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The main part of the sub-series constitutes numerous M. Bilas’s letters to Chester and Luba Kuc (1984-2004). The subjects of these letters are the artist’s works, his daily life, social and political news, and his plans for exhibitions in Canada. There is also a small number of letters from other individuals to Bilas and the Kucs in both Ukrainian and English. Chester and Luba Kuc sent a number of parcels to Bilas with tools for his artistic work, as well as food, and the collection contains orders and invoices with detailed lists of their contents.

The series consists of materials (texts and photographs) concerning Ukrainian folk costumes, including images of white wedding dresses decorated with traditional embroidery. It also comprises photographs and negatives of embroidered table-clothes, serviettes, as well as an exhibit traditional pottery.
It also includes the "Hova khata" journal (#3-1937) and a typewritten manuscript entitled "Museum of Folk Culture: a lecture about the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in the Ukrainian SSR" by S. Smolinsky and L. Orel (1990).

The file consists of documents related to parcels sent by Chester and Luba Kuc to Mykhailo Bilas to Ukraine, including orders and invoices from Orbit and Meest, and lists of sent items.

The sub-series includes a selection of publications on M. Bilas, his works and exhibitions in newspapers and journals («Novi dni», “Narodna tvorchist ta etnohrafiia” and others) from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

Christmas postcards and an richly illustrated publication about the Ukrainian traditional Christmas celebration.

The series contains academic articles and popular publications about technique, history and designs of Ukrainian Easter eggs paining and Easter bread; publications about prominent Easter eggs painters; photographs of painted eggs from variety of the Ukrainian regions; a collection of postal stamps featuring painted eggs. A copy of the "Основні елементи орнаментації українcьких писанок та їхнє походження" (Прага 1925) monograph by В. Щербаківський and other publications is a part of the collection.

This series consists of the correspondence from Mykhailo Bilas to Chester and Luba Kuc, information about an exhibit of Mykhailo Bilas' works that Chester and Luba Kuc put up in the UNO hall in 2004 (flyer, copy of tapestries, list of sale items, artist's biography), originals and copies of Bilas's works, as well as publications and clippings about M. Bilas.