Alliance of Poles of America Records 1895-1971

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Alliance of Poles of America Records 1895-1971

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The Alliance of Poles of America is a fraternal insurance organization which broke away from the Polish National Alliance in 1895, over the issue of membership for non-Roman Catholic Poles. Originally a Cleveland, Ohio, organization, it now includes groups throughout Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and has opened its membership to men and women with other than Polish or Catholic backgrounds. In 1917 it changed its name from the Alliance of Poles in Ohio to the Alliance of Poles of America. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, publications, lists, and drafts of articles. A major topic of the correspondence is the Polish Armed Forces in Canada during World War II. A major correspondent is Konstanty Zielecki.

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Alliance of Poles of America (Cleveland, Ohio : 1895-2005)

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The Alliance of Poles of America was a regional cultural and fraternal insurance organization established in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 22, 1895. Originally named the Alliance of Poles in Ohio, the organization was founded by 68 members of Group 143 of the Polish National Alliance (PNA) who were dissatisfied with that body's decision to admit non-Roman Catholic Poles to membership. Thomas Zolnowski was elected chair of the new organization, Teofil Golembiewski vice-chair, Thomas Rutkowski sec...