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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.

The project consists of songs and verses collected in Edmonton from the informants Joe Olinyk, Anna Olinyk, Mrs. Helena Pinkyj, Mrs. Eva Kurylo, Mrs. Maria Stratychuk, Mrs. Annie Kapach, and Mrs. Mary Lagoski, some of whom grew up in Galicia or Bukovina and immigrated to Canada.

This series includes materials from interviews collected with people living in the Edmonton area. This series includes transcripts and audio recordings from interviews and photographs.

This file contains materials relating to the operation of the Ukrainian Catholic Council of Canada and its associate organizations at the national and provincial levels. The organizations that are associated include the Brotherhood of Ukrainian Catholics of Canada, Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada, Ukrainian Catholic Youth of Canada, and others. The documents include correspondence, newspaper clippings, event schedules, operational information, financial reports, policy proposals, other documents.

This file contains materials related to Dr Medwidsky’s involvement with political parties. Most of the documents are related to his involvement with the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta, including active participation in campaigns for Julian Koziak. The types of documents included in this file are letters and correspondence, campaign materials, party newspapers, minutes from meetings, political action plans, and policy proposals.

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.

The two volume typewritten manuscript "History of Ukrainian art" covering all historical periods from pre-history (Stone Age) to modern time including art of the Ukrainian diasporas in Europe, Canada and the USA. Comes with a detailed summary of the study.

The series contains drafts of statutes of the World Council of Shevchenko Scientific Societies and the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Toronto (n/d), as well as a notarized copy of the Province of Ontario Letters Patent Incorporating Scientific Shevchenko Society (1959).

This series consists of documents related to the banquet in honor of Josyp Slipyi (Joseph Slipy) in Edmonton on February 11, 1968. Mainly correspondence, reports about donations, ticket distribution, and minutes of meetings.

1. Memorial Addressed to Right Honorable Sir Robert Borden, Prime
   Minister of Canada, and to the Senators and Members of the Parliament. From the Ukrainian Greek-Catholics of Canada regarding the invasion of Ukrainian East Galicia by Polish troops. 1919.
2. Memorial To The Right Hon. R. B. Bennett (Prime Minister of Canada) And to His Majesty's Ministers in Canada. From the Ukrainian Defence Committee of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba regarding the advancement in Canadian citizenship of those of Ukrainian origin who had established their home in Canada and Ukrainian minorities in Poland and Romania. 1930.
3. Memorandum of Ukrainian Canadian Committee to The Right Honorable
   W.L.Mackenzie King Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs, Canada. From the Ukrainian Canadian Committee regarding the Eastern boundary of Poland, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Match 23, 1943.
4. Inter-ministerial Conference, Ottawa, March 19, 1959. The presentation of Rev. Dr. B. Kushnir regarding Ukrainian Canadians and Ukrainian Canadian Committee.
5. Submission to The Prime Minister and Members of the Government of
   Canada by The Ukrainian Canadian Committee, Winnipeg, Manitoba. March 19, 1959, Ottawa,
   Canada. About some of the problems faced by the Ukrainian community in Canada.
6. Brief to The Honourable Paul Martin, Secretary of State for External Affairs, Submitted by the Ukrainian Committee. June, 1965. Problem of relations with Ukrainian nation.

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.