The Vilnius City Halls Main Publication "Biblioteczka Wileńska Series" (1929-1938)

The Vilnius City Hall’s leading publication, “Biblioteczka Wileńska” Series, was published during 1929–1938. The initiative to publish it came from the Cultural and Educational Commission of the Vilnius City Council. The publishing house aimed to encourage scholars to undertake research on various aspects of the history of the city of Vilnius and to spread such knowledge in wider circles of society. Nine books were published in this series between 1929 and 1938. Except for the professor of the Stefan Batory University, literary historian Stanisław Pigoń, and the head of the State Archives in Warsaw, Major Bolesław Waligóra, the authors were young researchers and graduates of the Faculty of Humanities of the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius: Maria Łowmiańska, Sara Rabinowiczówna, Janina Rodkiewiczówna, Stefan Rosiak, Irena Zaleska-Stankiewiczowa, Bogumił Zwolski, Leonid Żytkowicz. Their work significantly contributed to the knowledge of Vilnius’ history and the general academic achievements of Vilnius historians in the interwar period.