John Switalski
Editor
Born Oct. 10, 1908, Portsmouth (OH), U.S.; son of Frank and Elizabeth (Helfrich); married Lee (Sajkowska); child: Barbara.
Career: tour bureau manager, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago (IL), 1936-47; research editor, News Map of the Week, Chicago, 1948-55; geography editor, American Peoples Encyclopedia, Chicago, 1955-58; copyreader, Gary Post-Tribune, Gary (IN), 1959-64; training bulletin editor, Chicago Police Academy, 1964-72; copy-reader, Centra Costa Times, Walnut Creek (CA), 1972-73; Retired.
Author: numerous book reviews in: Gwiazda Polarna, Dziennik Zwiazkowy, Zgoda, Narod Polski, The Polish Review, Ukrainian Quarterly.
Member of: chairman, literature secretary, Polish Arts Club, Chicago, 1970-71.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: Polish and Eastern European history, history of Mexico, American Indians history.
Home: 97 Ferry Lane, Barrington, RI 02806.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.