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Philanthropy
CA BMUFA 0222-1-3 · File · 1983 - 2004
Part of Bohdan Medwidsky fonds

This file contains materials regarding Dr Medwidsky’s philanthropic pursuits. He donated to the following causes: advertising for University of Alberta Ukrainian Language courses, Ukrainian Folklore Archives Endowment, University of Alberta 1991 Foundation, the Endowment Fund for Ukrainian Folklore, President’s Club, Metro Gulutsan Memorial Endowment Fund, Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society, Kinsmen Club of Edmonton, political parties, Fort Edmonton Historical Foundation, Ukrainian Canadian Committee, and the Friends of the Ukrainian Village Society. There is also correspondence and documentation surrounding the University of Alberta 1991 Foundation.

Philanthropy
CA BMUFA 0011-10 · Series · 1940-1987
Part of Doris Yanda collection

Checks and receipts of Doris Yanda donations to variety of organizations including

  • Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Museum, Alberta branc of UWAS
  • Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada
  • Ukrainian Canadian Committee
  • SUS Foundation of Canada (Ukrainian Self-Reliance League of Canada)
  • Mohyla Institute in Saskatoon, SK.
  • Ukrainian Orthodox Parish of St. John, Edmonton, AB
  • The Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox Church of Canada, Winnipeg
  • St. John's Institute
  • Red Cross
  • Community Chest
Petryshyn, Michael
CA BMUFA 0021-P-R-2008.024.c147-148 · Item · 16 Aug. 1983
Part of CIUS oral history project

Part 1: Born on February 8, 1897 in the Mishanytsia (??) village, Yavoriv district, Lviv region; used to be Greek-Catholic, but now is Orthodox; 10 children in his family; finished the village school using Ukrainian and Polish; Maksymovych the village teacher; “Svoboda” the newspaper coming to the village from Lviv; Polish and Austrian rule in the village; Ukrainians and Jews relations; WWI - Russian army occupied his village; then in 1915 was in the Austrian army (in infantry), in 1918 he went to Austria; for 2 years he was a POW (in a camp near Kamianets-Podilskyi); being in a hospital in Krakow; his brother was in the Petliura army; he came to Canada in 1928; his cousin sent him a ticket from Canada; Poland-England (London - Liverpool) - Halifax, ship “Scythia”; worked for CNR during 6 months; moved to Saskatoon and became a member of the Strilets’ka hromada in 1930; Kosar; about 70 members of the Strilets’ka hromada; UNO and Strilets’ka hromada.

Part 2: Samostiinyky, UNO; Svystun, Stechyshyn; General Kurmanovych (??); Kosar; Konovalets’ and Mel’nyk in Canada before WWII; Het’mantsi; Communists in Canada; Budniuk (??); Ptryshyn got Canadian citizenship (?) in 1942 - his witnesses were Hnatyshyn & Tkachuk; WWII, UNO; CUC; BUC; Stratiichuk (??) - the Head of the Orthodox community; changing his religion to Orthodox; he left UNO; Pavliuchenko; Vasylyshyn; Petryshyn was the Head of the Strilets’ka hromada for 1 year; Strilets’ka hromada’s Hall; UNO vs Strilets’ka hromada; UNO’s connection with Europe; Novyi shliakh; UPA members joining UNO after WWII; Novyi shliakh moving to Winnipeg; DPs, Liha vyzvolennia Ukrainy; Banderivtsi vs Mel’nykivtsi, Conference in Krakow.

Part: 3 On April 17, 1928 he arrived to Halifax; DPs; Kapish (??); his personal life - in 1930 was incorrectly implicated in murder, till 1962 was under suspicion, in 1963 was found not guilty and the case was dismissed.

CA BMUFA 0022-1995.052.z002 · Item
Part of Poster collection

Poster of a print of a painting depicting Petro Doroshenko on horseback travelling through the countryside flanked by other mounted riders. Text is in Ukrainian and English.

Peter Savaryn
CA BMUFA 0272-14 · Series · 1973-1986
Part of UCAMA presentations collection
  1. “Mixed Marriages.”Excerpts from a speech delivered at the World Congress of Free Ukrainians November 2, 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  2. “Najvazhlyvishi zavdannia odnym rechennian.” 29.1.1977.
  3. “V al'bom dr-ovi Marusi Bek” (17 chervnia 1984 r. na Benketi v
    Detroiti).
  4. “Kil'ka dumok na praznyku sv. Petra i Pavla y Monderi z nahody
    1000-littia khreshchennia Ukrainy.” 29.6.1986.
  5. “100-littia UKTs v Kanadi” (Slovo na benketi).
  6. “Ukrainians in British Columbia.”
  7. Speech at the occasion of the first volume of the Encyclopedia of Ukraine launch.
  8. “Andrej Sheptytskyj - his life and work” (opening remarks.)
  9. “Kil'ka zavvah hospodaria na zustrichi z Morozom.”