University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Zietara, Leon, 1917- .

Papers, 1936-1937, 1946-1980.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 29

.6 cubic ft. (1 archives box, and 1 small archives boxes)



ABSTRACT: Papers, mostly in Polish, of a Polish native who served in the Polish underground army (Armia Krajowa) prior to immigrating to Milwaukee in 1948. About half of the collection consists of letters to Leon and Irene Zietara from family and friends in Poland, England, France, and Canada; his notebooks from classes taken at a Scotland refugee camp following World War II; identification, military, and travel papers; and other items. Also contains a few news clippings (1963-1980) on Polish affairs.


ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection. (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).


SCOPE AND CONTENT: About half of the collection consists of letters, most in Polish, addressed to Leon and Irene Zietara from Leon's brothers and sisters and from friends. Among Leon's family members are: Friend include the Eugene M. Jasinski family in Hamilton, Ontario, and Genowefa Orlowski of Birmingham, England, formerly a Polish refugee living in the Middle East, with whom Irene Zietara began a correspondence in 1942. Most of the letters concern family and personal matters.

Noteworthy attachments to the letters are: The remainder of the collection consists of Zietara's class notebooks and lessons from the period following World War II when he studied forestry, woodworking, and English in Scotland. The notebooks are in both English and Polish. Among the personal documents are Zietara's military identification and travel papers, some issued by the Polish Government in Exile, used both in England and for his departure to the United States. Several photographs of Zietara are attached to his identification cards and passes. There are also a few grade reports and other papers from Zietara's schooling in Poland prior to World War II.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:
Zietara, Leon, 1917- . Papers, 1936-1937, 1946-1980. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 29. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.


ACQUISITION: Presented by Leon Zietara of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1980-1981 (accession numbers M81-49, and M81-116).

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:


MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 29 BOX FOLDER
Correspondence, American Embassy in London, 1947-1948 2 7
Correspondence, Friends and Relatives, 1949-1981 1 1
Correspondence, Janski, Eugene M., 1971, 1976-1979 1 2
Correspondence, Orlowski, Genowefa, 1975, 1977-1980 1 3
Correspondence, Satke, Lucja, 1955-1963, 1965-1980 1 4
Correspondence, Wolosewicz, Piotr, Joanna Wolosewicz Zdonowicz, and Jon Zdonowicz, 1974-1980 1 12
Correspondence, Zgoda, Elzbieta (Satke), Daughter of Lucja Satke, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1977 1 5
Correspondence, Zietara, Eugeniusz, 1951, 1953 1 7
Correspondence, Zietara, Jozef and Jan Zietara, Son of Jozef, 1955-1980 1 8-9
Correspondence, Zietara, Leon's Father, 1976, 1979 1 6
Correspondence, Zietara, Stanislaw, 1954-1980 1 10-11
Education Documents, 1936-1937, 1948 2 5
English Notebook, undated 1 13
Forestry Manuals, 1947, undated 2 2
Forestry Notebooks, 1947-1948, undated 1 14-15
Immigration and Naturalization Documents, 1946-1949 2 3
Military Documents, 1946-1948 2 6
Travel Papers, 1946, 1948 2 4
Zoology and Botany Notebooks, 1947, undated 2 1

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