The collection includes a variety of documents which reflect the activities of Emil and Emilia Pankiewicz and Jozef Kosciuk. A folder concerning cultural activities consists of pamphlets, brochures, correspondence, clippings, and other materials collected by both Jozef Kosciuk and Emil Pankiewicz. Among the items post-dating World War II are programs from performances by and for the benefit of Polish refugees in the Milwaukee area. Concerning the Republican Party are correspondence and clippings which reflect Pankiewicz's work to secure support for the G.O.P. in the Polish community. The records of the Polish American Congress and the Polish National Alliance illustrate Pankiewicz's participation in national conventions of both organizations. Within the folder of materials concerning the Order of Polonia Restituta are an invitation to the awards banquet, October 3, 1970, snapshots, clippings, and a copy of Prof. Alfred J. Sokolnicki's address to the gathering. There is also a folder of correspondence and news clippings pertaining to the resettlement of refugees and displaced persons following World War II, for which Pankiewicz was honored in 1970. In 1970-1971, Pankiewicz was involved with the work of the White House Conference on Aging, which he attended; copies of newspaper articles written by and about Pankiewicz are included.
Personal documents in the collection consist of news clippings, copies of certificates, business cards, and autobiographical sketches of Emil and Emilia Pankiewicz, with a few items concerning their children, Adele Ann and Andrew.
Also included with the collection are three volumes of scrapbooks on microfilm. Volume 1, 1917-circa 1930, was compiled by Jozef Kosciuk, and consists of news clippings, theater brochures and programs, and typewritten and printed “kuplety.” The kuplety, or song cards, were sold before and after performances, and during intermission at Kosciuk's theaters. Other articles in Kosciuk's scrapbook concern himself and his acting roles, other actors, the theater in general, and current events in Poland and Russia. There are also a few playbills and descriptions of productions at the Pulaski Theatre (Teatr Pulaski), Nowosci Theatre, and Lincoln Theatre, and performances by the Polish Dramatic Club. Volumes 2 and 3, 1948, were both probably compiled by Emil Pankiewicz, and consist of news clippings relating to World War II Polish refugees and post-war Polonian activities, mostly in Milwaukee. Some of the articles were written by Pankiewicz; in others he is mentioned. In addition, there is a large poster used to advertise the film Halka (1925).
