University of Minnesota

Savez Kanadskih Hrvata (Association of Canadian Croats), Records

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Immigration History Research Center, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota

Descriptive summary

Creator: Savez Kanadskih Hrvata.
Dates: ca 1940-1959
Abstract: Materials of the Savez Kanadskih Hrvata (ca. 1940-1950s) include playscripts and sheet music of the organization's drama and music section. Also included are a few poems and a speech of Josef Tito from the newspaper, Rijeckilist. Nas Kalendar (Yugoslav-Canadian Yearbook, 1958) has been separated from the collection.
Quantity: 10 linear in. (2 Hollinger boxes).
Language: Mainly in Croatian.
Collection ID: IHRC2364

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Savez Kanadskih Hrvata was a socialist, pro-Tito group advocating a post-war Yugoslavia of united ethnic minorities. The drama and music sections of the organization produced plays and music reflecting these interests in their themes of socialist and worker education, peasant life, and partisan battles and struggles.

DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

The Savez Kanadskih Hrvata (Association of Canadian Croats) collection is available for public research.

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

The Savez Kanadskih Hrvata (Association of Canadian Croats) collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Reseach Center, University of Minnesota.

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CITE AS

The Savez Kanadskih Hrvata (Association of Canadian Croats) Records, Croatian American Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota

Index Terms

Croats--Canada--Societies, etc.
Croatian American theater.
Nationalism--Yugoslavia.
Croatian American Socialists.
Croatian American Communists.

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