The collection consists of personal documents of Anna and Wasyl Kuryliw, family photographs, correspondence between Wasyl and Anna, and other materials.
The film Chapters & Verses: Action Bill's Walk through Life - a documentary about Wasyl Kuryliw directed by his daughter Oksana Kuryliw and produced by Oksana Kuryliw and John Leeson is also part of this collection. Other materials include: Sonia Holiad's introduction to the premier screening of the film on September 12, 2017 at the Spadina Theatre at Alliance Française in Toronto; photographs of the Edmonton screening of the film, on October 27, 2017, and a poster of the event; and poems by Ivan Franko handwritten by Wasyl Kuryliw, which he used to take with him to work around 1965-1974 in Sudbury.
Anna Kuryliw's wedding dress with the veil is also part of this collection, as well as the wedding photograph of Wasyl and Anna. There is also a photo print of 4 women (Anna among them - 3rd from the left) with a sewing machine, which was bought by Vasyl and sent to the Old Country with the proposal to Anna to marry her. Her wedding gown was sewn with it.
UntitledThis is a Polish passport issued for Vasyl Kuryliw. Stamps indicate immigration to Canada in 1928.
This is a travel document certifying that Anna Zabolotna is healthy enough to travel from Poland to Canada.
This series contains letters, passports, and other textual documents relating to Anna Zabolotna Kuryliw and Wasyl (Bill) Kuryliw.
The series consists of sheets of paper with poems of Ivan Franko handwritten on them by Wasyl Kuryliw.
This is the sewing machine, which Wasyl bought and sent to his home village. Anna is sitting third from the left. She sewed her wedding dress on this machine and brought it with her to Canada where she married Wasyl.
The collection consists of a Musical CD by the New Melody Kings titled "There's Something in the Wind". There is also a three page background story of the New Melody Kings written by Jerry Ozipko, and a one-page brief biography.
There's Something in the Wind
(Seven Selection EP)
©2016 STUDIOOZ Productions EP-01
Recording Engineer - Mike Brazeau, Reel Audio Productions
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Ne Teper Polka/"Not Now" (Polka) 2:29
(Traditional Ukrainian Song) -
Shchos Nam Viter Naviva/"There's Something in the Wind" (Polka) & Arkan (Ukrainian Hutsul Dance) 3:06
by Jerry Ozipko (2015) -
Chowen Ketaietsia/"The Rocking Boat" (Waltz) 3:33
(Traditional Ukrainian Song) -
Chorney Ochi/"Dark Eyes" 2:34
(Traditional Ukrainian Romance Song) -
Siyanka/"Sowing Wheat" (Kolomyjka) & Arkan (Traditional Hutsul Dance) 3:05
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Mazurka(Traditional Polish Dance) 3:52
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Hopak/"Cossack Dance" 1:55
(Traditional National Dance of Ukraine)
The collection consists of 147 issues of the satirical and humour magazine "Lys Mykyta" published in Detroit by Edward Kozak. He started publishing it in 1948, after he emigrated to Germany after the WWII. In 1949 he settled in the United States, and resumed publishing Lys Mykyta in 1951.
Untitled"The Ukrainian Canadian Wedding" discuses studies of 20th century wedding practices of Ukrainian Canadians based on interviews.
UntitledThis collections includes an essay by Vivian Osachuk on the development of the contemporary bandura scene for the course Ukrainian Arts in Canada.
UntitledThe project consists of songs and verses collected in Edmonton from the informants Joe Olinyk, Anna Olinyk, Mrs. Helena Pinkyj, Mrs. Eva Kurylo, Mrs. Maria Stratychuk, Mrs. Annie Kapach, and Mrs. Mary Lagoski, some of whom grew up in Galicia or Bukovina and immigrated to Canada.
This certificate was awarded to Peter Michael Kule by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and recognizes Kule as a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants. This certificate, awarded February 2, 2006, is signed by both the president and secretary of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.
This certificate was awarded to Peter Michael Kule by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba. This certificate is signed by both the president and secretary of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba.
This letter, addressed to Doris Kule from D. J. Corse of the Alberta Teachers' Association, informs Mrs. Kule that she has received a Life Membership award in the Alberta Teachers' Association. Certificate was enclosed with this letter.
This book contains short poems from various acquaintances of Doris Kule between the years 1936 and 1941.
This poster was created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the affiliation between St. Joseph's College and the University of Alberta.
This Certificate of Thanks was provided in honour and appreciation of Mr. & Mrs. Kule for their generosity to the Salvation Army. The document is signed by Major Ken Percy, Director, Public Relations & Development.
This poster describes the new Chair of Ukrainian Community and International Development at Grant MacEwan College after a $500,000 donation from Drs. Doris and Peter Kule.