1 folder

Beharka relates his experiences as a Slovak immigrant in Pennsylvania in the early part of this century.  In English.

JUNIOR SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL

Membership certificates, 1919-1924.

1 folder

This collection consists of three membership certificates for the Junior Slovak Catholic Sokol, Assembly 68.  The names on the certificates are Helen, Geneveva, and Rida Kulaviak.  The certificates are printed in Slovak and English.  No donor information is available for this collection.

PRESBYTERIAN BENEFICIAL UNION, LODGE 1 (MT. CARMEL, PENNSYLVANIA)

Records, 1901-ca. 1983.

0.5 ft.

The Presbyterian Beneficial Union is a fraternal benefit society open to Presbyterians and other Christians, which provides life insurance, endowments, and annuities.  Chartered in 1901, the organization was originally known as the Slovak Calvinistic Presbyterian Union, and was formed to gather and unify the Protestant Slovak residents of the United States, to instruct them in religious duties, to provide financial assistance to the sick, and to provide proper burials.  The organization is head-quartered in Philadelphia.

The records of Lodge1 include constitution and by-laws (1948-1976), brochures (1956, ca. 1983), account book (1956-1966), dues book (1956-1958), and monthly assessment reports (1933-1956).  For related photographs see Photo Group 243.  In English and Slovak.  Gift of Rev. George Virchik.

PRESBYTERIAN BENEFICIAL UNION, JUVENILE LODGE 2 (MT. CARMEL, PENNSYLVANIA)

Records, 1926-1956.

0.25 ft.

The Presbyterian Beneficial Union is a fraternal benefit society open to Presbyterians and other Christians, which provides life insurance, endowments, and annuities.  Chartered in 1901, the organization was originally known as the Slovak Calvinistic Presbyterian Union, and was formed to gather and unify the Protestant Slovak residents of the United States, to instruct them in religious duties, to provide financial assistance to the sick, and to provide proper burials.  The organization is head-quartered in Philadelphia.

The records of Juvenile Lodge 2 include dues book (1926-1956), bank statements (1935-1937, 1950), and monthly assessment reports (1936-1956).  In English and Slovak.  Gift of Rev. George Virchik.

SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS CHURCH

Audio recording, 1979.

1 cassette

This cassette is a tape of an Easter Mass in Slovak at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 1979.

It was donated to the Balch with a 1980 calendar from the church, which has been placed in SPC 192 Ethnic Calendars Collection, and a seventieth year anniversary publication, which has been put in the library.  Donated by the pastor, Rev. Joseph Pekar.

SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL

Records, 1979.

1 folder

Slovak Catholic Sokol is a social, recreational, and sports association open to people of Slovak or Slavic descent, organized in 1905 and head-quartered in Passaic, New Jersey.  Its primary purpose is to unite Catholic Slovak Americans in social and recreational activities.  The organization sponsors athletic events and provides scholarships and insurance benefits.  The archives holds one volume of financial records for an unidentified assembly (1950-1967).  This collection consists of a program for the 23^rd national convention.  In English and Slovak.  Gift of Stephen Andrejko.

SLOVAK HERITAGE SOCIETY OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Document, 1983.

1 folder

The purpose of the Slovak Heritage Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania is "to advance an awareness of the Slovak heritage and culture among all people by means of education and social interaction."  Any resident of Pennsylvania is eligible for elected membership.  The collection consists of the organization's by-laws.  In English.

SLOVAK NATIONAL ALLIANCE

Correspondence, 1917-1918.

3 folders

The letters to this New York City organization are from Slovak prisoners of war who were recruited into the Czechoslovak Legion.  Writing mostly from Russia, but also from France and Italy, the authors ask the SNA to help them find relatives in the United States by publishing their names in the organization's newspaper.  Some letters relate their experiences as prisoners.  In Slovak, Czech, Russian, and English.

SLOVAK WORKINGMEN'S BROTHERHOOD (HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA)

Records, 1925-1944.

1 volume

The volume contains minutes; also included are some financial records and lists of members.  In Slovak.  Gift of Citizen's Publishing Company.

UNITED LUTHERAN SOCIETY, ASSEMBLY 51

Records, 1899-1973.

3 folders

The United Lutheran Society was formed in 1962 when the Slovak Evangelical Union, Augsburg Confession of American, founded in 1893, and the Evangelical Slovak Women's Union, organized in 1906, merged.  This fraternal benefit society is now open to all persons of the Lutheran faith and provides life and health insurance.  It is head-quartered in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.  The collection includes a membership book, change of beneficiary forms, and by-laws.  For related photographs see Photo Group 239.  In Slovak and English.  Gift of Helen Partilla.

WYSOCKI, ANNA

Certificate, 1932.

1 item