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W. M. Drzewieniecki was born in Poland in 1914. Having attended cadet school, Drzewieniecki took part in the early battles of World War II as an officer of the Polish Army, then, in the Polish underground. When Poland was attacked by Soviet Russia, he made his escape through Romania, eventually fighting under Polish command alongside the Allies. 

When the war ended Drzewieniecki emigrated to the United States, earned his doctorate in history, and became a professor at Buffalo State College. Here he taught Central European History and founded the East European and Slavic studies program. He also founded the Fronczak Room which is an archive for local Polish American history. Professor Drzewieniecki was a leader of Polish Americans in Buffalo and beyond. Drzewieniecki established the Polish Cultural Foundation and set up the Fronczak Room fund. The exhibit in the lobbies of E. H. Butler Library is on through the end of May.