Archiwum Seminarium Polskiego w Orchard Lake w latach 1978-2008
Polish Seminary Archives at Orchard Lake in the Years 1978-2008

Summary/Abstract: The Archives of the Orchard Lake Schools consists of documents from the Polish Seminary which was opened in Detroit in December 1885. These collections were enlarged as the years passed, especially when the Seminary was relocated to Orchard Lake in 1909. The main roles of this part of the Archives are as follows: a) collecting and preserving documents and photographs of the three schools which comprise the Orchard Lake Schools ( SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, St. Mary’s College and St. Mary’s Preparatory School) and of its Centers (the Pope John Paul II Center, the Polish American Liturgical Center, Center for Polish Studies and Culture, and the Center for Pastoral Studies; and b) collecting biographical material about students and faculty. The archives of American Polonia and Polonia in other countries contains a variety of material generated both here and abroad. This large collection was catalogued in four major groups: 1. Political immigration; 2. Economic immigration; 3. State by state geographical immigration; and 4. Past and present statistics of immigration. The groupings reflect the culture and history of Polonia.

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