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55 photographs : 54 b&w ; 1 col.
25 postage stamps
3 ribbons
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Mr. Potocký was a member of the First Catholic Slovak Union, Branch 638, a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Steamship Clerks, Lodge 21 and a parishioner of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church for 78 years. Most significantly, he was a member of Branch 10 of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL) and served as the League’s Supreme National Secretary from 1935 to 1954
Through his lifetime, Mr. Potocký researched, documented and published many articles on the history of the Slovak people at home and abroad. In 1975, he was acclaimed as Honorary President of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL) and, in 1993, was recognized by Matica slovenská of Slovakia for his lifelong on behalf of the Slovak people.
Andrej Potocký married Anna Matulák on February 4th, 1919. They had been married for 63 years when she passed away in October 1982. Mr. Potocký died in 1996 at the age of 103. He was survived by 2 sons, Steve and Anthony, and 4 daughters, Anne, Cecilia, Agnes and Elizabeth. He had fifteen grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
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It contains constitutions, by-laws, pledges of loyalties, reports, receipts, chronologies, a proclamation, renewals of insurance certificates, forms, collection sheets for funds, insurance and fire policies, telegrams, memoranda, newspaper clippings, articles, agreements, a mandate, meetings' minutes, proceedings, Senate of Canada Bill no. 15: an Act to Incorporate Canadian Slovak League, a response guide, petitions, black and white photographs, ribbons, a colour photographs, twenty-five stamps, resolutions, pleas, a CSL Great Bazar ticket, a greeting card, a commemorative postcard, book excerpts, notes, flyers, a booklet, account of events, a plane ticket, a news release, accounts books, scrapbooks, a diploma, pamphlets, letters, texts, obituaries and lists.
Some of the newspaper clippings were taken from the following newspapers: The Daily Times Journal, Fort William Times-Journal, Nová vlasť, The Chronicle Journal, Northwestern Ontario Catholic, Winnipeg Free Press, Daily Times, Jednota, Slovenskí jezuiti v Kanade, Port Arthur Daily Times, Ensign, Slovenskej Jednoty v Spojených štaroch a v Kanade, Slovák v Amerike, Macedonia Newspaper, The Plain Dealer, Kanadský Slovák, Zenska Jednota, The Globe and Mail, Slovenský Kurier, The Catholic world, Kalendár Jednota, Free Press Weekly Prairie Farmer, Čzeskoslenský svet, Labour, Times Journal, Svet v praze, Slovenskej Bratstvo, Slovák v Kanade, Toronto Daily Star and the Slovak World Congress (SWC) Bulletin.
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"Related material found Štefan Hreha fonds (20-010).
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Additional issues of Slovak journals and newspapers available in various University of Ottawa's libraries:
Jednota (Cleveland, Ohio) (Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: E 184 .S64 J38).
Slovák v Amerike = Slovak Americans (Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: E 184 .S64 S59).
Slovenská obrana = Slovak defense (Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: E 184 .S64 S596).
Nová vlast = The new country (Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: FC 106 .S64 N68).
Catholic World (Off-Campus Storage - Storage (Annex): AP 2 .C3).
Katolícky kalendár Jednota (Off-Campus Storage - Storage (Annex): E 184 .S64 K25 and Morisset Library - General Collection: E 184 .S64 K27).
Fraternally yours, Jednota (Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: E 184 .S64 F73).
Slovenskí jezuiti v Kanade (Off-Campus Storage - Storage (Annex): BX 3711 .A1 S56).
Dobrý pastier = The good shepherd (Morisset Library - Periodical: E 184 .S64 G647).
Literárny almanach Slovákia v Amerike (Off-Campus Storage - Storage (Annex): PG 2400 .L48).
Misionársky kalendár na rok... (Off-Campus Storage - Storage (Annex): BV 2300 .S6 M4).
Pútník Spolku sv Vojtecha Trnava (Off-Campus Storage - Storage (Annex): BX 4690 .S55 P88).
Slovak World Congress Bulletin (Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives and Morisset Library - Periodicals: DB 2743 .S84).
Slovak record (Archives and Special Archives (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: E 184 .S64 S467).
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