Richard March papers
Abstract
Manuscript materials pertain to the Croatian American community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois, mainly in the 1940s and 1950s, particularly to the activities of the local Croatian Fraternal Union (Hrvatska Bratska Zajednica) lodges. Print materials (Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian American periodicals and books) have been separated and included in the IHRCA Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian American print collections.
Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 261 - Milwaukee (1946-1960), audio tape containing a recording of an interview with Mato Brzovic by Richard March, a small number of miscellaneous items (correspondence, announcements, cards) and photographs.
Dates
- 1920-1960
Creator
- March, Richard (Person)
Language of Materials
Croatian, English
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Richard March served on the Wisconsin Arts Board as Folk and Community Arts Specialist focusing on immigrant and ethnic music in the Midwest region. He has also served as officer in the Milwaukee CFU Lodge.
Extent
5 linear inches
ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS
Series I - Meeting Minutes Books (CFU) Series II - Audio materials Series III - Miscellanea Series IV - Photographs
PROVENANCE
Collection acquired in August 2003 from Richard March of Madison, Wisconsin. It was processed by Daniel Necas in 2003. Inventory available.
- Brzovic, Mato
- Croatian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Croatian Fraternal Union
- Fraternal organizations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- March, Richard
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Inventory of the Richard March papers.
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Date
- 2017
- 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
