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Imrich Stolárik fonds
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Background research materials

The series consists of Imrich Stolarik's personal collections of materials as correspondence, texts and notes, essays, photographs, clippings. obtained from several important figures within the Slovak-Canadian community, as background research materials for his books chronicling the history of the Canadian Slovak League, and for his numerous articles and papers on Canadian Slovak immigration. Major components of these auxiliary files are the papers of Andrej Kucera (1899-1974), founding President of the Canadian Slovak League, facilitator and active advocate of Slovak life and culture within Canadian Slovak communities; of Gabriel Kurdel (1898-1980) (born in Svëty Križ Nad Hronom, Slovakia), co-founder of the Canadian Slovak League, founder of several Slovak fraternal-benefit societies in Canada, and initiator of several Slovak-language newspapers within Canadian-Slovak communities; and those of Juraj Rondoš (1900-1985), co-founder of the Canadian Slovak League and most important sponsor of hundreds of Slovak immigrants after World War II. Smaller auxiliary files include archival documents from other well known Canadian-Slovak pioneers: Jozef Ferančík, Ján Lukáč, Karol Murgaš, Peter Šuffák, et Jozef Šapák.

Subject files

The series contains various records collected by Imrich Stolárik on a wide range of topics as economic, social, politic and cultural aspect of Slovakia and Slovaks. It includes information regarding Slovak immigration in Canada and in the United States, Materials consist of newspaper clippings, photocopies of articles from periodicals, manuscript texts of articles by various persons, some correspondence, brochures and booklets from organizations, government publications. Files have been organized in alphabetical order of topics.

Personal correspondence

This series gathers Imrich Stolárik’s personal papers such as: manuscripts of his extensive literary and political writings; his diaries; his personal correspondence with family, friends and colleagues; his financial assets and financial records; the official recognition and public awards bestowed on him; the mortuary tributes at the time of his death.

Periodicals

The series gathers some issues of Ethnic Periodicals, most of them from Slovakia and the United States.

Associations, Organizations, Institutions

The series consists of records regarding various Slovak and multicultural associations and organizations. It is divided in three sections as Slovak, Other ethnic groups, and Multicultural organizations and governement bodies.

The Canadian Slovak League (CSL)

The series consists of records on the Canadian Slovak League, the oldest Slovak organization in Canada. It contains important background information on the history of CSL, from its beginnings in 1932 to the early 1990s. It consists of official records, by-laws, legal documents, correspondence, minutes, financial records, membership data, activity records,

Professional correspondence

The series consists of Imrich Stolarik's professional correspondence in his various functions as Senior Officer of the Canadian Slovak League, as a writer, and as a prominent member of the Canadian Slovak community. Even though these folders mostly contain work-related correspondence, a certain number of letters do include a mixture of personal news and personal matters.

Imrich Stolárik fonds

  • CA ON0034 20-011
  • Fonds
  • 1904-2000

The Imrich Stolárik fonds is a collection of primary documents created and/or obtained by Imrich Stolárik over a lifetime of activities as engaged Slovak nationalist, a prolific writer and editor, an active member, senior officer and honorary life President of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL), a respected lobbyist on the Canadian political scene, and a pillar of Slovak life across Canada.

A major portion of the Imrich Stolárik fonds consists of documents personally created and/or collected by Mr. Stolárik, from the time of his arrival in Canada (1951) to the time of his death (2000). Many documents were produced created from the 1960s to 1990s. A proportionately smaller number of items date back to the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Stolárik has also gathered personal collections of material (correspondence, photographs, etc.) from several important figures within the Slovak-Canadian community: Andrej Kučera, Gabriel Kurdel, Juraj (George) Rondos, Peter Šuffák, Jozef Tapák, Jan Lukác, Karol Murgaš and Jozef Ferančik.

The fonds contains both administrative records from organizations in which Mr. Stolárik was involved and personal papers in multiple formats including textual records, photographs, negatives and objects.

Stolárik, Imrich