The records in the collection were among those located in the Alliance Home of PNA Council 8 following its sale late in 1980. In part, this is the reason for the fragmentary nature of many of the files. Lists of members of Lodge 2159 are found in a volume recording attendance at monthly meetings (February 1953-March 1970), and a volume of membership registrations (1944-circa 1955), which also notes age, birthplace, date of joining, occupation, date of death or resignation from the Lodge, the amount of insurance owned, and beneficiary. A policy book also lists members' names with the amounts of insurance policies and premiums. Three cash books record Lodge receipts and disbursements. Other records in the collection consist of a file of scattered correspondence and form letters including the Milwaukee Society's statement on the Atlantic Charter and United Nations, 1944; year-end financial reports, 1950-1958; annual audit reports, 1958-1961; and two monthly summary reports to the PNA national treasurer, including members' names, phone numbers, and date of joining. The Lodge held an annual Pulaski Day banquet to honor outstanding members of the community, and there is a file of banquet programs in the collection. The earliest portion of the collection was donated by Ted Sobanski, who was chosen financial secretary of the Milwaukee Society in 1963, and elected president of Council 8 in 1980.
Additions processed in 1998 contain materials about the history of the Milwaukee Society including an analysis of the membership compiled by Timothy L. Sharko in 1979; notes for a 1933 meeting which discuss plans for the World's Fair in Chicago; several issues of the Lodge's Bulletin and News publications; additional Pulaski Day programs; and a booklet commemorating the Lodge's Silver Jubilee anniversary in 1946. There is also a program for the 70th anniversary celebration (1993) of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, Woodrow Wilson Post #11 (Milwaukee), a 1993 brochure, in Polish, produced by local government promoting business with Poland and stressing Milwaukee's Polish character, and a 1997 membership roster.
