Saint Stanislaus Society Records

1959-1969
2 vols. (0.25 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 254 bd
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Named for a Polish saint, Stanislaus Kostka, the Saint Stanislaus Society of Turners Falls was Lodge 549 of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, the oldest Polish fraternal organization in the United States. Like many ethnic fraternal societies, it served as a buffer between the customs and language that immigrants brought with them and the new traditions and language they were expected to learn upon entering American society. Fraternal societies like St. Stanislaus offered members a place to celebrate their Polish heritage and Roman Catholic faith, while also assisting them with some of the more practical matters of living in a new country, such as securing life insurance and home mortgages.



The two volumes in this collection contain minutes of monthly meetings of the Saint Stanislaus Society. The minutes are recorded in Polish.

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Background on St. Stanislaus Society

Named for a Polish saint, Stanislaus Kostka, the Saint Stanislaus Society of Turners Falls was Lodge 549 of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, the oldest Polish fraternal organization in the United States. Like many ethnic fraternal societies, it served as a buffer between the customs and language that immigrants brought with them and the new traditions and language they were expected to learn upon entering American society. Fraternal societies like St. Stanislaus offered members a place to celebrate their Polish heritage and Roman Catholic faith, while also assisting them with some of the more practical matters of living in a new country, such as securing life insurance and home mortgages.

The Saint Stanislaus society currently operates as a Polish club open to members and guests, offering amenities including a bar, pool tables, music, and a hall available to rent.

Scope of collection

The two volumes in this collection contain minutes of monthly meetings of the Saint Stanislaus Society. The minutes are recorded in Polish.

Inventory

Minute book: Henryk Burek, Sekretarz Protokolowy
1959 Jan.-1964 Mar.
Minute book
1964 Apr.-1969 Feb.

Administrative information

Access

The collection is open for research.

Provenance

Provenance not recorded.

Processing Information

Processed by I. Eliot Wentworth, August 2017.

Related Material

A copy of the Konstytucja Towarzystwa Sw. Kazimierza Grupa 1625 Z.N.P., Turners Falls, Mass. (1931) in located in Lesiski-Rusin Family Papers (MS 131).

Language:

Polish

Copyright and Use (More information )

Cite as: Saint Stanislaus Society Records (MS 254 bd). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.

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Subjects

  • Fraternal organizations--Massachusetts--Turners Falls
  • Polish Americans--Massachusetts--Turners Falls
  • Turners Falls (Mass.)--History

Contributors

  • Saint Stanislaus Society (Turners Falls, Mass.) [main entry]
  • Polish Roman Catholic Union of America

Genres and formats

  • Minute books

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