Archives of Maryland Polonia
Scope and Contents
This collection contains newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, photographs, books, and other artifacts documenting the Polish community and its history in Baltimore and Maryland. Some subjects include immigration and customs, various industries, labor and trade, education, housing, genealogy, government, and other issues and events related to the Polish community in Baltimore and Maryland. Materials were donated by community members.
Dates
- Creation: 1875-2001
Language of Materials
Materials are primarily in English. Some materials may be in Polish.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Accessibility Statement
Users who encounter barriers accessing this finding aid or any digitized content may contact Special Collections and Archives to request accessibility enhancements or an alternative format.
Conditions Governing Use
To the extent that they own copyright, the donor has assigned the copyright of this collection to the University Foundation. However, copyright for some items in this collection are held by their respective creators.
Historical Note
The Archives of Maryland Polonia was founded in 1982 to preserve, document and make available to researchers the history of Polish immigrants and people of Polish heritage in the State of Maryland. In an effort to document every aspect of the Polish experience in Maryland, the public is encouraged to donate items related to the history and genealogy of the Polish presence in Maryland.
Extent
40.21 Linear Feet (43 containers)
Abstract
This collection contains clippings, brochures, correspondence, photographs, books, and other artifacts documenting the Polish community and its history in Baltimore and Maryland.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 37 series.
- Accidents
- Agriculture and Seafood Industry, 1927-2008
- Art and Artists, 1982-2000
- Athletics and Sports
- Banking
- Business
- Charity and Poverty, 1883-1937
- Clubs, Fraternal and Other Organizations, 1889-2002
- Communications
- Criminal Justice
- Customs
- Education
- Immigration
- Ethnic Groups
- Firefighters and Fires
- Genealogy and Nobility, 1979-2009
- Government
- Health Care
- History and Archaelogy, 1886-2000
- Housing and Real Estate
- Labor and Trade
- Maritime
- Military, 1916-1999
- Neighborhoods and Communities
- Performing Arts
- Photographs, 1897-2005
- Poland
- Polonians
- Politics and Politicans, 1889-2004
- Press, Publications and Writers
- Professionals
- Religion, 1904-2004
- Senior Citizens
- Transportation
- Women, 1949-1992
- Youth
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
Custodial History
The collection was donated to the University of Baltimore by Thomas L. Hollowak on March 15, 1999. Multiple accessions of selected items from individuals have occured since 1999, including the addition on 2 digital photographs from Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bronzert on April 22, 2017.
Accessing Digital Copies
Digital versions of items in this collection may be available online. Browse records in Collection Organization or use the Digital Materials tab to locate items with associated digital content. Records with digital objects may be identified by a digital object icon.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Thomas L. Hollowak between 1999 and 2017.
Subject
- Archives of Maryland Polonia (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Archives of Maryland Polonia
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives staff. Revised by Aiden Faust (2011). Revised by Laura Bell (April 2020).
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Baltimore Studies Archives Repository