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Canadian Polish Congress, Alberta Branch fonds
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0.54 m of textual records. - 50 photographs. - 1 postcard
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The Canadian Polish Congress (CPC) was established in Toronto, Ontario in May 1944 to unite Polish Canadians across Canada and to represent them in Canada and abroad. The CPC helps new immigrants to Canada adjust to a new multicultural environment and coordinates various activities within the Polish Community. In 1952 the Canadian Polish Congress, Alberta Branch was formed to be the official representative of all its member organizations in Alberta. Since its formation the CPC, Alberta Branch has assisted the Polish Community in a number of ways. During the late 1950s, the organization helped Polish victims of war residing in Alberta to gather together the necessary documents to receive compensation. Then during the late 1970s and early 1980s it supported the resistance to the communist dictatorship in Poland. The organization has also collected money for the Polish Millennium Fund and coordinates patriotic celebrations of Polish national holidays. On May 5, 1991 the Canadian Polish Congress, Alberta Branch Archives was officially opened at the Polish Hall as a part of the organization's bicentennial celebrations. The primary goal of the Archives is the preservation of historical records outlining the contributions made by Polish Canadians to the cultural, social, and economic development of Alberta and Canada.
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The Archivist of the Canadian Polish Congress, Alberta Branch Archives deposited these records in the Provincial Archives of Alberta in two accessions in 1989 and 1993.
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Fonds consists of records documenting the activities of the Canadian Polish Congress, Alberta Branch and its members, including correspondence, speeches, papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications.
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- Most of the records are written in Polish.
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Access Conditions: None. Use Conditions: Permission for use required. Subject to the Copyright Act.
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Most of the information in the Administrative history was obtained from the book <em>Polonia in Alberta 1895-1995: The Polish Centennial in Alberta</em>, located in the library of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Additional information was also obtained from an article in accession PR1993.230 entitled <em>Opening of the Canadian Polish Congress Archives</em> and written by Maria A. Romanko, Archivist of the Canadian Polish Congress, Alberta Branch Archives.<br><br>Record No. Fonds consists of the following accessions: PR1989.306, PR1993.230, PR1981.0267<br><br>
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- Canadian Polish Congress. Alberta Branch (Subject)