Fox, Paul
Director, Laird Community House, Lecturer, University College, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. Born Nov. 16, 1874, Koikowice-Cieszyn, Poland, son of Paul and Anna (Fuzek) Fox; educated, Gymnasium, Cieszyn; Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1900, B.D. 1907; Western Reserve University AB. 1906, A.M., 1908; Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D., 1924; married Rosa Olive Cobb, July 8, 1908.
Pastor: Brecksville, 0., Congregational Church, 1907-1910; St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Md., 1910-1924. Lecturer, Bloomfield (N. J.), Seminary, 1915-1917. Lecturer in Sociology and Church History, Presbyterian Training School, Baltimore, Md., 1917-1921. Director inter denominational Polish Social and Educational Work, Chicago, 1924-1931. Director, Laird Community House, 1931 to date. Lecturer in Anthropology and Racial Backgrounds, Garrett Bible Institute, 1925-1932. Lecturer in Polish Language and Literature, University College, Northwestern Univ., 1933 to date. President Polish Peoples University Ext. Forum; vice-president University Friends of Poland; chairman, Polish Language Committee; assistant examiner in Polish, Board of Education, Chicago, chairman, Committee on Foreign Origin Groups and Com. Service, Chicago Church Federation; president P.N.A. Kosciuszko Society. Member: Polish National Alliance, Board of Directors Educational Department, 1930-1939; charter member, Polish Arts Club; honorary member, Polish Teachers Club; member: Presbytery of Chicago; Congregational Ministers Association; Modern Language Association; National Conference of Social Work; Association of Church Social Workers. Chicago Council of Foreign Relations; Ex. Com. Near Northwest Side Community Council, Chicago. Author of "The Poles in America," Doran, 1922; "The Reformation in Poland," John Hopkins University Press, 1924; "Essentials in Polish," Polish National Alliance, Chicago, 1937.
Residence: 1339 No. Hoyne Avenue; office: 1838 W. Division St., Chicago, Illinois.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943