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An annotated bibliography about the bandura.

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 study on the different approaches to define culture.

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.

A summary of two articles: "Folklore Politics in the Soviet Ukraine: Perspective on Some Recent Trends and Developments" by Robert Kylmasz and "Concepts of Folklore and Folklife Studies" by Richard Dorson.

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

A comparative study of two articles: “Ethnography: The History and Present State of Research”and “The Development of Ukrainian Folklore”.

This file contains eight various assignments completed by Mark Bandera for different Ukrainian Folklore courses at the University of Alberta.

A book review on "Ukrains'ka radians'ka fol'kloristika" (Soviet Ukrainian Folklore) by Berezovs'kyi.

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

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

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

A comparison of traditional Ukrainian folksongs from contemporary Poland with those in North America. An analysis of Lemko features in music and a general discussion of song types, texts and translations.

A description of how Tsymbaly are tuned by Ted Harasymchuk and a description of how kutia is made by Mrs. Koroluk.

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

A description of how an outdoor oven (p'iets) was made and how the weather influenced the use of it from the recollections of Ivan Ivasiuk.

This collection includes speeches, addresses, and public presentations, predominantly unpublished, by various community leaders. The collection contains materials of many leaders and members of women's organizations.