Papers, 1912-1975.

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Papers, 1912-1975.

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Papers (1912-1970) of Jan Świerczyński (1892- ), a member of Chicago Polonia active in the Polish Falcons of America, consist of a manuscript (1975) on Polish folk music and musicians in Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; ephemera from the Organizational Committee of the Free Poland Society of Pittsburgh, numerous Polish American organizations in Chicago and the midwest, and of the Polish Hungarian World Federation (Chicago), Polish Veterans in Exile Association, Związek Polaków w Mendozie (Mendoza, Argentina), Union of Polish Invalids in Great Britain (war invalids); correspondence, including correspondence with Arthur C. Waldo of Polish Falcons of America and W. Anders, Polish National Fund (London); photographs, a program of Lithuanian Opera in Chicago, a certificate of bestowal of gold cross of Service, Polish Republic (London), and newspaper clippings.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Polish National Fund (London)

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Związek Polaków w Mendozi (Mendoza, Argentina)

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Polish Falcons of America.

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A fraternal and cultural organization, the Polish Falcons of America (previously the Alliance of Polish Turners of the United States of America, and the Polish Falcons Alliance of America) was founded in 1887 in Chicago, Illinois. Its headquarters were subsequently moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the organization is to promote physical, mental, and cultural welfare among its members; it also maintains a mortuary fund. The official publication of the Falcons is the Sokól Polski...

Polish-Hungarian World Federation (Chicago, Ill.)

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Świerczyński, Jan, b. 1892.

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A long-time resident of Chicago, Ill., Jan Świerczyński (1892- ) was a member of the Polish Falcons of America (Pittsburgh, Penn.), the American Committee for Resettlement of Polish displaced persons, and the Polish Veterans in Exile Association, Circle #5 (Chicago, Ill.). He was also a contributor to many Polish causes and organizations in the midwest and abroad. From the description of Papers, 1912-1975. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62482783 ...

Polish Veterans in Exile Association. Circle #15 (Chicago, Ill.)

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Free Poland Society of Pittsburgh. Organizatonal Committee.

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Waldo, Arthur C.

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Lithuanian Opera (Chicago, Ill.)

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Union of Polish Invalids in Great Britain.

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Anders, W.

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