Title: Milwaukee Polish Millennium Committee Records
Inclusive Dates: 1962-1991

Creator:

• Milwaukee Polish Millennium Committee

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 45

Quantity: .8 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records, largely consisting of correspondence, of a Polish American group which promoted the celebration of Poland's Millennium of Christianity (966-1966). Some of the primary events that were documented in the collection are the convocation of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert, and the establishment of Poland's Millennium Achievement Awards Program. The Millennium celebration was also used as a forum for protesting the political conditions facing the people of Poland. Many of the items in the collection denounce the activities of the communist government in Poland. Mrs. Leonne Wozinski, acting chairman of the committee, compiled the records.

The later records are primarily newspaper clippings about the Poland's Millennium Achievement Awards Program, which was discontinued in 1989. Many of the records in the collection are in Polish.

Language: English, Polish

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Records of the Milwaukee Polish Millennium Committee, a group of Polish-Americans formed to promote the celebration of the millennium of Christianity in Poland (966-1966). The group also used the Millennium celebration to increase public awareness of the political problems facing the people of Poland, under communist rule. Mrs. Leonne Wozinski, acting chairman to the committee, compiled the records.

Includes correspondence, photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, and a commemorative stamp collection. Many of the items in this collection are written in Polish.

Most of the collection consists of correspondence between committee members, and the various groups that were involved in the celebration of this event. The correspondence details the evolution of specific programs, such as the development of the commemorative stamp, the concert given by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the convocation of Cardinal Wyszynski, and Poland's Millennium Achievement Awards Program. The awards program, created in 1966, was administered by the Poland's Millennium Achievement Awards Committee. The program awarded scholarships for an essay competition that was open to college juniors and sophomores of Polish decent who resided in Wisconsin. The program was discontinued in 1989.

Most of the photographs in the collection are of Bishop Ladislaus Rubin, or Congressman Clement J. Zablocki. Bishop Rubin accepted an honorary degree from Marquette University for Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski. Cardinal Wyszynski was not allowed to leave Poland to attend his convocation. Some of the other individuals in the photographs can be recognized because they are identified in brochures, or newspaper clippings. Few of the photographs are dated.

The collection includes some memorabilia, such as a commemorative plaque and a stamp collection.

The files are organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• Poland's Millennium of Christianity Records. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 64.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Florence Wozny, niece of Mrs. Wozinski, donated the collection to the Archives on 6 January 1992 (accession 1992-033).

Processing Information

Vincent Totka processed most of the collection at the Archives in February through March 1992. Mark A. Vargas completed the processing in April 1993. Leslie Heinrichs reprocessed the collection in November 1999.

Box   1 Folder   1	Achievement Awards Committee, Correspondence, 1989
Box   1 Folder   2	Achievement Awards Committee, Essays, 1987
Box   1 Folder   3	Achievement Awards Committee, Procedural Documents, undated
Box   1 Folder   4	Anniversary of Invasion of Poland Resolution, 1964
Box   1 Folder   5	Background Materials, 1962-1966, undated
Box   1 Folder   6	Brochures and Articles on Poland's Millenium, 1960-1966
Box   1 Folder   7	Committee Membership Lists, undated
Box   1 Folder   8	Committee Reports, undated
Box   1 Folder   9	Convocation for Cardinal Wyszynski, 1964-1966
Box   1 Folder   10	Concert Program, 1966
Box   1 Folder   11	Correspondence, 1960-1964
Box   1 Folder   12	Correspondence, 1965
Box   1 Folder   13	Correspondence, 1966
Box   1 Folder   14	Correspondence, 1967-1969
Box   1 Folder   15	Correspondence, 1970
Box   1 Folder   16	Correspondence, 1989
Box   2 Folder   1	Correspondence and Writings in Polish, 1967-1969, undated
Box   2 Folder   2	Millennium, Written in Polish, 1962
Box   2 Folder   3	Newspaper Clippings, 1962-1991, undated
Box   2 Folder   4	Photographs, 1966
Box   2 Folder   5	"The Polish People of Wisconsin", undated
Box   2 Folder   6	Press Releases, 1966, undated
Box   2 Folder   7	Programs, 1966
Box   2 Folder   8	Resolutions, 1964-1965
Box   2 Folder   9	Souvenir Plaque, 1966
Box   2 Folder   10	Stamp and Souvenir Cards Commemorating the Polish Millenium, 1966, 1996, undated