Arthur Cambridge papers
Abstract
Photograph of the participants in the 7th convention of the National Slovak Society, held on May 21-26, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois. Included are portraits of the founding and leading members of the Society (established in 1890) such as P.V. Rovnianek, A.S. Ambrose, A. Mamatey, M. Feriencik, I. Podkrivacky and others.
Dates
- 1899
Language of Materials
Slovak
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
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HISTORICAL SKETCH
The National Slovak Society was founded in February of 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a fraternal benevolent association intended to provide a common platform for the numerous small and locally based Slovak fraternal societies scattered in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and elsewhere, and to bridge the religious differences among the Slovak American communities at the time.
Extent
1 Item
PROVENANCE
Collection donated to the IHRC by Arthur Cambridge of Bushkill, Pennsylvania in December 2003.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
National Slovak Society Records
- Fraternal organizations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National Slovak Society of the United States of America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slovak Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
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