Javor Singing Society Records, 1905-1941, AIS.1978.02, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
The Javor Singing Society was established on July 11, 1905 in the Croatian Church Hall, Allegheny City (presently known as North Side, Pittsburgh). The Croation Singing Society was made up of Croatian immigrants in the area who were interested in the progress and prosperity of "Javor" - harmony and unity among the Croatians. They held their first concert on January 23, 1906 in the Ceh Hall, Vinial Street, North Side, Pittsburgh and obtained a Charter in June 1909. In 1917 the purchased Cecilia Hall, 822 N. Canal St., Pittsburgh, and christened it the "Croation National Hall - Javor"
The Javor Singing Society, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records, 1905-1941, contain a brief history, 3 volumes of zapisnik (minutes), and two Anniversary Programs. The first two volumes are in Croatian, and the last volume, including a minutebook of the Croatian National Hall, is in English.
ULS Archives & Special Collections, 1978
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These records were microfilmed by the Archives Service Center through a grant from the Hillman Foundation to the Ethnic Studies Planning Committee of the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education, from originals made available by Charles Cubelic, January 23, 1978.
This collection was processed by ASC Staff in 1978.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Dan Horvath on June 1, 2004. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1365491
Javor Singing Society Records, 1905-1941, AIS.1978.02, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Javor Singing Society, Pittsburgh, Pa., Records, 1909-1941, AIS 78:2, Archives of Industrial Society, Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh
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