Z kolekcji domowych do zbiorów publicznych – księgozbiory pisarzy w Muzeum Literackim Książnicy Pomorskiej w Szczecinie

The authoress describes the course of relocation of book collections gathered by writers to public library archives using the example of four such collections that made their way to the Pomeranian Library in Szczecin, whose previous owners were: Stefan Flukowski, Zbigniew Herbert, Ludmiła Marjańska and Andrzej Kuśniewicz. The intent of the writers or their heirs was finding a proper place for each particular collection in order to ensure its preservation and further use. The librarians responsible for establishing public collections hoped that the books would be accompanied by manuscripts, personal mail or other keepsakes; or, should that not be the case − that they would bear dedications, autographs, handwritten notes or other signs of the writers’ use. The author analyses the contents of these four donations with regard to the aspects mentioned above.