Legacy of Doctor Jan Piotr Dekowski in the Scientific Archive of the Polish Folkloric Society

Abstract

Jan Piotr Dekowski (1907–1988) was an ethnologist, folklorist, historian associated with Archaeological and Ethnological Museum in Łódź and many other institutions. During his curios and vivid life he conducted lots of interesting researches and wrote many articles and book related to material culture of Łódź voivodeship. After his death the collection of works was hand over to the Scientific Archive of Polish Ethnological Society in Wrocław. This article try to show the most important elements of Dekowski’s documents, which were worked out and made accessible for readers at the end of 2016. The description of significant parts of collection can be called as initial inventory, a helpful tool for all researchers, potential readers of collection, interested in such subjects as: folks attires, peasant nourishment or traditional customs.