| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Cleveland Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Society | | | | Dates: | 1931-1978 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Society was founded in 1923 and composed of American businessmen and professionals of Polish descent in the Cleveland, Ohio, area who promoted citizenship and fostered the language, traditions and culture of Poland. The group was a spin-off organization of the Polish National Alliance. In addition to sponsoring an annual debutante ball, the membership raised money for Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of a constitution, membership roster, minutes, correspondence, programs, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. The collection is relevant to the study of an elite ethnic social club that tried to assimilate some of the characteristics of upper class American society while simultaneously retaining their cultural identity. | | | | Call #: | MS 4392 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Society -- Archives. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Polish Library Home Records
| | | | Creator: | Polish Library Home | | | | Dates: | 1891-1969 | | | | Abstract: | The Polish Library Home was located on Kenilworth Avenue in the Cleveland, Ohio, Tremont neighborhood. It housed a large collection of Polish literature and served as a meeting place for Polish groups, including several lodges of the Polish National Alliance, a fraternal insurance organization which sought to preserve Polish culture and worked for the re-establishment of a free Poland. The home closed in 1984. The collection consists of minute books, dues books, and an account book of the home. Also included are minute books, ledger books, dues books, and insurance rolls of the Polish National Alliance, Groups 171, 229, 861 and 2584. | | | | Call #: | MS 4133 | | | | Extent: | 3.60 linear feet (9 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Polish Library Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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