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Slovenian Workers’ Benefit Federation (Slovenska Delavska Podporna Zveza) records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: IHRC2422

Abstract

Records (1908-1918) of the Slovenska Delavska Podporna Zveza (Slavic Workers' Benefit Federation (Conemaugh, Pennsylvania) consist of minutes of meetings of the organizational leadership.

Dates

  • 1908-1918

Creator

Language of Materials

Slovenian

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Slovenska Delavska Podporna Zveza was organized in 1908 in Conemaugh, Pennsylvania. It was a fraternal insurance organization created to meet the needs of Slavic workers in the coal fields, and iron and steel industries in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.The organization attempted to serve political as well as economic needs of its members. It cooperated with other Slavic organizations, especially Jugoslovanska Socialisticna Zveza and Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota; it merged with the latter in 1918.

Extent

3 linear inches

Author
IHRC Archives
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

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