and unique archive of materials from the Polish opposition during the Soviet era. Hundreds of periodicals and books that were illicitly printed from 1968 to 1989 illuminate the scope of underground activity among Polish dissidents, including those active with Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent labor union in the Soviet Bloc.

The cataloging and digitization of this collection was made possible by the support of Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.