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Papers related to activities of STUDIUM, Connecticut Committee for Captive Nations, and PAC Connecticut district, from 1966 until 2000.

American Council for Polish Cultural Clubs (ACPCC) was founded 1948. The ACPCC changed its name to American Council for Polish Culture (ACPC) in the late '80s. Jozef Zazyczny was one of its national directors and in 1986 became president of the organization. The collection consists of records related to ACPC activities from 1970 till 1989, however the bulk of the material covers years 1984-1989 during the intense involvement of Mr. Zazyczny. Material from the conventions includes official publications, related correspondence, various reports, press clippings, and information on convention preparation activities. Material related to the Washington projects illustrates the initial discussions, establishing committee and extensive fundraising efforts for the project, and related correspondence. Remaining material in the collection relates to ACPC involvement with establishing scholarships, organizing concerts and lectures, as well as gaining new members and attracting young members for the organization.

The collection consists of audio tapes with interviews and transcriptions. It includes hundreds of clippings from mostly Polish and Polish American press related to immigration in 1980's. Interviews are in English and clippings in Polish, except a few from the English language periodicals.

The collection consists of photographs of the Sadoski and Karpinski families, who emigrated from Poland to the U.S. and settled in New Britain and surrounding towns in Connecticut. It also includes some genealogical information about both families.

The collection consists of two photographs/post cards with Kosciuszko Squadron pilots taken in 1921 in Poland and send to Mr. Pierson to the US in 1921; and a framed letter from Cedric E. Fauntleroy, with an original emblem of the Kosciuszko Squadron, written in Warsaw, Poland in 1921.

The collection consists of printed and visual material related to Polish history, culture, and cultural undertakings in Connecticut. Collection of photographs illustrates activities of Lottie Pozniak and organizations to which she belonged. Printed material consists of Mrs. Pozniak's documents related to Polish and Polish American issues and her active membership in various organizations.

The Collection contains materials related to the Solidarity International Connecticut Chapter, one of the many American and Western European grass-root organizations that supported Polish underground Solidarity movement and operated between 1982 and 1989. Solidarity International initiatives documented in this collection include media campaigns, political lobbying and fundraising, erection of the Popieluszko Human Rights Monument in New Britain, CT, and the donation of a Mercedes-Benz van for Lech Walesa. The collection also includes documents from the International Human Rights Conference in Krakow, Poland in 1988 and Mr. Chotkowski's meeting with Lech Walesa, as well as materials related to his involvement in several American anti-communist or pro-democracy organizations targeting other regions of the world. Materials include correspondence, financial records, press releases, clippings, statements, programs, minutes, audiotapes, video, a medal, and a model of the Popieluszko monument.

Extensive collection of photographs, mostly family, school and social activities from about 1890 until the 1980's, and religious and family memorabilia. Julianna Kirwin, granddaughter of Juliana Trzcinski visited the archives in the Spring of 2023. She wanted to see the collection of photographs and memorabilia, which she then used to create her own art that incorporated photos and other information found in the collection.

Collection contains correspondence in Polish with brief English summary, photographs, and written genealogies. It includes material on the Mik family as well. It covers the years from 1904 to 1987 when the material was donated by Joseph G. V. Maciora (from Boston, MA).

This collection contains of materials related to Krynski's work as a scholar, author, and educator including manuscripts, printed copies of his articles, drafts of translations, conference papers, research notes, notes from trips to Poland, outgoing/incoming correspondence with Polish writers, scholars, and editors (both in Poland and in the US). Furthermore, it includes memos, letters, and notes related to Duke University's Slavic Department and documents of Krynski's political activities such as correspondence, memos, fliers, position papers, news clippings, interviews, and speeches. Also included is a set of transcripts from Jozef Wittlin's Radio Free Europe literary program broadcasted between 1955 and 1966 from New York.