The collection consists of field materials collected by Sogu Hong during his courses at the Ukrainian Folklore program, University of Alberta, as well as essays on a wide range of Ukrainian folklore topics: Ukrainian folk songs, ethnic jokes; immigrant tombstones; calendar customs and family rites, such as Christmas, childbirth, weddings; folk arts and crafts; foodways, and others.

Bibliography for the course UKR 632 taught by Dr. Medwidsky. The bibliography deals with the question of research methods in Ukrainian folklore studies primarily concerned with Ukrainian language works dealing with methodology.

This essay analyzes the organic and superorganic natures of folklore in contemporary folklore theories.

"Development of the question of symbols in Ukrainian folkloristics" discusses symbols described by Kostomarov and Potebnia.

"Symbol, sign, allegory - Theoretical considerations - Printed summaries and inventories of symbols" discusses semiotics and its application to folklore. Includes bibliography.