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Polish White Eagle Association (Minneapolis, Minnesota) records

 Collection
Identifier: IHRC3004

Abstract

Collection consists of constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, newsletters, convention booklets, correspondence, and financial records. Included are also death claim records and non-claim insurance files.

Dates

  • Creation: 1926-2000

Creator

Language of Materials

English, Polish

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room. Access to death claim and membership records restricted, special conditions apply. Please contact IHRCA staff for more information.

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.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Polish White Eagle Association was formed in 1906 by a group of Polish Americans in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was incorporated in 1926 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1941, the organization purchased a building in Northeast Minneapolis (1300 NE Second Street) which remained its headquarters until the early 2000s. The Association provided its members with life insurance and also home mortgage loans. In 2001, the Polish White Eagle Association (later known as the Eagle Fraternal Life Association) merged with the Degree of Honor Protective Association.

Extent

42 Linear Feet

PROVENANCE

Collection acquired from Frank Filipczak of the Polish White Eagle Association in 2002. The Death Claim records and Non-claim Insurance Files were processed by John Rys of the Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota in 2004.

Title
Inventory of the Polish Union of America, Inc. Chapter No. 2 (Saint Paul, Minnesota) 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

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