Michal Nedza fonds [textual record, graphic material]
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Michal Nedza fonds [textual record, graphic material]
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Record information Michal Nedza fonds [textual record, graphic material]
Date:1932-1974.Reference:R1598-0-8-E, MG30-C118Type of material:Textual material, PhotographsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:101688Date(s):1932-1974.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:17.5 cm of textual records.
1 photograph b&w.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of correspondence, 1932-1964, 0.8 cm; the Polish National Defence Committee in Canada, and the Canadian Polish Congress, ca. 1942, 1947-1974, 1.4 cm; announcements and programmes of events, constitutions; clippings, diplomas and commemorative booklets, 1938-1971, 5.3 cm; printed material, 1933-1969, 10 cm.
The fonds also contains a photograph of the Sixth Convention of Polish Alliance of Canada, Toronto, Ont., 1934.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Nedza, Michal, 1900- : Michal Nedza, community leader, was born in Poland and immigrated to Canada in 1927. He was very active in the Polish Canadian community and an influential figure in the Polish Alliance Friendly Society of Canada between 1928 and 1937. In 1933 he helped launch Zwiazkowiec, the official organ of the Alliance. In 1937 he and other leaders founded the Polish National Union of Canada. In addition he played a key role in the publishing of the newspaper, Glos Polski.
Nedza was also among those instrumental in transforming the Federation of Polish Societies (est. 1931) into the Canadian Polish Congress, which was to be a coordinating body of most Polish Canadian associations. He chaired the founding convention of the Congress held in May 1944 in Toronto. Throughout his life Nedza was active on various Polish cultural and charitable committees.Additional information:General note:Received in 1975 from Mical Nedza of Toronto, Ont.Subject heading:- Polish Canadians, 1932-1974 Zwiazkowiec, 1933-1935
- Canadian Polish Congress - Records and correspondence, ca. 1942, 1947-1974
- Polish National Defence Committee in Canada - Records and correspondence, ca. 1942
- Newsletters, 1947, 1963, 1974
- Polish Canadian leadership, [1932-1974]
- Societies - Canada - Records and correspondence, [1932-1974]
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) - Canada, [1932-1974]
- Community leadership - Canada, [1932-1974]
- Poland - Politics and government, [1932-1941]
- Canadian Polish Congress - Constitution, [1938-1968]
- Canadian Polish Society (St. Catherines, Ont.) - Constitution, [1938-1968]
- Polish Alliance Friendly Society of Canada, Incorporated - Constitution, [1938-1968]
- Polish Alliance in Canada (Oshawa, Ont.) - Constitution, [1938-1968]
- Polish Army Veterans Associations - Constitution, [1938-1968]
- Polish Mutual Aid Society, Incorporated - Constitution, [1938-1968]
- Polish National Union of Canada - Constitution, [1938-1968]
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG30-C118 -
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