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CA BMUFA 0318 · Collection · 1917-1936

The collection consists of records of the Ukrainian Educational Association (Укр. Тов. Просьвіта ім. М. Павлика) in Vermillion, AB; and records of the Ukrainian National Society of Taras Shevchenko of Derwent, Alberta. Records include:

  • Incorporation papers of the Ukrainian National Society of Taras Shevchenko of Derwent, AB
  • Order Book of the Ukrainian National Society of Taras Shevchenko of Derwent, AB
  • Membership list of the Ukrainian National Society of Taras Shevchenko of Derwent, AB
  • Financial records of the Ukrainian National Society of Taras Shevchenko of Derwent, AB
  • Meeting minutes of the Ukrainian Educational Association (Укр. Тов. Просьвіта ім. М. Павлика) in Vermillion, AB
  • Library contents of the Ukrainian Educational Association (Укр. Тов. Просьвіта ім. М. Павлика) in Vermillion, AB
  • Financial records of the Ukrainian Educational Association (Укр. Тов. Просьвіта ім. М. Павлика) in Vermillion, AB
  • Handwritten Vertep.
CA BMUFA 0025 · Collection · 2006-2011

The collection consists of field research materials collected by Mariya Lesiv as part of her research during doctorate studies at the Ukrainian Folklore Program, University of Alberta, and a copy of her dissertation entitled "Modern Paganism between east and west: construction of an alternative national identity in Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora." 15 mini-DVs contain field video, 10 CDs - photographs, documenting rituals and interviews with Pagans in both Ukraine and North America.

Dissertation abstract:

Modern Ukrainian Paganism is a new religious movement that draws upon beliefs and practices from over a thousand years ago. It represents a mode of resistance to both the political oppression of Ukraine and the dominant position of Christianity in that country. Paganism spread among the urban Ukrainian intelligentsia in the North American diaspora after World War II, and developed actively in Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today, while experiencing a great decline in the diaspora, it is rapidly growing in Ukraine, involving many different Pagan communities and thousands of believers.

Pagans draw on a variety of sources including both historical chronicles containing information about old Slavic mythology and contemporary rural folklore that is believed to maintain remnants of the old pagan worldview. Although many folkloric forms have been appropriated by the Christian church, contemporary Pagans consider these elements to have originated in pre-Christian times and reclaim them for their own needs.

This work is the first extended study of Ukrainian Paganism in its post-Soviet East European context and in the North American diaspora, simultaneously comparing it with Western Paganism. It is based on ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation of rituals and interviews with Pagans in both Ukraine and North America, as well as on archival and published materials.

While focusing predominantly on the revival of pagan folklore within this movement, this thesis demonstrates how the imagined past has become important for constructing an alternative national identity in modern contexts of socio-political turmoil. The thesis suggests that this cultural revival often has little to do with historical reality, since there is limited primary information available. Like other revivals, it involves the construction of new cultural forms through creative interpretations of the ancestral past. Moreover, the obscurity of the past allows individualistic interpretations that result in many variations of similar forms. These forms are examined in their relationship to the concepts of nationalism, gender, charisma and power, religious syncretism, and aesthetics. This work is multidisciplinary in nature as it draws upon theoretical frameworks developed in fields of folkloristics, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies and art criticism. It contributes to the understanding of modern cultural processes that shape the national consciousness of people in various parts of the world.

Lesiv, Mariya
CA BMUFA 0042 · Collection · 1941-1997

The collection consists of the Certificate of Incorporation (1941), history of the organization in Ukrainian and English, meetings agenda and minutes, correspondence between UPAA and various people in Ukraine, project reports and documentation (includes two publication projects: Svarich Memoirs and Plawiuk's Ukrainian Proverbs), photographs and a ledger.

Ukrainian Pioneers Association of Alberta
0296 · Collection · 1966-1995

The collection includes:

  • club information and constitution
  • membership rosters
  • minutes of general, annual and executive meetings
  • materials of various organizational committees
  • Narrative and financial reports
  • Incoming and outgoing correspondence
  • constitution and other materials of the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Businessmen's Federation
  • materials of UPBC and UPBA from Kamloops, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg
  • material of conventions
  • materials of bilingual program
  • newsletters
  • newspaper clippings
  • minutes and other materials of Ukrainian Bilingual Association
Ukrainian Professional and Business Club
CA BMUFA 0037 · Collection · 2011-2016

The collection consists of the audio recordings of proverbs recorded by Jason Golinowski with Andriy Nahachewsky for the Zabava program on the 840 CFCW.

Nahachewsky, Andriy
CA BMUFA 0086 · Collection · 1952-1995

The collection consists of organizational documents of the Verkhovyna ensemble, correspondence, photographs, concert programs, brochures, and press clippings.

Verkhovyna Vocal Ensemble
CA BMUFA 0023 · Collection · 2014

The Viter Ukrainian Folk Group Choir was a large group project, supported by KuFC equipment and logistics. Graduate students from the Fall 2014 Folklore Research Methods class (MLCS) taught by Andriy Nahachewsky attended a number of rehearsals and performances by the Viter Ukrainian Folk Choir of Edmonton. Students gained experience using recording equipment, conducting interviews and then published their findings. They produced two short videos documenting the choir on stage and as a community.

Students: Nataliya Bezborodova, Larisa Cheladyn, Kateryna Kod, Kelci Mohr, Deepak Paramashivan, Allison Sokil and Dana Wylie.

Aside from two films, there are many photographs in the collection.

CA BMUFA 0104 · Collection · 1984

This collections includes an essay by Vivian Osachuk on the development of the contemporary bandura scene for the course Ukrainian Arts in Canada.

Osachuk, Vivian
CA BMUFA 0237 · Collection · 1908-1946

This is a typed manuscript of Ukrainian proverbs compiled by Volodymyr Plaviuk (Vladimir Plawiuk). Many have handwritten notes next to them, corrections, or translations.

Plaviuk, Volodymyr
CA BMUFA 0323 · Collection · 1974 - 2018

The collection consists of personal correspondence from relatives in Ukraine to the Waclawski family.

CA BMUFA 0244 · Collection · 1940s-1950s(?)

This collection consists of five oil paintings by Wadym Dobrolige.

Dobrolige, Wadym
Wadym Dobrolige Fonds
CA BMUFA 0223 · Fonds · 1941-1999

The Fond consists of original artwork, sketches (religious, commercial, theatrical performances), personal documents, photographs, slides, newspapers and video footage of Dobrolige's work.

Dobrolige, Wadym
CA BMUFA 0073 · Collection · 1986

This collection contains a book review and an essay on Ukrainian mixed marriages written by Walter Garbera for his Ukrainian courses.

Garbera, Walter
CA BMUFA 0260 · Collection · 2022-2023

The Writings from the War / Я пишу з війни collection consists of testimonials of Ukrainians about their experience of the Russian invasion of their country. The project’s archiving coordinator Alex Averbuch periodically deposits firsthand testimonials transmitted to the project team from various hiding places; from shelters, train stations, and refugee camps; from besieged cities. The project’s team also includes Valentyna Vzdulska (the initiator of the project), Daria Bairak and Maryna Solohub (SMM managers and co-coordinators), as well as numerous volunteers assisting in translating the testimonials and maintaining project platforms (website, social media).

The mission of Writings from the War is to collect, preserve, and disseminate these testimonials, both in the language of the original and English translation, so as to provide a documentary source for researchers, academics, students, journalists, artists, and the public in general. There are testimonials by soldiers, volunteers, doctors, drivers, teachers, animal rights activists, cooks, artists, and scientists – people of all professions; by adults and children, displaced persons, rescuers and the rescued – in short, anyone interested in sharing their experience with the world. This is a panoramic picture of the wartime “everyday,” reflecting private experiences during this catastrophe. All the testimonials have been provided to the project team by the witnesses themselves, and every story has a title, and a record of the person behind it.

The project has been carried out since March 2022 in collaboration with the University of Alberta’s Kule Folklore Centre.

CA BMUFA 0059 · Collection · 1977-1981

The collection includes Yarema Kowalchuk's final essay for the course UKR-699.

Kowalchuk, Yarema