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Andrew wrote his memoirs at the urging of his granddaughter, Irene Mazurenko, in 1973 when he was 83. He sent them to her as letters. The memoirs tell about his roots, his life back in the Old country, his journey to Canada, and early years in Canada.

The memoirs were written in Ukrainian. Irene got them translated into English while preparing her family history. She inserted some explanations to the text in Italics, when she felt, they would be helpful. They come from her own memories and stories heard in the family. These five typed pages are also a part of this collection.

"The Ukrainian Canadian Wedding" discuses studies of 20th century wedding practices of Ukrainian Canadians based on interviews.

A collection of texts of songs, proverbs and customs collected from informants in Alberta for the course Ukrainian Folklore 499. Includes text of a religious letter from Father Kuban. Copies of work that describe love and kozak songs are also included.

"Study on Ukrainian immigrant tombstones" discusses the ritual of building tombstones for the dead with a focus on the tombstones of the first generation of Ukrainian immigrants.

This file contains early materials collected by Rena Hanchuk for her Folklore classes and a final paper. The project defines the wax ceremony as practiced in Canada. Within the written work, Rena compares and contrasts the definition of a wax ceremony through the taped interviews. The 15-page essay "A study on the Wax Ceremony as folk medicine" was done for the course Ukrainian 699.

A collection of texts including spring songs (haivky), kolomyiky, religious songs, love songs, wedding songs, Easter songs, harvest songs, as well as descriptions of wedding customs and rituals collected from Alberta residents.

The project "Deshcho pro nashe selo" describes the village (selo) of Zolota Sloboda and the various customs and celebrations within this village as Nadia Olga Vychopen remembers it.

A critical analysis of the dissertation : Klymasz, Robert Bogdan. Ukrainian folklore in Canada; an immigrant complex in transition (Indiana Iniversity, 1971).

This fieldwork collection describes a humorous story about a young girl who confesses her sins as told by Vera Bosak.

"My Trip from Ukraine to Canada" describes recollections from Natalia's journey from Lviv, Ukraine to Canada. The recollection includes her trip to Moscow by train and her plane ride to Canada.

A review of Robert Kylmasz's doctoral dissertation "Ukrainian folklore in Canada: An immigrant complex in transition".

A comparison of two works: "Speaking At/About/with the Dead: Funerary Rhetoric Among Ukrainians in Western Canada" by Robert Klymasz and "Tini zabutykh predkiv" by Mykhailo Kotsiubyns'kyi.

A analysis of the life cycles in "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" by Mykhailo Kotsiubyns'kyi with direct quotes from the text and examples of rites of passage.

This project describes the differences between old immigrant folklore, complex and the new, and ethnic complex in the development of Ukrainian Canadian folklore.

"Baba's Church; My Church" describes the history of the establishment of two Ukrainian Catholic churches across the street from each other in Winnipeg.

"Ukrainian Heritage Village Museum in Edmonton, Alberta" includes a recollection of Natalia's visit to The Ukrainian Heritage Village. The project includes: first impressions, monument descriptions, and her overall perspective.

This project contains text of an interview with producer Bohdanna Bashuk of a Ukrainian programme on CJKS , a nightly Ukrainian radio program in Winnipeg.

"Ukrainian Contemporary Music and Youth" incorporates 10 interviews attempts to discover why Ukrainian youth listen to contemporary music and whether or not they prefer Ukrainian contemporary music composed in North America or the music from Ukraine. Includes a questionnaire.

Essay 1: "Tini Zabytuh Predkiv" is a book review on character development of Ivan Paliichuk and stylistic developments to describe the author's overall goal. Written for the course UKR 425..

Essay 2: "Ukrainian Mixed Marriages" focuses on marriage as a rite of passage. This diachronic study shows differences and similarities between a Ukrainian wedding which took place in Poland 30 years ago and several mixed marriages which took place in Canada. bib., quest. written for the course UKR 425. Includes: project proposal.