University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Adamkiewicz, Sylvia, 1901- .

Family papers, 1898-1979.

Milwaukee Small Collection 94

.2 cubic ft. (1 folder)

ABSTRACT: The collection consists of six folders, one each containing the papers of Joseph J. (and Sylvia) Adamkiewicz, the four children of Joseph and Sylvia, Ladislaus L. Adamkiewicz, Bernard J. Adamkiewicz, Theodore T. Marlewski, and the Kolpacki Family. The majority of the papers are newsclippings recording special events in the lives of the Adamkiewicz family, such as appointments to medical staffs, engagement and wedding announcements, and the rescue of Ladislaus following the sinking of his ship during World War I. There are also school report cards and graduation announcements in the folders of Joseph and Ladislaus, photographs of Ladislaus and of the Marlewski pharmacy, obituaries, and fragmentary correspondence, primarily regarding Ladislaus's naval orders.

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).

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Sylvia Marlewski was born 7 March 1901 to Sylvester and Anastasia (Malinowski) Marlewski. Her maternal grandmother was Pauline Kolpacki Malinowski. When Sylvia was six years old, her father died; her mother later married his brother, Theodore T. Marlewski. Both Sylvester and Theodore Marlewski operated a pharmacy in Milwaukee, which is now part of the exhibit on 19th century medicine located at the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

Sylvia Marlewski graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1921, and subsequently taught home economics in Milwaukee grade schools and at West Allis High School. In 1925 she married Joseph J. Adamkiewicz, a physician and surgeon who was also on the faculty of the Marquette University School of Medicine. Dr. Adamkiewicz (1898-1977) was a graduate of South Division High School (1915) and of Marquette University and its medical school. Prior to his graduation from medical school, he began teaching there, a position he held for more than 40 years. He also maintained a private practice in the same building that housed the Marlewski pharmacy at 1401 W. Lincoln. The Adamkiewiczes had four children, Gloria, Donna, Joseph, Jr., and Marcia.

Like his brother, Ladislaus L. (sometimes the Polish spelling of Wladyslaw is used), Adamkiewicz (1893-1971) graduated from South Division High School, Marquette University, its School of Medicine. Ladislaus was a pathologist, and served as a physician in the U.S. Navy during World War I and for many years thereafter. He ultimately joined the staff of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.

Other Adamkiewicz family members include parents, Francis and Victoria, who came from Poznania (Prussian Poland), and their other children, Bernard J. (d. 1957), an attorney; Theodora Pawlicki, a school teacher; Felix (or Felician, d. 1969), and Cornelia Marlewski (who married Dr. Cyril Marlewski, a brother of Sylvia Marlewski Adamkiewicz).

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Adamkiewicz, Sylvia, 1901- . Family papers, 1898-1979. Milwaukee Small Collection 94. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

ACQUISITION: Presented by Sylvia Adamkiewicz of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1981 (accession number M81-89).

PROCESSING: Processed by Menzi Behrnd-Klodt in June 1981.

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

Adamkiewicz, Bernard J.
Adamkiewicz, Joseph J.
Adamkiewicz, Ladislaus L.
Jacob Jones (Ship)
Kolpacki family.
Marlewski, Theodore T., 1883-1965.
Milwaukee (Wis.)--History--Sources.
Pharmacists--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
Polish Americans--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--History.
World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations.