Collection: Henry Archacki papers | University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides (original) (raw)

Archacki, a Polish American artist, journalist, publisher, and illustrator, was born in Warsaw, Poland. He came to the United States with his family. They settled in Chicago, Illinois, where Archacki showed an early proclivity for art and journalism. He worked as sports reporter for "Dziennik Zwiazkowy" and in 1930 went to New York as head artist for the Brooklyn branch of the paper. In 1931, he began his "Czy wiecie ze" (Do You Know) drawings, and became sports editor of "Poland" and "Czas" and, later, of "Nowy Swiat." He remained active in Polish American organizations, including the Reymont Literary Guild, the Polish American Athletic Club, the Polish American Tennis Club, and the General Krzyzanowski Memorial Committee.