Biblioteka UMK Toruń THE POLES IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF TEXAS Annals of the Polish Rom. Cath. Union Archive and Museum VOL. I 1936 The Poles In The Early History of Texas by MIECISLAUS HAIMAN POLISH R. C. UNION OF AMERICA CHICAGO, ILL., 1936 The P. R. C. U. Archive and Museum The Polish Roman Catholic Union Archive and Museum, whose purpose is to collect and pre­ serve all that pertains to the history of the Poles in the United States of America, was organized on October 15th, 1935, by order of the Board of Directors of the P. R. C. U., who shortly there­ after decided to remodel part of the P. R. C. U. building at Chicago, to provide proper quarters for this new and most useful institution. The Archives of the Polish National Com­ mittee of Chicago, which played such a conspic- Copyright, 1936, by Miecislaus Haiman ous part during the World War in reconstruction of Poland and enlisting of volunteers for the Polish Army in France, are now the most impor­ tant possession of the P. R. C. U. Archive and Museum. This collection containing about 30,000 letters, thousands of documents, pamphlets, pic­ tures etc., pertaining to the War era, is yet to be catalogued. Knowing very well that material of histor­ ical value lies useless in the homes of individuals as well as institutions, appeals were made to have all this, presented to the P. R. C. U. Archive and Museum. It must be said that these appeals were met with a most generous response, for in the short period of its existence, the P. R. C. U. Archive and Museum received hundreds of gifts, many uniwersytecka of them priceless, from all parts of the country. Among these were : the collection of Mr. Charles H. Wachtl, Ph.D., of Philadelphia, Pa., consist­ ai ing of medals, autographs, pictures, early Polish- American pamphlets etc., in all nearly 1,000 Communications and gifts may be addressed pieces; the collection of the Rev. John A. Suchos, to the Custodian of the P. R. C. U., M. Haiman, Blossburg, Pa., consisting of ornamented letters, 984-986 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois. pictures and urns, all pertaining to the Memorial Mound which is being built at Blossburg, Pa., in LIST OF DONORS memory of the late President Woodrow Wilson; (From October 15, 1935, to June 1, 1936). the collection of Mr. Ladislaus D. Boczkowski, A. B. C., Warsaw, Poland. Mahanoy City, Pa., containing about 600 volumes Charles Balutowski, Philadelphia, Pa. of early Polish-American editions from the libra­ Joseph Barański, Chicago, Ill. ry of his father, the late Dominic T. Boczkowski, Francis S. Barć, Chicago, Ill. and the collection of books, newspapers, docu­ Joseph J. Barć, Chicago, Ill. ments, pictures etc., pertaining to the history of Peter Bardzik, Chicopee Falls, Mass. Mrs. Frances Bartholomus, Millville, N. Y. the Poles in the United States and donated by Mr. Theophilus Bartnicki, Salem, Mass. and Mrs. M. Haiman of Chicago. Adam Bartosz, Baltimore, Md. Thanks to these and other donors this Edmond E. Białkowski, Bronx, N. Y. A. S. Bielawski, Trenton, N. J. Archive and Museum is well on its way to become Ladislaus D. Boczkowski, Mahanoy City, Pa. soon the largest collection of material pertaining Jerzy Bo janowski, Chicago, Ill. to the history of Poles in the United States. Most Rev. Bishop Stanislaus V. Bona, Grand Island, To help this good work along the P. R. C. U. Neb. Archive and Museum will indeed appreciate the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Thomas Bona, Chicago, Ill. Thaddeus Boruń, Chicago, Ill. donation of any of the following: Very Rev. Msgr. Lucian Bojnowski, New Britain, Conn. Books and pamphlets on the history and bio­ John Burzawa, Chicago, Ill. graphy of the Poles in the United States ; reports Mrs. Stephanie Burzyńska, Worcester, Mass. Stanislaus Butyński, Hammond, Ind. of Polish-American Societies and Institutions of Casimir Buza, Posen, Mich. any kind ; books and pamphlets by American Poles Mrs. Constance Chamska, Detroit, Mich. on any subjects; books on Poland or any Polish Ladislaus Chmielarski, Chicago, Ill. subjects in any language published in the United Rev. Joseph Chodkiewicz, Bowers Hill, Va. States ; files of Polish-American newspapers and Mrs. Rosalie Chrobak, Chicago, Ill. S. Ciborowski, St. Louis, Mo. magazines, complete volumes or single numbers; L. A. Cieszykowski, Chicago, Illinois. portraits of Polish-American pioneers and eminent Citizen’s Publishing Co., Binghamton, N. Y. persons ; photographs and pictures illustrating Prof. Arthur Prudden Coleman, New York, N. Y. Polish life in America; autographs and manu­ Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Chicago. scripts, maps, medals, badges, etc. Julian Cymek, Chicago, Ill. Rev. S. M. Cyryla, Chicago, Ill. [6] Mrs. Frances Czaja, Cicero, Ill. H. Em. Augustus Cardinal Hlond, Primate of Poland, The Czas Publishing Association, Brooklyn, N. Y. Poznań, Poland. John Czech, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Constance Czekała, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Joseph Hofmann, Philadelphia, Pa. Adam Dabrowski, Chicago, Ill. Col. Edward M. House, Manchester, Mass. Adalbert J. Dänisch, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Theophila Huger, Chicago, Ill. Casimir Derwiński, Chicago, Ill. Major Edgar Eskine Hume, U. S. A., Washington, D. C. Ilustrowany Kurjer Codzienny, Cracow, Poland. John Dobrowolski, Brooklyn, N. Y. Francis Dolatowski, Chicago, Ill. Rev. S. Iciek, Norwich, Conn. Thomas Jabłowski, Elyria, Neb. Mrs. Lucia Drozdowska, Hyde Park, Mass. Aloysius Janecki, Berwyn, Ill. Mrs. Antoinette Druciak, New Bedford, Mass. John Jankowski, Chicago, Ill. Theodore Drufke, Chicago, Ill. Stanislaus Jankowski, Chicago, Ill. Very Rev. Monsignor Joseph Dworzak, Yonkers, N. Y. John Jasiński, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Mary Dziekan, Chicago, Ill. Rev. Jesuit Fathers, Chicago, Ill. W. A. Dziuk, M. D., Chicago, Ill. Mrs. A. Jurewicz, Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Felician Sisters, Chicago, Ill. Francis Kalinowski, Chicago, Ill. John Fijalkiewicz, Chicago, Ill. N. Kalinowski, M. D., Chicago, Ill. Alexander Franciszkiewicz, Chicago, Ill. B. S. Kamieński, Buffalo, N. Y. Friend of Freedom, Trenton, N. J. Joseph L. Kania, Chicago, Ill. Edwin H. Frost, Yonkers, N. Y. Stanislaus J. Kaniecki, Jersey City, N. J. Mrs. D. Galińska, Hampton, N. J. Stanley J. Kapa, Washington, D. C. Rev. S. J. Garstka, Frackville, Pa. Mrs. Hedwig Karłowicz, Chicago, Ill. Stanislaus Gąsior, Chicago, Ill. Rev. Francis Kasaczun, Sugar Notch, Pa. Gazeta Katolicka, Winnipeg, Man.. Canada. Andrew Kaźmierczak, Chicago, Ill. Głos Narodu, Jersey City, N. J. Francis Klekotka, Philadelphia, Pa. Francis Głowacki, Chicago, Ill. Joseph Klekotka, Philadelphia, Pa. Górnik, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Mrs. Josephine Klekotka, Philadelphia, Pa. Francis Cołaszewski, Utica, N. Y. John Kobrzynski, D. D. S., Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Jeannette Gołembiowska, Philadelphia, Pa. Hon. Leo Kociałkowski, M. C., Chicago, Ill. John Gomołka, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Genovefa Kokernak, Watervliet, N. Y. S. Goniakowski, Chicago, Ill. Edward L. Kołakowski, Chicago, Ill. Charles Góra, Chicago, Ill. Very Rev. Provincial Michael Kolbuch, M. S., Lwów, Joseph Góra, Chicago, Ill. Poland. Francis Goryński, Chicago, Ill. Stanislaus Kołodziejczyk, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Rosalie Górzyńska, Chicago, Ill. Francis Kopeć, Chicago, Ill. Stanislaus Gregorkiewicz, Irvington, N. J. Julian Groszewski, Chicago, Ill. John F. Korecki, M. D., Chicago, Ill. Adam T. Gutowski, Paterson, N. J. Anhony Kościuszko, Dunkirk, N. Y. Rev. Francis X. Guzy, Buffalo, N. Y. The Kościuszko Foundation, New York, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Miecislaus Haiman, Chicago, Ill. Edmund Kowalczyk, Worcester, Mass. Casimir Krawczyk, Chicago, Ill. Hon. S. A. Halick, Chicago, Ill. Joseph Harenza, Oliver, Pa. Leo Krempeć, Chicago, Ill. St. Hedwig’s Orphanage, Niles, Ill. Kronika, Newark, N. J. John Kruk, Chicago, III. Joseph Krygier, Philadelphia, Pa. Nowiny Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Boleslaus Orzeł Kuciejczyk, St. Louis, Mo. Nowy Świat Publishing Co., New York, N. Y. Paul Kunda, Michigan City, Ind. Obrońca Publishing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Kurjer Codzienny, Boston, Mass. Opieka Polska nad Rodakami na Obczyźnie, Poznań, Francis Kwalik, McKees Rocks, Pa. Poland. Mrs. Helen Kwiecień, Chicago, Ill. John Ostrowski, Detroit, Mich. Joseph Lachowicz, Chicago, Ill. Romuald Ostrowski, M. D., Hammond, Ind. Mrs. Mieczysława Lange, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Mary Osuch, Chicago, Ill. Ignace Łapczyński, Wyandotte, Mich. Joseph K. Ozimek, East Hartford, Conn. John Łapiński, Watervliet, N. Y. Stanislaus Pacholski, Chicago, Ill. Col. Arthur D. LePan, Toronto, Ont., Canada. Patryota, Philadelphia, Pa. Louis Leśnicki, Chicago, Ill. Felix Pawłowski, New Kensington, Pa. Robert F. Lessel, Chicago, Ill. M. Pawłowski, New Britain, Conn. Liberty Press Co., New Bedford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Peont-Piątkiewicz, Chicago, Ill. Ernest Lilien, Stevens Point, Wis. Hon. Samuel B. Pettengill, M. C., South Bend, Ind. Miss Anna Lipińska, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Sophia Piecuch, Chicago, Ill. Max Lipiński, Chicago, Ill. Martin Pietraszewski, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Sophie Luźna, South Bend, Ind. Rev. J. Piszczałka, Nashua, N. H. E. J. Makowski, Chicago, Ill. The Pittsburgher Polish Weekly, Pittsburgh, Pa. Leo Manos, Torrington, Conn. Thomas Placek, Chicago, Ill. John M. Marmurowicz, Green Bay, Wis. Bronislaus Pluta, Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Mary Marszał, Chicago, Ill. Polish - American Publishing Co., Baltimore, Md. Joseph A. Mastalerz, Cicero, Ill. Polish - American Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill. Matthew Mateczun, Chicago, III. Polish Art Service, New York, N. Y. Richard Matuszczak, Chicago, Ill. The Polish Daily News, Chicago, Ill. W. Mazurkiewicz, Brooklyn, N. Y. The Polish Daily News, Cleveland,,