Started in 1957 and continued until 1966 by Ewa Gierat KULIG, (initially called
ZIEMIANSKA) was conceived as a substitute to conversation with friends, and was a unique
scrap-book consisting of letters, clippings, manuscripts, and photos that were circulating among a
group of Polish immigrants that settled in the United States and in Canada after World War II.
Sometimes letters received by KULIG's regular contributors from their friends and relatives were
included. The letters came from Poland, England, France, Brazil, Italy. Among the
correspondents were well known writers, editors, scholars, etc. In their exchanges contributors to
KULIG discussed various topics. Polish emigre politics, "Polishness", Polish scouting, literature,
religion, philosophy, and immigration were among those that appeared most often. In addition to
exchange of personal news they commented on current events, controversial issues of the time,
and discussed articles and books.
The majority of the materials included are in Polish, many letters and clippings are in English,
and some in French. At least half of the correspondence is handwritten. All scrapbooks are in a
very fragile state - adhesive tape used to attach letters and clippings dried out and most of
materials got loose.  

Over the years some original correspondents dropped out and new ones were introduced to the
circle. Some of them contributed more or less regularly to Kulig, like Danuta Mostwin, Felicja
Ozarowska, Helena Fedorowicz, Zofia Wankowicz, Zofia Kaczorowska, and Danuta
Podkomorska. Others wrote letters ocassionally or were just passive readers.

Several important groups of letters could be distinguished. One is Ewa Gierat's correspondence
with her father Zygmunt Karpinski. Many of his letters include several sentences added by
Ciotka Grzmotka [Wanda Hulewicz], the sister with whom  he shared an apartment in Warsaw.
Zygmunt Karpinski's letters were often addressed to both his daughters, Ewa Gierat and Wanda
Mycielska in Brasil. 
Another group is a series of letters Ewa Gierat exchanged with various Benedictine nuns from
the Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut. Correspondence with Regina Laudis
affiliate [?] Eleanor Flexner could also be included in this group. 
          Yet another significant group of letters is Ewa Gierat's correspondence with a
          progressive catholic milieu in Cracow connected with publishing house Znak and
          weekly Tygodnik Powszechny. This circle included Anna Morawska, Jacek
          Wozniakowski, Andrzej Bardecki, Marek Skwarnicki, Krzysztof Kozlowski,
          Tadeusz Zychiewicz, and Jerzy Turowicz. 
          Ewa Gierat wrote a number of articles and essays for the above mentioned
          Tygodnik Powszechny as well as for several Polish emigre periodicals. She often
          sent letters to the editors with comments about published articles or their
          publishing practices. Thus letters to and from people like Jerzy Giedroyc, Zofia
          Hertz, Stanislaw Grocholski, Wojciech Dluzewski, Florian Smieja, and
          Mieczyslaw Grydzewski can be find in Kuligs.
          Both Ewa Gierat and Danuta Mostwin frequently used friends from Kulig circle
          as first readers and critics of their manuscripts.    
          In almost all Kuligs appeared letters, both private and official, concernig Polish
          scout organization in exile, girl scouts in particular. Irena Lukomska, Jadwiga
          Chrusciel, Janina Dagys, Irena Kubik, Zdzislaw Peszkowski in the USA, and
          Helena Grazynska, Elzbieta Andrzejowska, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Jan Prokop in
          England were among those involved in exchange of opinions on this subject.
          Occasionally Ewa Gierat inserted letters, articles, announcements and texts of
          speeches pertaining to the Polish veterans' organization SPK, of which Stanislaw
          Gierat was a founder and long-term president.     
          Since Ewa Gierat considered Kulig to be a sort of her personal diary she also
          included clippings, memos and letters related to her work at McGraw Hill Co.
          
          Regular correspondents:
          
          Ewa Gierat
          Helena Boguniewicz
          Zofia Borkowska
          Jadwiga Chrusciel?
          Marta Erdman
          Helena Fedorowicz
          Danuta Gayny
          Roman Grodzki
          Wanda Grycko
          Zofia Hobgarska
          Zofia Kaczorowska
          Wanda Kownacka
          Irena Kubik
          Hanna Kwiatkowska
          Irena Lukomska
          Witold Malewicz
          Danuta Mostwin
          Teresa Nitoslawska*
          Janina ("Emilcia") Odrzywolska
          Felicja Ozarowska
          Danuta Podkomorska
          Hanna Radziejowska
          Irena Sowinska
          Lita Strojny
          Danuta Swiderska
          Zofia Wankowicz