Naukowe związki łódzkich historyków wychowania z Krakowem

Abstract

For decades, historians of education from the University of Łódź have been related to the scientific circles of Cracow in various ways. Some of them studied and obtained scientific degrees at the Jagiellonian University; others would take their semester practical training under the supervision of Cracow scientists. Yet the most prominent kind of contacts is that connected with search for and collection of source materials in Cracow archives, to be used in doctoral dissertations, habilitation works, and other publications. The majority of these materials were dissertations and articles which were directly or indirectly concerned with the educational past of Galicia. The educational historians of Łódź were also present at the professional jubilees and doctoral degrees renewals of the Cracow scientists, and participated in scientific conferences and sessions. Occasionally, they also entered in scientific cooperation with the pedagogues and educational historians of the Jagiellonian University and the Pedagogical University (previously Pedagogical Academy) on less formal grounds. The longer and shorter visits of scientists from Łódź in Cracow have always been an inspiration to undertake research efforts and were scientifically formative, due to the special atmosphere of the city and, most of all, owing to the kindness and openness of the ”Galicians” towards the guests from ”the Kingdom”. Such has been the destiny of the educational historians from Łódź that their consecutive heads and ”Masters” had in their biographies points of connection with Cracow and its scientists; this must be the reason why they so willingly gave advice, and directed their students and employees on the scientific route to this city.