Finding aid for the Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 1938 Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 1938
Title: Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 1938 Records
Dates: 1906-1964
Extent: 1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
Abstract: Group 1938 was one of a number of Cleveland, Ohio, chapters of the Polish National Alliance, a national fraternal insurance society founded in 1879, with its first Cleveland chapter established in 1886. The collection consists of minutes, ledgers, financial records, constitution booklets, correspondence, membership applications and statements, and grades from the lodge's Polish school.
MS Number MS 3961
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English and Polish

Scope and Content

The Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 1938 Records, 1906-1964, consist of minutes, ledgers, financial records, constitution booklets, correspondence, membership applications and statements, and grades from the lodge's Polish school.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Polish immigrant community in Cleveland, Ohio, in the twentieth century, and fraternal/social organizations.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 3931 Proceedings of the Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, 47th Convention; MS 4133 Polish Library Home Records; and MS 4138 Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 229 Records; and MS 5308 Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America Records.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Group 1938 (Cleveland, Ohio)

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3961 Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 1938 Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 1938 Records 1906-1964

Box Folder
1 1-2 Minutes, Tow. Gwiazda Wolnej Polski 1916-1936
1 3 Ledger, Tow. Gwiazda Wolnej Polski 1928
1 4-5 Minutes, Tow. Gwiazda Wolnej Polski 1936-1959
Box Folder
2 1 Ledge membership ledger 1940-1953
2 2 Constitution booklets 1906-1951
2 3 Correspondence regarding insurance policies dates vary
2 4 Polish National Alliance funds dates vary
2 5 Financial assessments 1929-1932
2 6 Financial summaries 1943-1960
2 7 Treasurer's report 1964
2 8 Membership statements 1924-1932
2 9 Membership statements 1925-1932
2 10 Membership statements 1928-1929
2 11 Membership statements 1929-1931
2 12 Membership statements 1929-1932
Box Folder
3 1 Membership applications, membership benefit certificates, group activity tickets for picnics, and other miscellaneous material dates vary
3 2 Polish school grades dates vary