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The collection consists of field materials collected by Jason Golinowski during his master studies at the Ukrainian Folklore program, University of Alberta, as well as essays on a wide range of Ukrainian folklore topics, such as Ukrainian crafts, rites of passage, folksongs, celebrations, personal narratives, and others.

The series consists of an essay "One Rushnyk" which discusses a rushnyk owned by Mrs. Severyn, and its numerous meanings for her. Submission for the course Ukrainian 427.

The essay discusses a loom bought by the Trachuks, how they use it, and its significance in relation to their Ukrainian heritage and especially as a Canadian hobby. A video interview with Bill and Jessie Trachuk found on VHS UF1993.019.v1001.

The essay discusses cultural change on the example of Ukrainian Orthodox church. He compares prescribed church canon with what exists in the chapel in St. John's Institute looking specifically at the layout of the building, the placement of religious objects and the placement of pictures and icons in the chapel. Written for the course Ukrainian 326.

The essay is a diachronic study of a High School graduation from a rural Canadian Ukrainian community with a description and history of celebrations after the formal ceremonies.

Video interviews for the project. Indexes of the interviews available.

The essay is a discussion about provody - the Ukrainian custom of remembering the dead. Includes indexed interview with David Goa and Vera Severin.

The essay is a study of the folksong repertoire of one woman, which is classified into different genres by their content. Interview index available.

The essay is a comparative study of immigration stories of people who were immigrants of the pioneer era with recent immigration stories.

This research includes biographical material on the Golinowski family lineage. It contains captioned scanned photographs dating to the 1920's along with original photographs. The ancestry research includes scanned archival records on Myrnam, Alberta. Includes: scanned photographs, indexed interviews

A lexicon of dance steps from Western Ukraine categorized according to K.Vasylenkos. bib.

The collection consists of an essay that analyzes comic elements of Walter Rutka's album "The Ukrainian Cowboy", and an audio cassette, which is a field recording of Walter Rutka singing the following songs: 1) Mansion on the Hill, 2) Bashful Dancer, 3) Homebrew, 4) Lara's Theme, 5) Pryvit, 6) Kolomyika, 7) Molodyi Viter.

This project contains an analysis of comic elements of Walter Rutka's album "The Ukrainian Cowboy" including Clyde's style and method of presentation.

A discussion of staged dance as a symbol of ethnic identity and a dynamic art form vs. modern dance as an approach to individual development. bib.

A comparison of Greek and Ukrainian folk dances, focusing on the "Metelytsia" from Ukraine and "Pentozali" from Greece.The historical symbolism, music and costumes are compared. bib.