National Slovak Society of the United States of America (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) records
Abstract
Records (1895-1976) of the National Slovak Society include correspondence, financial and legal records, minutes, and insurance claim records. Correspondence includes that of officers with local lodges, and of the Young Folks' Circle with headquarters. Convention records (1937-1974) consist of reports, minutes, correspondence, delegates' lists, campaign literature, revised copies of by-laws, and the Society's constitutions. Also included are records of the Supreme Assembly and Executive Committee (1934-1959), official referendum ballots from individual assemblies concerning district dues, the office of Supreme Treasurer (1963), and the Office of President (1954), pledge documents of elected officers (1913, 1916), and a scrapbook of the Young Folk's Circle (1916-1917), and lists of 810 local assemblies and circles. The collections includes a financial ledger from the Monangah, West Virginia local.
Dates
- 1895-1976
Creator
Language of Materials
Slovak and English
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Legal records in Boxes 151-153 restricted. Please note also that Boxes 15-146 and 184-342 (Insurance records) are located in an off-site storage facility. At least a two-week notice is needed to ensure retrieval of these materials, and only a limited number of boxes may be retrieved at a time. Please contact the IHRC Archives well in advance of your intended visit. (ihrca@umn.edu)
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
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HISTORICAL SKETCH
A fraternal organization, the National Slovak Society was founded in 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pa. It is the oldest Slovak society in the United States, and has over 450 lodges. Its first officers were Peter V. Rovnianek, Rev. Louis Novomesky, and Anton S. Ambrose. In 1913, at the Society's 11th Convention, a resolution was adopted providing for the Young Folk's Circle. The Society publishes its official organ, the bi-weekly newspaper National News (Narodne Noviny) and the annual, Narodny Kalendar.
Extent
191 linear feet (191 linear feet and 200 microfilm reels)
200 microfilm rolls
PROVENANCE
Collection acquired from the National Slovak Society of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1971-1978. It was inventoried by Maurycy Czerwonka in April 1979.
- Friendly societies -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendly societies -- West Virginia -- Monongah. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Insurance, Fraternal Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slovak Americans -- Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slovak Americans -- West Virginia -- Monongah -- Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Inventory of the National Slovak Society of the United States of America (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) records.
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Immigration History Research Center Archives Collecting Area
