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<titleproper encodinganalog="Title">Inventory of the Polish Centrala of Minneapolis Records, 1931-1938.</titleproper>
<author encodinganalog="Contributor">Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, August 12, 1987</author>
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<date encodinganalog="Date">May 13, 2004</date>
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<addressline>Minneapolis, MN 55455</addressline>
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<head>Biographical/Historical Note</head>
<p>The Polish Centrala of Minneapolis, (Centrala Polonii w Minneapolis, previously the Polish National Department) coordinated efforts of Polish Americans to aid the cause of Poland during WWI. The Minneapolis, Minnesota, branch, founded before 1931, grew into an autonomous organization which represented the community's major organizations, initially Polish Americans, and, later, also the V.F.W. It sponsored patriotic celebrations, and local political activism such as resolutions supporting candidates for local office.</p>
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<p>Records (1931-1938) of the Polish Centrale of Minneapolis (previously the Polish National Department), consist of minutes.</p>
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<subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Polish Americans--Minnesota--Minneapolis--Societies, etc.</subject>
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