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From 1944 until his retirement in 1983, Henry Dende was publisher and editor of the Polish-American Journal (Scranton, Pennsylvania), a newspaper begun ca. 1911 by his father, John Dende. Both father and son were active in local and national Polish American organizations, and Henry Dende served on...
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| Collection: | Henry Dende Papers |
| Collection Number: | MSS054 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | Polish |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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5.7 Linear feet 13 boxes |
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From 1944 until his retirement in 1983, Henry Dende was publisher and editor of the Polish-American Journal (Scranton, Pennsylvania), a newspaper begun ca. 1911 by his father, John Dende. Both father and son were active in local and national Polish American organizations, and Henry Dende served on the board of directors and later as president of the Polish Union of the United States of North America. The collection contains correspondence, speeches, press releases, political campaign literature, and newspaper clippings which document Henry Dende's activities in the local and national Polish community. Material about the Polish-American Journal includes editor's correspondence, letters to the editor, and press releases sent to the newspaper. The collection also includes papers of John Dende and of Colonel Louis A. Watres, former lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. In English and Polish. Register available. |