Edward C. and Loda Różański papers, 1940-1991.

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Edward C. and Loda Różański papers, 1940-1991.

Papers (1940-1991) of Dr. Edward C. and Loda (Procanin) Różański include correspondence, minutes, press releases, newspaper clippings, and organizational publications relating to his activities as a leader in the Polish American community. Organizations represented in the collection include the Polish American Congress, the Polish National Alliance of U.S. of N.A., the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, the Polish Western Association of America, the Orchard Lake Schools, the Legion of Young Polish Women, the Chicago Society, Alliance College, the American Museum of Immigration, the Polish Army Veterans of America. Included are minutes of the Protkol Trzeciego Zjadzu Polskieg Rady Międzynarodowey (Minutes of the 3rd Convention of the Polish International Council, the Mikolaj Kopernik Obervancde Committee (Nicholas Copernicus), personal correspondence, Radio Free Europe, the United States Bicentennial and Polish Falcons of America, and information on displaced persons.

43 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7864255

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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