POLISH SMALL COLLECTIONS


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POLISH SMALL COLLECTIONS

DE GUROWSKI, ADAM G.

Correspondence, ca. 1865

1 item

This letter from a Polish political émigré to Senator Benjamin Wade of Ohio compares voting habits of freed Polish peasants to those of emancipated slaves in the United States. In English.

KALINOWSKI, JOSEPH

Report, ca. 1976

1 folder

This collection consists of material amassed by Mr. Joseph Kalinowski in regard to jokes about Polish people on nationally-broadcast television shows. Kalinowski monitored television shows between 1973 and 1975 and targeted shows featuring especially offensive material. He then wrote series of letters protesting the materials to both the networks airing these shows and to the companies whose advertisements appeared during these shows. Kalinowski also corresponded with several Polish-American organizations and in particular the Anti-Defamation Commission of the Polish-American Congress, attempting to enlist the help of the Congress in promoting boycotts of sponsor companies to whom Kalinowski who failed to respond satisfactorily to the letter-protests. The shows targeted included the Tonight Show, the Carol Burnett Show, and All in the Family.

The bulk of the collection consists of photocopies of Kowalski's letters to networks, to advertisers, and to Thaddeus L. Kowalski, National Chairman, Anti Defamation Commission of the Polish-American Congress. Also present are photocopies of several relevant newspaper clippings.

The collection was separated from the Henry Dende papers. The material was mailed to Dende as editor of the Polish-American Journal, apparently in several batches.

POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS, LOWER ANTHRACITE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Records, 1945-1953

1 folder, 2 volumes.

The Polish American Congress is a political, cultural, and social organization open to people of Polish descent. Founded in 1944, its major purpose is to promote the polish image and culture in the United States, to support independence for the people of Poland, and to sponsor social and cultural activities. The Lower Anthracite District of Pennsylvania was founded in 1945 and includes Schuykill, Carbon, and North Cumberland counties. The collection includes minutes (1945-1953), income and expense books (1945-1950), receipts, correspondence, and lists of dues received (1947-1953). In English and Polish. Gift of Eleonore Kolasheski.

POLISH AMERICAN POLITICAL CLUB, LANSFORD, PA

Records, 1935.

1 item

The organization provided financial and other support for political interests. The club also helped Poles obtain United States citizenship. The collection contains a constitution. In Polish. Gift of Walter Bydlon.

POLISH FALCON SOCIETY, BRANCH 13, LANSFORD, PA

Records, 1919-1982.

2 folders

This society was a local organization not connected to the Polish Falcons of America. It provided financial aid to disabled and sick members. The collection contains the constitution (1919), an income and expense book (1931-1982), and a newspaper advertisement (1982). In Polish and English. Gift of Walter Bydlon.

POLISH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND, INC.

Records, 1974-1975

1 folder

These papers of the Polish Heritage Association of Maryland, Inc. include the 1974 Association Bylaws, two newsletters from the Association, and photocopies of the organization seal, and a flyer for a 1975 conference on Slavic Americans in Maryland. Also included are a newspaper advertisement and a letter from a Mr. Stanislaw E. Bask-Mostwin to Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer, both of which express concern over the legitimacy of the Polish communist government's right to speak for all Poles. This collection was acquired in 1980.

POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, COUNCIL 36

Records, 1971

1 folder

The alliance is a national fraternal benefit organization for men, women, and children of Polish, Lithuanian, Ruthenian, or Slovak descent or affiliation. Founded in 1880, the society promotes and seeks to restore and preserve Polish independence. It also conducts fraternal, educational, charitable and life insurance programs. The society is head-quartered in Chicago.

The records of Council 36 consist of a dance program (1971), and a Fathers' Day Greeting (n.d.). In English. Gift of Charlotte L. Nowicki.

POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, COUNCIL 90 (SHAMOKIN, PA)

Records, 1953-1963

2 folders

POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, GROUP 484 (PLYMOUTH, PA)

Records, 1923-1954

2 volumes

POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, GROUP 547 (PLYMOUTH, PA)

Records, 1936-1983

1 volume

POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, GROUP 660 (EAST PLYMOUTH, PA)

Records, 1932-1951

1 volume, 1 folder

POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, WOMEN'S DISTRICT 7 (WILKES-BARRE, PA)

Records, 1960-1982

1 folder

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, EAST PLYMOUTH, PA

Records, 1912-1941

1 volume

The collection consists of minutes. In Polish. Gift of John Burnat.

ST. MARY'S POLISH NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH (DURYEA, PA)

Records, 1930-1984

1 folder

St. Mary's Parish of Duryea, Pennsylvania was organized by Prime Bishop Francis Hodur in 1898. Its charter was approved in 1899. The collection contains correspondence, flyers, pamphlets, clippings and miscellaneous materials. For related photographs see Photo Group 238. In English. Gift of Rev. Czeslaw Kuliczkowski.