Guide to the St. Michael's Young Men's Society, Sharpsburg, Pa. Minute books, 1913-1953 AIS.1990.17

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Summary Information

History

Scope and Content

Administrative Information

Controlled Access Headings

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Collection Inventory

Summary Information

Repository

ULS Archives & Special Collections

Title

St. Michael's Young Men's Society, Sharpsburg, Pa. Minute Books

Creator

St. Michael's Young Men's Society.

Collection Number

AIS.1990.17

Date

1913-1953

Extent

1.13 linear feet (2 boxes)

Abstract

This collection includes 8 minutebooks of St. Michael's Young Men's Society, a Polish men's organization, of Sharpsburg Pa., 1913-1953. Volumes 1-3 are in Polish and volumes 4-8 are in English. This collection also includes 11 photocopied newsletters from the Society, 1985-1987.

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History

St. Michael's Young Men's Society, a fraternal organization, was organized in 1913 and incorporated in 1923. The aims of the society were "for the development of it's members socially, intellectually and morally, and to advise, instruct and encourage Polish residents of the community to become good citizens of the United States, and to provide mutual relief and assistance to it's members, their families and beneficiaries in accordance with the law and by laws, rules and regulations of the society."

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Scope and Content

This collection includes 8 minutebooks of St. Michael's Young Men's Society, Sharpsburg Pa., 1913-1953. Volumes 1-3 are in Polish and volumes 4-8 are in English. This collection also includes 11 photocopied newsletters from the Society, 1985-1987.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

ULS Archives & Special Collections, September 14, 1990

Revision Description

 Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to EAD Version 2002 July 1, 2006

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Acquisition Information

Gift of St. Michael's Young Men's Society, Sharpsburg, Pa., 1990.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by John Thompson in September 14, 1990.

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: 1409727

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

• St. Michael's Young Men's Society.

Geographic Name(s)

• Sharpsburg (Pa.) -- Intellectual life

Subject(s)

• Ethnic groups
• Fraternal organizations -- Pennsylvania -- Sharpsburg
• Polish American fraternal organizations -- Pennsylvania -- Sharpsburg
• Polish Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Sharpsburg -- Societies and clubs
• Societies
• Young men -- Pennsylvania -- Sharpsburg -- Societies and clubs

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Previous Citation

St. Michael's Young Men's Society, Sharpsburg, Pa. Minute books, 1913-1953, AIS.1990.17, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

St. Michael's Young Men's Society, Sharpsburg, PA, Minutebooks, 1919-1953, Archives of Industrial Society, University of Pittsburgh Library System, University of Pittsburgh.

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Collection Inventory