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Summary Information
Kopernik 500th Anniversary Committee of Wisconsin Records 1971-1978
- Kopernik 500th Anniversary Committee of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Mss 20
1.8 c.f. (3 archives boxes and 1 flat box)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records of a committee formed by Cudahy optometrist Dr. Edward J. Tomasik to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of astronomer and scientist Mikolaj Kopernik (Nicolaus Copernicus) in 1473. The Milwaukee-based organization sponsored several activities during 1973; among them were a banquet, an exhibit of Copernicus artifacts at the Milwaukee Public Museum, and publication of a monograph. Included in the collection are correspondence and financial and other records of the committee; papers regarding arrangements for the banquet and exhibit, such as correspondence, minutes of meetings, programs, speeches, and photographs; and printed reference material and clippings. English
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