Haiman, Miecislaus Albin Francis Joseph
Historian. Born in Zloczow, Poland, March 31, 1888; son of Wilhelm and Susan (Ziolkowska) H.; student public schools. Lwow, Poland; married Casimira Nigbor, April 17, 1918; children: Adam, Theresa Mary. Came to U.S., 1913, naturalized, 1925. Seaman and traveler, 1908-13; laborer, 1913-17; editor Polish Am. newspapers, 1917-35; curator Archives and Mus. Polish Roman Catholic Union of America since 1935. Awarded "Polonia Restituta," Silver Laurels of the Polish Acad. of Lit., Lit. Award of the Alliance of Poles Abroad, Golden Cross of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America. Cross of Merit Polish Army Vets. Assn. of America; member Legion of Honor of the Polish Nat. Alliance in the U.S. Member Ill. State Hist. Soc., Polish Hist. Soc. (Lwow, Poland). Democrat. Roman Catholic. Author: "Poland and the American Revolutionary War," 1932; "The Fall of Poland in Contemporary American Opinion," 1935; "Poles in the Early History of Texas," 1936; "Polish Pioneers of Virginia and Kentucky," 1937; "Poles in New York in the 17th and 18th Centuries," 1938; "Polish Past in America, 1608-1865," 1939; "Polish Pioneers of California," 1940; "Polish Pioneers of Pennsylvania," 1941; also author of many books in Polish language. Elected to membership in Gallery of Living Catholic Authors, in 1942 for his literary accomplishments. Member of Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. Chairman, Research Commission on Polish Immigration in U.S. Office: 984 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Ill.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943