Polish Room scrapbooks

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Title

Polish Room scrapbooks

Description

A collection of scrapbooks created by the Polish Committee from the 1940s through the present day. Materials included in the scrapbooks include photographs, correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera on the Polish Room at E.S. Farley Library and Polish-American contributions in the Wyoming Valley.

Creator

Polish Committee

Date

1940s through present day.

Collection Items

A list of Polish books in the Polish Room scrapbook
A scrapbook of photographs, programs, correspondence, and other materials that document the Polish Room books and members.

Arrasy Wawelskie Miniatury
This book series, Arrasy Wawelskie Miniatury, features woven reproductions of the Jagiellonian Tapestries, a distinguished collection that the Jagiellonian kings commissioned in the 16th century. Artisans produced the original tapestries between 1526…

Album Legjonow Polskich, 1914-1916
The Central Committee of National Defense compiled and published this, Album Legjonow Polskich, in 1918, featuring an introduction by Czesław Łukaszkiewicz. Based in Chicago, the Committee promoted Polish independence and supported the city's growing…

Polish Armed Forces Through The Ages, Polskie Siły Zbrojne W Ciągu Wieków 1944
Published in 1944, "Polish Armed Forces Through the Ages" features a foreword by General Marian Kukiel, alongside contributions from Władysław Dziewanowski and Antoni Minkiewicz. The volume showcases art from active and former members of the Polish…

Red Photo album scrapbook on Polish contributions and activities in America
A scrapbook filled with publications, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other materials that highlight Polish figures research in America.

Polish Room activities scrapbook, 1950-1996
A scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs, music programs, correspondence, and other ephemera related to the Polish Committee's activities at Wilkes College from the 1950s through 1996.

Collection of Polish Stamps Scrapbook, appraised ca 1980
A scrapbook containing a collection of Polish stamps, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stajka of Sheatown, Pennsylvania to the Wilkes College Polish Room Committee. Received by Julie Znaniecki and appraised by Irwin Weinberg through effort of Anne…

Exhibit Boards featuring the Polish Committee through the years (to 1990s)
Exhibit Boards of different Polish Room exhibitions through the years from the 1950s through the 1990s.

Folk Festival Polish Room scrapbook, 1975-1996
Scrapbook of pamphlets, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and other ephemera on the Annual Luzerne County Folk Festivals from 1975 to 1996, created by Polish Committee's Julie Znaniecki.

Photo album of the 55th Annual Kosciusko Foundation Ball, January 8, 2005
Photo album of the 55th Annual Kosciusko Foundation Ball held on January 8, 2005, located at the Woodlands Inn and Resort, in Wilkes-Barre PA.

Contributions of the Poles scrapbook pt.2
Manilla folder of written names, short descriptions of various Polish figures
filled with various newspaper clippings speaking of and celebrating Polish heritage. A newspaper article detailing a letter "Ignorance or Prejudice" sent to the…

Contributions of the Poles scrapbook, pt.1
Manilla folders of written names, short descriptions of various Polish figures
filled with various newspaper clippings speaking of and celebrating Polish heritage. A newspaper article detailing a letter "Ignorance or Prejudice" sent to the…

Kosciuszko Foundation Balls scrapbook, 1935-1950s
A scrapbook filled with photographs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, magazines, and other materials documenting the history of the Kosciuszko Foundation dances, pageants, and social programs within the Wyoming Valley.

Kosciuszko Ball Scholarship Winners scrapbook, 1950s-2013
A scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and other materials documenting the origins of the Kosciuszko Foundation and ties within the Wyoming Valley.

Polish Room and Special Collections Rooms origins scrapbook
A scrapbook on the origins of the Polish Room and other Special Collection rooms at E.S. Farley Library.
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