Działalność cenzury w Wadowicach w okresie komunistycznym od pierwszej połowy lat 50. XX w. do 1990 r.
Censorship activity in Wadowice during the communist period (1946-1990) from the early 1950s to 1990.

Summary/Abstract: Preventive censorship was officially introduced in Poland by a decree on July 5, 1946. The central authority overseeing this was the Główny Urząd Kontroli Prasy, Publikacji i Widowisk (the Main Office for Control of the Press, Publications, and Performances) based in Warsaw. The regional and county offices were subordinate to this authority. In Wadowice, censorship operated within the county structures, initially under the county administration and later under the Prezydium Powiatowej Rady Narodowej (Urzędzie Powiatowym) (the Presidium of the County National Council - County Office) until the abolition of the county in 1975. The county censor was a trusted member of the Communist Party, typically the head or another official of the Wydziału Spraw Wewnętrznych (the Internal Affairs Department). Their responsibilities included supervising all printing facilities and granting permissions for the publication of various materials, stage performances, and other public appearances in the Wadowice county. After the dissolution of the counties, the censorship office for Wadowice was relocated to Bielsko-Biała. Censorship in Poland was ultimately abolished by the law of April 11, 1990.

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