Title: Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej w Ameryce. Post No. 94: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1942-1977

Creator:

• Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej w Ameryce. Post No. 94 (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 51

Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

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UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of one of two Milwaukee chapters of the Polish Army Veterans Association of America (Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej w Ameryce), consisting of minutes of meetings, all in Polish, 1945-1966, and jubilee albums of the Post and its Ladies Auxiliary. The organization is composed of veterans of the Polish army from World Wars I and II, and Americans of Polish descent who served with the American armed forces during World War II.

Language: English, Polish

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Post No. 94 of the Polish Army Veterans Association of America (Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej w Ameryce) is one of two Milwaukee chapters of this organization composed of volunteers who served in the Polish army in France during World War I, and of Poles and Americans of Polish descent who fought in World War II. Among the founders of Post No. 94 in March 1927 were Joseph Tyczkowski and Michael Kopaczewski; other members had been volunteers of the Polish Blue Army and of the armies led by Generals Haller and Pilsudski during World War I. Like its other Milwaukee counterpart, Post No. 3, Post No. 94 and its members have provided assistance for veterans, invalids, and Polish refugees; during World War II members contributed to the Polish Relief Committee, the Red Cross, and other groups. The post was especially active in aiding the Paderewski Invalid Fund. Following World War II, Post No. 94 helped Polish veterans who were unable to return to Poland. Most recently the group has worked to preserve Polish traditions and customs.

In addition to its own home on West Grant Street, purchased in 1941 for use as a meeting place and to provide shelter for homeless veterans, the Post also maintained the Polish Veterans' Park. In 1931 a Ladies Auxiliary (No. 45) was organized. The Post celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1977.

The records of Post No. 94 are incomplete and consist of minutes of meetings (all in Polish) with membership and attendance records, 1945-1950 and 1957-1966, and several jubilee albums. Jubilee albums of the Post date from 1942, 1973, and 1977, and list Post members (often with photographs) and the history of the Post. Two jubilee albums of Ladies Auxiliary No. 45, from 1950 and 1961, also contain names and photos of members.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Leon Zietara, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1980. Accession Number: M81-49

Processing Information

Processed by Menzi Behrnd-Klodt, September 1981.

Box   1 Folder   1	Articles of Dissolution, 1971
Box   1 Folder   1	Building Code Violation Notice, 1978
Box   1 Folder   1	Insurance Papers, 1978
Box   1 Folder   1	Jubilee Albums, 1942, 1973, 1977
Box   1 Folder   2	Jubilee Albums, Ladies Auxiliary No. 45, 1950, 1961
	Minutes
Box   1 Folder   3	Minute Book, 1945-1948
Box   1 Folder   4	Minute Book, 1948-1950
Box   1 Folder   5	Minutes, 1957-1966