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Preferred Citation:
Pulaski Citizens Club. Young Men's Division Minute Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase.
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally described in June 2010 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.
Historical Note:
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Scope and Contents
Minute book for the Young Men's Division of the Pulaski Citizens Club (location unknown), an organization for Polish Americans. The club organized social events like dances and bingo and there is mentioning the intention to set up athletic and educational events as well.
Also included are a letter, two photographs and a greeting card.
For a more detailed description and excerpts, provided by the seller, see folder link below.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Greeting cards
- Letters (correspondence)
- Minute books
- Photographs
- Polish Americans--Societies, etc.--History
- Young men--Conduct of life
- Young men--Societies and clubs
Container List
- Mixed Materials Small Collections Box 32 folder: 1 id71066
Minute Book and loose items1936-1939Scope and Contents
The following description and excerpts have been provided by the seller: "The journal has 300 numbered pages and about 80 of those have handwritten entries. "March 17, 1936: At this meeting a group of individuals namely Stanley Pencikowski, Julius Bonk, Alfred Alex, Felix Ratajczak, Stanley Solowski, Anton Slowik, Ted Pankiewicz, Stephen Golembrecki, Stephen Witck, Walter Kizyzanawski and Louis Plesniak gathered at the Pulaski Hall in order to carry out the plan of the Pulaski Citizen's Club relative to organizing a young men's division of the club…….." It goes on to talk about nominating the chairman for the club and other officers. There are entries about all the dances, forming numerous different sports teams, raffles, debates, bingo, etc. "April 14th, 1936: ……In order to further the activities of the organization we are to have intramural sports and teams for educational purposes, dancing and perhaps organized an orchestra."