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The collection consists of verses collected in Canada from various pioneers from western Ukraine, and a collection of jokes, proverbs, New Year's verses and texts of other folk songs.

A collection of wedding songs, winter cycle songs and various other songs sung by Maria Mazuryk. The texts are transliterated with some discussion and comments by the author

The collection consists of a fieldwork project and final papers done by Markian Kowaliuk for the Ukrainian Folklore courses at the University of Alberta.

This collection contains an analysis of the structure of a poetic form "dumy" for mood, emphasis, and rhythm on the overall effect of the poem.

A description of the midsummer customs of the holiday Kupalo with transcription of songs collected from various informants with musical scales for the course Ukrainian 499.

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

This project contains an interview with Mr. Hoshko about non-Christian beliefs and superstitions that he encountered throughout his childhood. This assignment includes recollections from Mr. Hoshko about: folk medicine, ghost and gypsy encounters, and others.

A collections of textual work on kupalo and lemko weddings for the course Ukrainian 499 at the University of Alberta.

A description of wedding customs and wedding songs from the Lemko region of Ukraine as told by Pavlo Kril' for the course Ukrainian 499.

A description of customs and songs associated with Zeleni Sviata (Green Holidays) as described by Mark Bandera.

"Ukrainian Christmas Eve" compares the Christmas Eve customs and rituals celebrated in Ukraine and in Canada.

A review of a book of folksongs gathered by Marko Vovchok,issued by Muzychna Ukraina in1979.

A collection of proverbs about birth, weddings, and death.

Describes wedding customs in Ivanivtsi (Ivano-Frankivsk region) in the 1920's. The customs begin with courtship, and end with the purification or homecoming. Some of the informants also describe wedding rites in Bereziv

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

Field videos of Chychul making tsymbaly

An annotated bibliography about the bandura.

"The Development of the Contemporary Bandura Scene in North America" discusses bandura playing and ensembles in North America with a brief history of how the Bandura came into existence.

A collection of course work by Mark Bandera including book reviews, annotated bibliographies, and essay on topics such as folklore, folksongs, tsymbaly, and bandury.

An investigation of Ukrainian folklore theory as presented in Ukrainian serial publications in the 20th century.