ihrcpoles Inventory of the Alliance of Poles in America Records, 1907-1932. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, August 08, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries December 30, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 30, 2003 English Alliance of Poles in America (Cleveland, Ohio). Alliance of Poles in America Records, 1907-1932 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 1 microfilm reel. POL In English and Polish. Biographical/Historical Note

The Alliance of Poles in America (Cleveland, Ohio), a regional cultural and fraternal insurance organization, was founded in 1895 as the Alliance of Poles in State of Ohio. Its name was changed ca. 1917. The Alliance has 17,000 members and 83 branches in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. It provides life insurance to members, cooperates with other Polish American organizatoins in cultural activities, sponsors clubs for Polish youth, maintains a library, and provides a scholarship fund.

Scope and Content

Records (1903-1932) of the Alliance of Poles in America include minutes of meetings of the Central Body of the Alliance (1917-1930) and its predecessor, the Alliance of Poles in State of Ohio (1907-1917), lists of officers, minutes of conventions (1907-1932), and texts and revisions of constitutions.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Alliance of Poles in State of Ohio Polish Americans--Ohio--Cleveland--Societies, etc.Polish Americans--Pennsylvania--Societies, etc.Polish Americans--Michigan--Societies, etc.