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Polish Americans, P


Polish American Collections, A-G

Polish American Collections, H-O

Polish American Collections, R-Z
Pankiewicz, M. Emil (Mikolat Emil), 1909- .
Papers, 1917-1980.
 Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 71and Milwaukee Micro Collection 36
Papers of a Milwaukee journalist and real estate agent who was active in the Polish National Alliance and in the resettlement of World War II refugees. Included are correspondence, printed documents, programs, convention records, and microfilmed scrapbooks of newsclippings regarding Pankiewicz and his wife Emilia. Also contains microfilmed scrapbooks about Emilia's father, Jozef Kosciuk, a noted actor in Milwaukee Polish theater and film productions in the 1910s and 1920s, including a few playbills and descriptions of productions at the Pulaski Theatre (Teatr Pulaski), Nowosci Theatre, the Lincoln Theatre, and performances by the Polish Dramatic Club; and a poster used to advertise the film Halka (1925). Finding aid available in the Archives.
Panoramic Photo (Toronto, Canada).
Photograph of a Polish army camp, 1917.
Milwaukee Small Collection Oversize 1
World War I photograph of a military review at a camp at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada of American enlistees in the Polish Army, taken by Panoramic Photo.
Podkomorski, Gladys.
Papers, 1942-1944.
Milwaukee Small Collection 95
 Papers of a prominent member of the Milwaukee Polish community active in the Polish National Alliance, primarily concerning her work with World War II war bond drives, the Polish War Relief Committee, and Red Cross fund raising. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Pokora, Stasia, ca. 1895- .
Papers, 1960-1977.
Milwaukee Small Collection 142
Papers, in Polish, of a Milwaukee native active in preserving Polish culture and literature, including her prose and poetry writings, a biographical sketch, and copies of newsclippings and photographs of Pokora and her parents.
Poland's Millenium of Christianity records, 1966.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 64
Records of the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of Christianity in Poland, including an album of parade photographs, a booklet commemorating the statewide celebration, and a program from the Milwaukee banquet and mass. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polanki, The Polish Women's Cultural Club of Milwaukee (Wis.).
Records, 1946-1998.
 Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 74 and Milwaukee Micro Collection 39
Records of a club organized in 1953 to create interest in Polish culture and traditions, inspire American Poles with pride in their heritage, and sponsor the Polish exhibit and booth at the city's annual folk fair. It contains correspondence, administrative and financial records, and newspaper clippings (Milwaukee Micro Collection 39) which document annual Easter teas, event programs, Polonaise ball invitations, a speech (ca. 1986) highlighting the group's achievements, Chopin piano contests, scholarship and achievement awards, and St. John's Eve (Swietojanki) celebrations. Also well-documented is the work of two long-time Polanki leaders, Harriet Gostomski and Janet H. Branden. A citation by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors honoring Branden is included. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish American Bowling Association.
Records, 1927-1962.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 79
Records of a Milwaukee-based bowling association for Americans of Polish ancestry founded in 1927 by John A. Schultz and others. Included in the collection are articles of incorporation, a constitution and by-laws, correspondence, minutes, newsclippings, contracts and other legal documents, address lists, and photographs of the annual contests. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish American Congress. Wisconsin Division.
Records, 1948-1980.
Milwaukee Manucript Collection 72 and Milwaukee Tape 8
Records, including by-laws, and membership and administrative files; correspondence concerning local celebrations and commemorations of anniversaries in Polish and Polish American history, including Poland's Millenium of Christianity and Kopernik Quincentennial, opposition to the selection of Munich as Milwaukee's sister city in 1965, and protests against a 1977 Nazi rally in Milwaukee. Much of the collection is in Polish. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Army Veterans Association of America. Post 3 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1920-1974.
 Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 45 and Milwaukee Micro Collection 27
Records, including correspondence, minutes, speeches, and newsclippings, documenting efforts to secure aid for Polish veterans, especially through the Ignace J. Paderewski Fund. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Book Club of Milwaukee.
Records [microform], 1939-1944.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 21
Contains a microfilmed scrapbook of correspondence, minutes, membership lists, and newsclippings, and a microfilmed account book, compiled by Yolanda Majkowska and collated and edited by Szymon St. Deptula. The Club (Klub Ksiazki Polskiej) was organized to disseminate information of Poles and Poland, and to counteract anti-Polish propaganda in the local press. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Combatants Association (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Program, 1977.
Milwaukee Small Collection 148
Program, mostly in Polish, from the 25th anniversary of the Association (Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatanow), including copies of congratulation letters, a history, and a list of patrons.
Polish Falcons of America. Nest 725 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1916-1930, 1946-1994.
 Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 60 and Milwaukee Micro Collection 30
Records of a Milwaukee affiliate of the Polish Falcons of America (Sokolstwo Polskie w Ameryce), organized on the North Side in 1916 to encourage physical fitness and training, cultural activities, and other youth and civic programs. Included are two volumes of microfilmed minutes in Polish (1916-1926), of both the men's organization and the women's auxiliary; anniversary programs and histories; several district convention and bowling programs; and newsclippings. Also contains a minute book of Nest 755, the girls junior nest allied with Nest 725. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Falcons of America. Nest 755 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Minute book [microform], 1919-1926.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 31
Minute book of a chapter (Sokolstwo Polskie w Ameryce) for young girls of an organization that encouraged physical training and cultural betterment; during the early years of the group, members competed in local and regional military drill rallies. In 1927 Nest 755 merged with Nest 725. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Falcons of America. Nest 786 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1931-1979.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 59
Records of a Milwaukee affiliate of the Polish Falcons of America (Sokolstwo Polskie w Ameryce), organized in 1910 to encourage physical training, gymnastics, and military training. The collection includes a volume of dues records, listing names of members (1932-1947); a cash book (1932-1967); a volume of receipts and disbursements (1931-1953); and miscellany regarding Nest 786. Also present are copies of minutes of District II of the Falcons and of national conventions. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Legion of American Veterans. Kobus-Molenda Post No. 49 (South Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1965-1979.
 Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 54 and Milwaukee Tape 9
Records of a South Milwaukee chapter of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, formed by Americans of Polish ancestry in 1941. Includes fragmentary correspondence and financial records, minutes, membership rosters, notes of post officers, programs, newsclippings, and papers regarding the 1967 PLAV state convention, hosted by Post 49. Also includes publicity materials, music scores, a program, and a tape recording from polka masses sponsored by Post 49 since 1976. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Legion of American Veterans. Richard Jakubiak Post No. 67 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1968-1977.
Milwaukee Small Collection 101
Minutes, attendance records, and rosters of officers of a post organized in honor of a soldier killed in action in the Pacific theater. The organization promotes legislation of benefits to veterans and supports patriotic and civic activities. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Fine Arts Club (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1921-1949, 1978.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 63
Records of a Milwaukee group founded to disseminate Polish culture by performing and sponsoring plays, concerts, and operas. Included in the collection are minutes of meetings (1930-1933); correspondence; fragmentary financial records; membership records; programs, and some script materials, newsclippings, and photographs from performances (some from the Polish Opera Club). Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Legion of American Veterans. Post 172 (St. Francis, Wis.).
Records, 1973 and 1980.
Milwaukee Small Collection 138
Fragmentary records consisting of a printed constitution and by-laws, 1973, and a copy of the post newsletter, May 1980.
Polish Legion of American Veterans. Wisconsin State Dept.
Records, 1947-1979.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 53
Records of the Wisconsin unit of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, with headquarters in Milwaukee, consisting of administrative records, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, news releases, rosters of officers and members, reports of the state and post commanders, and other papers. Also included are minutes and memoranda of the national PLAV organization, with rosters and reports of the eight individual posts located in Wisconsin. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Legion of American Veterans. Wisconsin State Dept. Ladies' Auxiliary.
Records, 1937-1979.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 55
Records of the ladies' auxiliary of the Wisconsin unit of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, the largest organization of American veterans of Polish ancestry in the United States. The collection includes records of both the Wisconsin State Department and individual posts throughout the state, consisting of correspondence and memoranda; financial records; minutes of meetings; rosters and monthly reports of local posts and of the State Department; and correspondence and other records concerning veterans hospital aid and volunteer projects. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Medical and Dental Association of America.
Program, 1940.
Milwaukee Small Collection 132
Program from the joint national convention in Milwaukee of the Polish Medical and Dental Association of America, the Polish-American National Bar Association, and the National Federation of Polish Art Clubs; containing historical sketches, brief articles about Milwaukee and local Polish professionals and artists, and photographs.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America.
Records, 1918-1978.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 82
Printed materials, mostly in Polish, produced by the national organization and some local chapters, including a constitution, minutes, songbooks, a history, jubilee albums and programs, and other miscellaneous items. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Council 8.
Records, 1920-1980.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 42
Records of one of two Milwaukee councils of a fraternal and mutual benefit society for Americans of Polish ancestry. Council 8 was formed in 1905, composed of seven individual PNA lodges in the southern part of Milwaukee County. Records include two volumes of minutes of meetings (1921-1937); one volume of receipts and disbursements (1932-1972); a volume recording contributions to the Home Building Fund from the early 1920s; and a volume of receipts and disbursements of the Council's Alliance Home, purchased in 1942 for use as a meeting hall. Other records consist of miscellaneous Council receipts and programs, and files of the Alliance Home. Other items include correspondence, financial records, and minutes of the board of directors meetings (1952-1978). Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Council 115 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1915-1977.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 52
Records, mostly in Polish, of a fraternal and mutual benefit society for Americans of Polish ancestry. Council 115 was formed in 1905, to represent six individual PNA lodges in the northern part of Milwaukee County. The collection documents the council's various civic, patriotic, and educational events, such as Polish classes, a choir, and recruiting and fund drive efforts during World War II. Records include minutes, jubilee albums, and financial and insurance records of the council. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. District 14.
Records, 1957-1979.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 65
Records of the regional district of a fraternal and mutual benefit society for Americans of Polish ancestry, which includes Wisconsin, and of the district's women's division. All of the Milwaukee councils are affiliated with District 14. Included in the collection are programs from conventions, bowling tournaments, and the annual debutante ball; minutes, papers, and mandates from district, state, and local conventions and meetings; and correspondence and papers of the women's division. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Lodge 14 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1937-1974.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 57
Minute books (1937-1974) of the oldest Milwaukee lodge of the PNA, a fraternal and mutual benefit organization for Polish Americans. Also included is a folder with a few sheets of minutes, correspondence, and financial records; and a minute book (1943-1966) of Lodge 3009, the General Joseph Haller Society, which merged with Lodge 14 sometime after 1967. Most of the records are in Polish. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Lodge 54 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1932-1981.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 46
Records of the Rev. Augustine Kordecki Society, a Polish American fraternal and mutual benefit association. Most records pertain to its sales of insurance and payment of death and sick benefits. Included are insurance premium records, records of loans granted and repaid, monthly insurance records to the PNA national secretary, lodge financial records, and fragmentary correspondence. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Lodge 365 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1928-1979.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 44
Records of Lodge 365, the Dr. Karol Marcinkowski Society. The majority of the records are financial documents, such as insurance records and premium record books, a loan book, receipts and premium receipts book, and a cash book. Also included are computer lists of members and premiums paid, new members and policy holders, and two manuals for lodge financial secretaries. Other records in the collection consist of a short history of the lodge, two registration books, and some correspondence concerning finances. Some materials are in Polish. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Lodge 1476 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1912-1975.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 17
Minutes of meetings, dues books, jubilee albums, and financial and insurance records of the lodge. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Lodge 1510 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1912-1959.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 75
Records of a Milwaukee lodge formed in 1912, the Sons of Polish Pioneers, which for many years was open only to native born sons of Polish pioneers. Included are a minute book, registration books, cash books, administrative and committee records, insurance records, general financial documents, newsclippings, eulogies, obituaries, and funeral records of deceased members. The papers were collected by former lodge president Roman B.J. Kwasniewski, who was responsible for writing and delivering many of the eulogies. Most of the items are in Polish and date from the late 1920s to the late 1940s. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Lodge 2138 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1921-1976.
Milwaukee Small Collection 100
Scattered records, mostly in Polish, of a Milwaukee mutual benefit and fraternal society founded in 1920 as the Polish Republic Society, including minutes of meetings (1928-1943) and anniversary programs.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Lodge 2159 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1921-1993.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 43
Records of the Milwaukee Society, a local lodge of a national mutual benefit and fraternal society for Polish Americans. Includes three cash books, a volume of membership registrations, a book recording members' insurance fees, an attendance book, programs for the lodge's annual Pulaski Day banquets, and fragmentary correspondence and financial records. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Lodge 2201 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1934, 1942-1975.
Milwaukee Small Collection 96
Records of the Milwaukee Ladies Society, an all-female lodge of a national mutual benefit and fraternal organzation, comprised of businesswomen and wives of professionals and businessmen. Included in the collection are a copy of the articles of incorporation (1934), a minute book, written in Polish (1942-1953) and English (1953-1968), and a case book (1968-1975).

Lodge 2201 was founded in 1934 by Anna Jaschowicz in protest against the exclusion of women from the all-male Lodge 2159 (Milwaukee Society). Many of the members of 2201 were wives of the members of 2159.Finding aid avaliable in Archives.

Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.
Records, 1911-1980.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 62
Records of the state, circuit, and local societies of the Union (Zjednoczenie Polskie Rzymsko Katolickie w Ameryce), the oldest and largest Polish Catholic fraternal organization in the United States. State records include anniversary and convention programs; there are also anniversary programs for Circuit No. 6. Also contains cash books, minute books, and reports on finances, insurance, and membership, for the four local societies: St. Anne Group No. 781; St. Clara Group No. 1218; St. Dorothy Group No. 526; and St. Florentine Group No. 591. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Sea League (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1939-1941.
Milwaukee Small Collection 112
Partial records of the Wilsa and Sobieski chapters of the League (Liga Morska w Ameryce), consisting of address lists of Milwaukee-area Polish groups; correspondence and form letters (1939-1941); minutes of meetings (1940); and programs, newsclippings, and miscellany (1940-1941). The materials document the World War II relief efforts and assistance given to Polish war refugees by the group. Included are a few personal items of Leona Szczerbiak.
Polish Women's Alliance of America.
Records, 1916-1963.
Milwaukee Small Collection 135
Printed constitutions, minutes of national conventions (1916-1918), and financial reports (1918, 1924) of the Alliance and several jubilee albums of local Group No. 63 (Towarzystwa Polska Powstajaca); Group No. 72 (Towarzystwo Krolowej Jadwigi); and Group No. 78 (Queen Kinga's Society); and Council No. 1. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Polish Women's Alliance of America. Group No. 103 (Mutual Help Society).
Records, 1930-1971.
Milwaukee Small Collection 102
Partial records of the Society (also known as the St. Juliana Society), a fraternal organization of women of Polish ancestry; including minutes, newsclippings, membership records, and printed items.

Polish Women's Alliance of America. Group 115 (Dabrowka Society).
Records, 1911-1920.
Milwaukee Small Collection 134
Printed constitutions and by-laws, dance programs, and decorated stationary pertaining to the Dabrowka Society, founded by Wanda Kwasniewski in 1911. Kwasniewski's personal papers are found in the papers of her son, Roman B.J. Kwasniewski.
Polish-American Citizens Club (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1934-1946.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 56
Records of a club (Klub Polsko-Amerykanskich Obywateli) formed in 1917 to promote good citizenship, to support selected political candidates, and to contribute to political, church, and community causes; including minutes (1934-1946), a jubilee album, a 1946 photo album of club officers, and newsclippings. Finding aid available in the Archives.

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Pulaski Monument information, 1931.
Milwaukee Small Collection 147
Commemorative booklet and newsclipping on the unveiling of the Pulaski Monument, designed by architect Francis S. Gurda; including a biography of General Casimir Pulaski, a hero of the American Revolution, written by Casimir Gonski; and a history of the monument.