Front view of the Kosciuszko Guard Armory Hall. The Guard was commissioned in 1874 as America's first Polish military company. The unit was designated Company B and then Company K after an 1888 reorganization. The members of the Kosciuszko Guard participated in the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee acquired the collection through the Assistance of Polanki, the Polish Women's Club of Milwaukee; and Roman Kwasniewski's daughter, Adele, and her husband, John Kaczmarowski. Representative Walter Kunicki and Senator John Plewa secured state funding for the processing of the collection.
Repository
Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
