The collection comprises personal and official documents collected by Peter Lazarowich during his career as a student of the Charles University and the Ukrainian Free University in Prague, Canadian lawyer and Ukrainian community leader. It includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, the creator's diaries and passports, minutes of organizations, photographs, etc.
Lazarowich, Peter JohnPhoto is of Ukraine's former president, Viktor Yushchenko, awarding Peter Kule the Order of Merit. This award is given to citizens of Ukraine as a way of recognizing outstanding personal achievement.
Various documents and correspondence related to the lawsuit.
54 notebooks of personal diaries.
Binder contains letters of congratulations and letters of support for Peter M. Kule's certifications.
- “Mixed Marriages.”Excerpts from a speech delivered at the World Congress of Free Ukrainians November 2, 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- “Najvazhlyvishi zavdannia odnym rechennian.” 29.1.1977.
- “V al'bom dr-ovi Marusi Bek” (17 chervnia 1984 r. na Benketi v
Detroiti). - “Kil'ka dumok na praznyku sv. Petra i Pavla y Monderi z nahody
1000-littia khreshchennia Ukrainy.” 29.6.1986. - “100-littia UKTs v Kanadi” (Slovo na benketi).
- “Ukrainians in British Columbia.”
- Speech at the occasion of the first volume of the Encyclopedia of Ukraine launch.
- “Andrej Sheptytskyj - his life and work” (opening remarks.)
- “Kil'ka zavvah hospodaria na zustrichi z Morozom.”
Poster of a print of a painting depicting Petro Doroshenko on horseback travelling through the countryside flanked by other mounted riders. Text is in Ukrainian and English.
Klid talks about the National Petroleum Show, Safety Boss, and she interviews a member of the Ukrainian delegation.
Part 1: Born on February 8, 1897 in the Mishanytsia (??) village, Yavoriv district, Lviv region; used to be Greek-Catholic, but now is Orthodox; 10 children in his family; finished the village school using Ukrainian and Polish; Maksymovych the village teacher; “Svoboda” the newspaper coming to the village from Lviv; Polish and Austrian rule in the village; Ukrainians and Jews relations; WWI - Russian army occupied his village; then in 1915 was in the Austrian army (in infantry), in 1918 he went to Austria; for 2 years he was a POW (in a camp near Kamianets-Podilskyi); being in a hospital in Krakow; his brother was in the Petliura army; he came to Canada in 1928; his cousin sent him a ticket from Canada; Poland-England (London - Liverpool) - Halifax, ship “Scythia”; worked for CNR during 6 months; moved to Saskatoon and became a member of the Strilets’ka hromada in 1930; Kosar; about 70 members of the Strilets’ka hromada; UNO and Strilets’ka hromada.
Part 2: Samostiinyky, UNO; Svystun, Stechyshyn; General Kurmanovych (??); Kosar; Konovalets’ and Mel’nyk in Canada before WWII; Het’mantsi; Communists in Canada; Budniuk (??); Ptryshyn got Canadian citizenship (?) in 1942 - his witnesses were Hnatyshyn & Tkachuk; WWII, UNO; CUC; BUC; Stratiichuk (??) - the Head of the Orthodox community; changing his religion to Orthodox; he left UNO; Pavliuchenko; Vasylyshyn; Petryshyn was the Head of the Strilets’ka hromada for 1 year; Strilets’ka hromada’s Hall; UNO vs Strilets’ka hromada; UNO’s connection with Europe; Novyi shliakh; UPA members joining UNO after WWII; Novyi shliakh moving to Winnipeg; DPs, Liha vyzvolennia Ukrainy; Banderivtsi vs Mel’nykivtsi, Conference in Krakow.
Part: 3 On April 17, 1928 he arrived to Halifax; DPs; Kapish (??); his personal life - in 1930 was incorrectly implicated in murder, till 1962 was under suspicion, in 1963 was found not guilty and the case was dismissed.