Theofil kupka archive#

Theofil kupka archive#

A number of librarians and archivists, especially Halina Dudala at the archdiocesan archive in Katowice, offered assistance and unfailing hospitality. Wanda Maria Wanatowicz and Piotr Greiner at the University of Silesia helped to smooth my entry into local archives and provided useful historiographical orientation. During my time conducting research in Poland, I benefited from the advice and hospitality of a number of colleagues and friends. Last but certainly not least, a debt of gratitude is due to Page x →Geoff Eley and the anonymous reviewers for the University of Michigan Press, whose enthusiasm for my initial manuscript made it possible for this book to be published and whose perceptive feedback led to an improved and leaner final product.

Anderson, who offered insightful and conscientious feedback on various parts of the manuscript. Particular thanks go to Roger Chickering, probably the first scholar not attached to my dissertation committee who gave this project an encouraging vote of confidence, and to Margaret L. I benefited enormously from interactions with my colleagues at these institutions, both through formal seminars and workshops and in informal conversations. Since completing my doctoral dissertation, I have had the good fortune to be affiliated with a number of outstanding history departments-at the University of Notre Dame, Rice University, and Colgate University-as well as with interdisciplinary programs at Georgetown University's Center for German and European Studies and Cornell University's Institute for European Studies. Further crucial contributions to the intellectual foundations of this book came from other members of the faculty and from my fellow graduate students at the University of Chicago, especially the participants in the Modern European History Workshop. His seminar during my first year of graduate study has left a lasting mark on how I approach history. Alf Lüdtke, although not a formal member of the dissertation committee, was also among the intellectual godparents of this project. Kulczycki, the other members of my committee, provided invaluable input in this project's formative stages. While always ready to provide feedback and counsel, they also make a point of respecting their students' autonomy, allowing them to cultivate unique arguments and scholarly voices. I could not have asked for better advisors than Michael Geyer and John W. A first note of appreciation is due to the committee who supervised my doctoral dissertation, which served as the point of departure for this book. Acknowledgments Although much of the work that goes into a book is conducted in relative isolation, no project that has been this long in the making is possible without the generosity and support of many people.