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The series consists of Rusalka Dance Ensemble memorabilia, choreography, and documents.

This file consists of all the meeting minutes for one year and a letter to Banff Springs Hotel, which has an attachment of the meeting minutes.

This file consists of:
4 pages of hand-painted designs for the logo of Rusalka Dancers Ensemble.

Scrapbook contents:
a. Posters
b. small square placards denoting dates, places, and dance numbers of performances
c. programs of concerts in both Ukrainian and English
d. memorabilia, press clippings
e. Thank you letter and photo re: performance at Spy Hill Jail
f. Souvenir programs attended by Rusalka
g. Membership cards
h. Placards re: television performances
h.1. Sept 16, 1961 - Channel 4 “Pulse”
h.2. Nov 14, 1961 - Channel 2 Rideau Road (Taped Nov. 12/61)
h.3. Mar 24, 1962 - Channel 2 “We the People” (taped mar 19/62)
h.4. May 13, 1962 - Channel 2 Rideau Road
h.5. Jan 5, 1964 - Channel 2 Rideau Road (There were two dances per show: Kozachok and Huzulka Meeshana; sword Dance and Flirtation; Scissors and Flirtation; Scissors and Dance of the Scarves; Dance of the Scarves Novena and Kolomeyka);

i. Photos
i.1. Performing pics I – V, VII, VIII, IX
i.2. Rehearsing – VI, X

j. Two Centennial Programs 1967;
k. Autographs of Dancers.

This file consists of:
Correspondence with the Kalyna Dance Ensemble regarding their participation in the Calgary Folk Arts Festival (Nadia Korpus was an executive officer of the Calgary Folk Arts Council);
Correspondence with Kalyna Dance Ensemble with their request to rent an auditorium in Calgary.

This file consists of:
Financial Reports 1961-1964;
Constitution and By-Laws of Ukrainian Rusalka Dancers Association.

This file consists of:
Letter to the Registrar of Companies to register the Rusalka Ensemble Dance name;
Correspondence with the Calgary Allied Arts Centre regarding the membership of the Rusalka Ensemble;
Correspondence with the Calgary Centennial Committee;
Correspondence with the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede;
Correspondence with the Canadian Folk Arts Council;
Correspondence with the Canada Council;
Letter regarding the skirts for the ensemble's performance;
Correspondence with the Yavshan Dancers;
2 Invitation letters to Ruth Stinka;
Correspondence with Riznyk;
Correspondence regarding U.N.Y.F. Folk Dance Workshop;
Letter to G.B.Brewer;
Thank you card and letter from the Calgary Canadian Citizenship Council;
Thank you letters for Rusalka Ensemble's performances from the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Young Men's Christian Association, Volunteer Bureau, CurrentEventsClub, Forest Lawn High School, Women's Canadian Club, Chancel Choir of Pleasant Heights United, Cross Bow Auxiliary Hospital, The John Howard Society of Alberta, Young Women's Christian Association, Canada Lodge No.165, Desk and Derrick Club, United Grain Growers, and Ukrainian Canadian Committee Correspondence with the Insurance Services;
Correspondence with Palisser Hotel.

This file consists of the Rusalka Ensemble membership documents and records:
Blank Ukrainian Rusalka Dancers Application for Membership;
Blank cards to certify the membership with Ukrainian Rusalka Dancers;
Filled Rusalka Dancers Membership Application Forms.

This file consists of:
Notice of Meeting card from Canadian Council of Christians and Jews;
Card from students to Nadia Korpus;
Booklet of the Eighth Summer School Concert in Winnipeg, 1947, and handwritten notes inside;
Notebook with a plan for Rusalka Dance Ensemble 1960-1967 Scrapbook;
Nan Korpus card;
Booklet for Rusalka Dance Anniversary Concert on March 17th, 1962;
Blank certificate of the Ukrainian School of Dancing;
Old envelope "The Royal Bank of Canada" with a note "Thunderbay Presentation 1971";
Blank "Telephone Call" booklet;
The Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble program;
The Rumanian Folk Ballet poster printed on a brochure;
Moiseyev Ensemble Ballet program;
"Heritage" newspaper-booklet;
Magazine "Ukrainian Dance Company";
Magazine "Rumanian Folk Ballet";
Folded large-scale map of Ukraine.

This file consists of:
Photo of the Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre students in 1945;
Photo of the Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre students in 1946;
Photo of the Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre students in 1947;
Photo of Regina Group of Dancers 1951 that performed in Cavalcade;
Photo in folder - The Beginning of Rusalka 1961;
Group photo of the Rusalka Ensemble dancers in 1967.

This file consists of:
Essay "Ukrainian Folk Dance Basic Principles for Instruction" by Nadia Korpus 2 copies;
Handwritten text for the presentation about Ukrainian history for a grade 6 in school;
Essay about Julian Calendar and New Orthodox Easter;
The article "Our Heritage" by Nadia Korpus in the "Newsmonth" newspaper;
Full draft of the article "Our Heritage" by Nadia Kopus.

The file consists of handwritten and printed papers with choreographic descriptions for the Rusalka Dance Ensemble:
"Gulyanka" [Гулянка] scene plot;
"Gulyanka" [Гулянка] concert dance minutes;
"Zalytsiannia" [Залицяння] scene plot;
Count of dance movements;
Various concert dance minutes, such as for Hopak or Kateryna - 6 items;
Newspaper article "Ukrainian Folk Dances" by Petro Hladun;
"Chuspak" boys solo dance movements;
Dance minutes, note "different arrangement";
Hopak, Kozachok, and Zaliciannia dance minutes;
Ukrainian Folk Dancing Steps;
Movement Choreography principles (original and print copy);
Steps of Ukrainian dances with its English translation;
Steps of Ukrainian Dances (tacts);
General Dance Steps;
"Chain Dance" choreography;
Dance steps for "Vinok";
Dance steps for "Gopak";
Dance steps for "Harvest Dance"
Dance Steps for "Zaporoskiy Hertz" [Запороський Герц] and "Sword Dance."
Choreographic description of "Woodland Play" by Nadia Korpus - 1966.

This file consists of:

• Intermediate Examination list of the St.Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox School of Dancing;
• Essay on Ukrainian Folk Dance teaching methods;
• Essay "Ukrainian Artcraft" by Mary Siemon UOL 1968;
• Essay "Ukrainian Folk Dancing" by Irka Balan for SELO 1975;
• Maria Boychuk's notebook with handwritten notes for songs: "Ukraine", "National Anthem of Ukraine", and a group of handwritten notes for Ukrainian Melodies processed by Gaivoronsky "Sontse Nyzen'ko" [Сонце Низенько], "Kozak Konya Napuvav" [Козак Коня Напував], "Oi, Orle, Orle" [Ой, Орле, Орле], "Kolomiyochki" [Коломийочки], "Na Vylutsu Surma Graie" [На Вулиці Сурма Грає], "Boh Predvichniy" [Бог Предвічний], "Vozveselimsya" [Возвеселімся], "Stoit' Yavir Nad Vodoyu" [Стоїть Явір над Водою], "Schedriy Vechir" [Щедрий Вечір], and songs for the fairy tale "Sonyashnyk" [Соняшник].

The series consists of Nadia's personal memorabilia from Kursy in Winnipeg, choreography, and her library related to Ukrainian Dance.

Notebook contents:
a. Buckwheat Cutlets [Гречаники] recipe
b. Kolomyjka dance choreo
c. Hopak dance choreo
d. Kozachok dance choreo
e. Gulianka Kvitok dance choreo
f. Hutsulka dance choreo
g. Arkan dance choreo
h. Kozachok Solio dance choreo
i. List of phones and names.