Date range
1945-1967(1984)
Biography / History
Franciszek Orlowicz (1900-1967) was a soldier and a veteran of the Polish Army. He participated as a member of Polish Home Army in the Warsaw Uprising (1944). He arrived in the USA in 1951 and was an activist of Polish Veteran Association in Pennsylvania (Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow). Acquisition Note: Gift ca. 1984.
Abstract
The collection contains some biographical data on Franciszek Orlowicz and his wife and private correspondence. The main part of the collection contains various press clippings on the effort of the Polish Armored Forces during World War II and especially of the Polish Home Army in Warsaw Uprising (1944). There are also texts of humorous songs and jokes on the regulations of the Communist authorities in Poland and in the Soviet Union (1956-1962). The clippings were collected systematically. Arrangement in Series: Personal Papers, Press Clippings Collection.
Language
English, Polish.
| No. | Title | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Papers | ||
| 1 | Biographical data of Col. Franciszek Orlowicz | 1947-1968 |
| 2 | Financial issues and insurances | 1963-1967 |
| 3 | Immigrations issues of Franciszek Orlowicz | 1947-1967 |
| 4 | Immigrations issues of Jadwiga Orlowicz | 1966-1968 |
| 5 | Philathelistic albums. Design of a memorial post stamp - Polish Home Army | 1964-1964 |
| Press Clippings Collection | ||
| 6 | Copies of the sentences of the Polish home Army Military Court (1940-1945) | |
| 7 | Press clippings and copies text of songs , jokes and cartoons on Polish under communists rules and Soviet issues | 1956-1962 |
| 8 | Press clippings and copies text of songs , jokes and cartoons on Polish under communists rules and Soviet issues | 1956-1961 |
| 9 | Press clippings and copies text of songs and poems on the Polish Home Army in the World War II and Warsaw Uprising 1944. | 1945-1967 |
| 10 | Press clippings and copies text of songs and poems on the Polish Home Army in the World War II and Warsaw Uprising 1944. | |
| 11 | Press clippings and copies text of songs and poems on the Polish Home Army in the World War II and Warsaw Uprising 1944. | |
| 12 | Press clippings and copies text of songs and poems on the Polish Home Army in the World War II. | 1947-1962 |
| Records Added to the Collecion after Franciszek Orlowicz's Death | ||
| 13 | Correspondence of the Family and press clippings. | 1960-1984 |