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March 2005
See also: The Polish-Canadian Press: Historical Overview
The following is an annotated bibliography of Polish-Canadian periodicals (1908-2005) available at Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Included here are descriptions of periodical content and coverage, target audience and unique publication elements. This resource is designed to assist LAC clients with an interest in genealogical, historical and sociological research.
11. Kronika Tygodniowa / Weekly Chronicle
AMICUS No.
6987215 Serial/Microfilm
AMICUS No.
7832692 Serial
Published:
Weekly in Toronto, Feb. 22, 1941 - (1990)
Publisher:
Weekly Chronicle Publishing Company
Editor:
1941 - Dec. 1, 1945 Albert Morski
Dec. 8, 1945 - Oct. 4, 1947 W. Dutkiewicz
Oct. 11, 1947 - June 1948 T. Lewandowski
June 1948 - Sept. 17, 1949 T. Lewandowski and G. Widak
Sept. 24, 1949 - March 20, 1954 T. Lewandowski and W. Dutkiewicz
March 27, 1954 - Jan. 7, 1956 W. Dutkiewicz
Jan. 14, 1956 - March 1, 1958 W. Dutkiewicz and T. Lewandowski
March 8, 1958 - April 18, 1959 W. Dutkiewicz and B. Palka
April 25, 1959 - Dec. 25, 1976 W. Dutkiewicz
Jan. 8, 1977 - Feb. 4, 1984 S. Wldarski
Feb. 11, 1984 - (Feb. 27, 1990) Editorial Committee
Text:
In Polish
Absorbed: Glos Ludowy, Detroit, Michigan, Glos Ludowy Association, 1923-1979
Continues:
Glos Pracy, AMICUS No. 7881780, 7832764
Notes:
Since December 1941 organ of the Association to Aid Poland and the Allied Countries / Stowarzyszenie Pomocy Polsce i Aliantom (Polish Workers and Farmers Association / Polish People's Association under a new name). In 1945 Association to Aid Poland and the Allied Countries was renamed Polish Democratic Association / Polskiego Stowarzyszenia Demokratycznego w Kanadzie A communist newspapaer. Followed strictly the directives of the Polish government (post WWII).
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12. Odsiecz: Polska Walczaca w Ameryce / Fighting Poland
AMICUS No.
9961588 Serial/Microfilm
Published:
Weekly (irregularly) in Windsor, Ontario, July 17, 1941 - April 1942
Publisher:
Polish Armed Forces in Canada / D-two Oddz. Wojska Polskiego w Kanadzie
Editor:
A team of journalists brought to Canada by the Polish military mission; names unknown
Text:
In Polish; some in English
Notes:
Probably replaced the periodical My Som Tu. The purpose of Odsiecz, a military periodical, was to help form a Polish army in America, and inform about the life of the Polish Army in Canada. The articles and stories talk about the Polish Army stationed in other parts of the world and are aimed at motivating young Poles in Canada and U.S. to join the Polish Army.
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13. Prawo Ludu / The People's Right
AMICUS No.
1329606 Serial/Microfilm
AMICUS No.
1329612 Serial
Published:
Monthly in Montreal, 1943 and in Toronto, 1943 - 1945
Publisher:
Polish Labor Committee
Editor:
Editorial committee; some issues edited by Stanislaw Adamski
Text:
In Polish, with some English
14. Jutrzenka / The Dawn
AMICUS No.
981720 Serial/Microfilm
Other Title:
Jutrzenka (The Dawn) Polish Canadian Youth Magazine
Published:
Monthly in Montreal and Toronto, 1944
An editorial in the November 1947 issue suggests that the magazine was not being published from the end of 1946 until November 1947.
Publisher:
1945 Central Committee of the Polish Youth Clubs / Centralny
Komitet Klubów Mlodziezy, Montreal
1946 Jutrzenka (The Dawn) Publishing Committee, Toronto
Editor:
1945 Zofia Maslowska
1946 Jan Korcz
1947 Wladyslaw Mikula
Text:
In Polish and English
Notes:
Official organ of the Polish-Canadian Youth Congress. Text in some issues is very faint and impossible to read. The purpose of this periodical was to promote the Polish language and traditions among the Polish-Canadian youth and to showcase to the public the work and goals of the young Polish-Canadians.
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15. Gazeta Polska
AMICUS No.
7510379 Serial/Microfilm
AMICUS No.
7510404 Serial
Published:
Weekly in Winnipeg, May 18, 1949 - Oct. 31, 1951
Publisher:
Canadian Publishers Ltd.
Editor:
May 18, 1949 - Nov. 9, 1949 Rev. J. Sajewicz
Nov. 16, 1949 - March 29, 1950 Rev. J. Sajewicz and Stanislaw Zybala
April 15, 1950 - May 17, 1950 Rev. J. Sajewicz
May 24, 1950 - Jan. 3, 1951 Rev. J. Sajewicz and W. Turek
Jan. 10, 1951 - Oct. 3, 1951 Rev. J. Sajewicz
Oct. 10, 1951 - Oct. 31, 1951 No editor listed
Text:
In Polish
Continues:
Gazeta Polska w Kanadzie, AMICUS No. 7510355 and 7510316 Merged with: Glos Polski, AMICUS No. 7937933 to become Glos Polski, Gazeta Polska, AMICUS No. 9586796, 7975813, 9586936, and 7938053
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16. Ilustrowany Kwartalnik / Illustrated Quarterly
AMICUS No.
887239 Serial
Published:
Quaterly in Sifton, Manitoba, Spring 1950 - 1950
Publisher:
Rev. Dr. Wladyslaw J. Kreciszewski
Editor:
Rev. Dr. Wladyslaw J. Kreciszewski
Text:
In Polish
Notes:
Only one issue available.
Information included:
17. Glos Polski / Polish VoiceTygodnik Polinii Kanadyjskiej
AMICUS No.
7937933 Serial
Published:
Weekly in Toronto, July 16, 1950 - Nov. 1, 1951
Publisher:
Polish Voice Publishing Company (nominal publisher), Polish National Union of Canada
Editor:
Stanislaw Zybala
Text:
In Polish
Merged with: Gazeta Polska, AMICUS No. 7510379 and 7510404, to become Glos Polski, Gazeta Polska, AMICUS No. 9586796, 7975813, 9586936, and 7938053
Notes:
Organ of the Polish National Union of Canada, the Stowarzyszenie Polaków w Kanadzie / Associated Poles of Canada, the Polish Catholic League of Montreal, and the Polish Fraternal Aid Society of Montreal
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18. Glos Polski, Gazeta Polska / Polish Voice and Gazette
AMICUS No.
9586796 Serial/Microfilm Nov. 8, 1951 - June 18, 1953
AMICUS No.
7975813 Serial/Microfilm Jan. 1953 - Dec. 1978
AMICUS No.
9586936 Serial/Microfilm Jan. 1983 - Dec. 1986
AMICUS No.
7938053 Serial Feb. 3, 1955 -
Published:
Weekly/semi-weekly (irregularly) in Toronto, Nov. 8, 1951 -
Weekly Nov. 8, 1951 - Feb. 29, 1984
Semi-weekly March 7, 1984 -
Publisher:
Polish Voice Publishing Company Limited (nominal publisher), Polish National Union
Editor:
Nov. 8, 1951 - Jan. 17, 1957 Stanislaw Zybala
Jan. 24, 1957 - May 18, 1972 Zenon Wyrzykowski
May 25, 1972 - May 5, 77 Zygmunt Rusinek
May 12, 1977 - June 2, 1977 Adam Tomaszewski and Alfred Sas Korczynski
June 9, 1977 - Oct. 5, 1978 Roman Buczek
Oct. 12, 1978 Józef Lis
Oct. 19, 1978 - Wojciech Figiel
Jan. 1979 - Jan. 1983 No microfilm issues available
- Feb. 24, 1983 Wieslaw Mieczyslaw Kazberuk
March 3, 1983 - Oct. 13, 1983 Krzysztof Sójka-Wilmanski
Oct. 20, 1983 - Aug. 21, 1984 Zdzislaw Leszek Mech
Aug. 23, 1984 - Aug. 30, 1984 Wanda Kornatowska
Sept. 6, 1984 - Oct. 10, 1984 Pawel Jedlewski
Oct. 16, 1984 - Edward Zyman
Text:
In Polish
Merger of: Glos Polski, AMICUS No. 7937933, and Gazeta Polska, AMICUS No. 7510379 and 7510404
Notes:
Combined organ of Polish National Union and Associated Poles of Canada
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19. Przeglad / Business Review
AMICUS No.
2759964 Serial
Published:
Montreal, June 1954 - end of 1955
Publisher:
Przeglad Publishing Company, financed by Moya Firma, a Polish- Canadian company
Editor:
Czeslaw M. Ochman, Dr. M. Sangowicz
Text:
In Polish
Notes:
Only the first issue available. Published in order to fill the need for Polish business information in Montreal.
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20. Jak Tam Idzie
AMICUS No.
951231 Serial
Other Title:
Jak Tam Idzie: News and Views, July 1959
Published:
Monthly in Brantford, Ontario, May 1954 - June 1959 and in Toronto, June 1959
Publisher:
June 1954 - June 1959 Polish Canadian Alliance Youth, Brantford Club July 1959 Polish Alliance Press, Toronto, under the control of the General Executive of the Polish Canadian Alliance Youth
Editor:
1954 Joan Blacha
1955 Marina Czyz
1956 Clara Kowalski
1957 Valerie Czyz
1958 Marina Czyz
July 1959 - June 1961 Ted Wisz
July 1961 Lucy A. Jablonski
Text:
In English, some Polish
Information included:
Violette Stepaniuk is a freelance writer and editor. She began compiling the Polish-Canadian Periodicals at LAC, 1908-2005: Annotated Bibliography as a Journalism Intern at Library and Archives Canada. She lives in Ottawa.