A fraternal and cultural organization, the Polish National Alliance of U.S. of N.A. was founded in 1880. The Alliance sponsors dance groups and bands, sports programs, a Debutante Ball, Christmas programs, a library, and archives. It also owns and operates Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania and offers scholarships and loans to college students.The Alliance has ca. 317,000 members with 1350 local branches. It isheadquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Records (1914-1955) of the Polish National Alliance of U.S. of N.A., Lodge No. 1530 (Minneapolis, Minnesota) consist of minutes of regular, annual, and special meetings, membership lists, financial reports, and lists of officers. In Polish and English.
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Related collections at the IHRC are Records of the following Polish National Alliance of U.S. of N.A. organizations: PNA of the United States of North America, Chicago, Ill.; Lodge 1042, Minneapolis, Minn.; Lodge 22, Minneapolis, Minn.; Home, Minneapolis, Minn.; Council 12, Minneapolis, Minn.; Council 20, Minneapolis, Minn.; Council 23, Chicago, Ill.
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