Home Page LCAS History Officers Members ALKA News Contact Info Archives Museum Library Scholarships ALKA. Lietuviškai The goal of the American Lithuanian Cultural Archives (ALKA) is to preserve the Lithuanian American cultural legacy by maintaining the archives, the museum and the library, and to help scholars research the work and history of the American Lithuanian community. ALKA is maintained by the elected LCAS board. A brief history: 1922: Father Juras starts collecting Lithuanian books, periodicals, artwork, and crafts. 1935: The archives are moved to the offices of "Darbininkas" in Boston, where the name "ALKA" is born. 1963: The archives are moved to Putnam, CT. 1972: Responsibility for ALKA is transferred to LCAS (Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science). The archives are located in Putnam, Connecticut, near the Immaculate Conception Convent. If you would like to support ALKA, please write a check payable to "ALKA" and send to: ALKA, P.O. Box 608, Putnam, CT 06260 ALKA