Poland to America, 1926 Happy Birthday and Jefferson Draft

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Image of Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United States: President of the Polish Republic and other officials and representatives of state and municipal institutions, social organizations, and religious bodies; Volume 1

Created 1926

Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United States, 1926 Digitization of this collection was made possible by the Polish Library in Washington, D.C. The Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United States are a collection of 111 volumes of signatures and greetings presented in 1926 to President Calvin Coolidge to commemorate the 150th anniversary of U.S. independence and to acknowledge American participation and aid to Poland during World War I.

 

  • February 1926

    National Sesquicentennial Committee established in Poland by the American-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Poland and the Polish-American Society

  • July 1926

    Many signatures were gathered at celebrations held throughout Poland to mark the anniversary of American independence

  • October 1926

    The Declarations were presented to U.S. President Calvin Coolidge

  • November 1926

    President Coolidge transferred the Declarations to the custody of the Library of Congress

  • May 1997

    Exhibition of selected volumes in the new European Reading Room of the Library of Congress held in conjunction with the Embassy of Poland and attended by the Polish prime minister and other dignitaries

  • March 2005

    Volumes 1-13 digitized and released online by the Library of Congress

  • June 2017

    Volumes 14-110 digitized and released online by the Library of Congress in partnership with the Polish Library of Washington, D.C.

 

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