Charles Allan Baretski
Librarian, historian, author, Polish and local community leader
Born Nov. 21, 1918, Mount Carmel (PA), U.S.; son of Charles and Mary Ann (Gorzelnik); married (deceased) Gladys (von Nytrai Yartin).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (cum laude), Rutgers University, Newark (NJ), 1945; Bachelor of Library Sciences (B.L.S.), 1946, Master of Library Sciences (M.L.S.), 1951, Columbia University Graduate School of Library Sciences, New York City; diploma (in archival administration), 1951, (in advanced archival administration) 1955, American University, Washington (DC); Master of Arts (M.A.) (in political science), 1957, Ph.D., 1958, Notre Dame University (IN); Master of Arts (M.A.) (in international relations and government), 1965, Ph.D. (in politics), 1969, New York University (NYU), New York City; diploma (in bibliografical organization of knowledge), University of Chicago Graduate School of Library Service (IL), 1956.
Career: in Newark - tutor, Baretski Tutorial Service, 1935-78, reporter, Sunday Star Ledger, 1935-39, librarian, 1938-54, branch library director, 1954-88, Newark Public Library, faculty member, Political Science and Public Administration, Rutgers University, 1965-66, faculty member, Slavic - American History, Senior Citizens Institute, Essex County Community College, 1977-78; research director, Institute of Polish Culture, Seton Hall University, South Orange (NJ), 1953-88; retired; commissioner, Richmond Municipal Commission on the Elderly (VA), 1991 -.
Author, i.a.: Our Quarter Century: History of the American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs, 1948-73, 1973; Fond Memories of Ann Street School, Newark NJ, 1920's - 1950's, 1988; editor, Higher Horizons Educational Program, 1961, 1991; co-author, The Polish University Club of New Jersey, 1988; numerous articles in professional journals i.a. in: Education & Society, College Art Journal, Opera News, New York Folklore Quarterly, Polish-American Studies.
Member of, i.a.: active member of American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs (A.C.P.C.); Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.); founder, Writers Society of New Jersey, 1947-56; founder, director, Institute of Polish Culture, Seton Hall University, 1953-54; founder, president, League of Independent Polish - American Voters of New Jersey, 1953-88; national general secretary, American - Polish Civil War Centennial Committee, 1961-65; president, Associate Community Councils of Newark, 1968-88; treasurer, chairman, New Jersey State Coalition for Safe Communities, Anti-crime New Jersey State - Wide Federation, 1978-83; vice president, Council of Senior Citizen Organizations, Richmond.
Honors, i.a.: elected to The Gallery of Distinguished Citizens of New Jersey, 1962; Educator of America award, Associate Community Councils of Newark, 1979; National Heritage Award, J. F. Kennedy Library, 1982; "Sixty Year", dedicated tutorial award, Ironbound Education & Culture Center, Newark, 1988; scholarships, New York University (NYU), 1935-37, Rutgers University, 1939-45; fellowships, Columbia University, 1945-48, Notre Dame University, 1956-68; listed in: International Scholars Directory, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in the East, and in over 60 other directories.
Affiliations: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, French, German, Italian, Latin.
Hobbies: writing, linguistics, travel.
Home: 2426 W Tremom Court, Richmond VA 23225
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996