This collection is under development

At present, only a selection of films from selected family and personal collections has been digitized and made available on this page. Over time, each family or personal film collection will be supplemented with a bibliographic note, detailed metadata, photographs, and one or more oral history interview recordings. As a preview, short excerpts from three oral history interviews are presented, featuring Marta Altawil, Mary Anselmo, and Jerzy "George" Skwarek.

You can contribute to the project by making a donation to support the digitization of historical films documenting Chicago’s Polish community. To do so, please visit the "donate" tab.

Please check back for additional films and expanded documentation!