This document recognizes support given to the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies and was presented to Peter M. Kule. This document is signed by the President of the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies.
The series includes a copy of an article "Kules honoured with biography" published in Ukrainian News in 2009, and a copy of the obituary for Nicholas Kuleba, Peter's brother.
The collection consists of letters from Nick Ruptash family in Ukraine (Kitsman' district of Chernivtsi region) to Canada.
Nick Ruptash FamilyThe collection consists of posters, programs, brochures, periodical publications related to various events and organizations in the Ukrainian Canadian community in Edmonton. Collected by Roman Soltykewych and Orest Soltykevych. The collection is organized into the following series:
The collection consists of interviews conducted by Nadya Foty in Alberta and Saskatchewan with 21 individuals from the Ukrainian community. The goal of the interviews was to collect and preserve information about Ukrainian culture with a focus on rites of passage.
The respondents included: George Hill, Jack Kindrake, Eugene and Katherine Yereniuk, Fedir Moroz, William Piasecky, Anna Zuzak, Jenny Palamaruk, Josie Talpash, Mary Stokalko, Anna Papish, Mary Sochaski, Mary Sturby, Bella Dobni, George Wizniuk, N. Wizniuk, William Kissel, Rosie Kissel, .
The collection consists of three photographs from the unveiling of Kule Theatre at Grant MacEwan University event.
The collection consists of 31 issues of the monthly humorous magazine Beztaktnist self-published by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, edited mainly by David Marples; an obituary to Havrylo Ciusovych Harmatenko; and an interview with Andrij Hornjatkevyc about these publications recorded by Kateryna Kod at the time of donation.
Beztaktnist was self-published monthly magazine by CUIS for several years. It started when the CIUS was located in Athabasca Hall and the office of the PhD candidate David Marples who is now the Professor at the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta was behind the wall from the office of the CUIS director Manoly Lupul. When David Marples would hear some slips of the tongue or jokes from the office, he would later publish them and circulate calling it Beztaktnist. This publication served the role of a buffoon, like in older days buffoons were able to tell not only jokes but the truth or voice their opinions to the kings without being punished for that, Beztaktnist was that buffoon in CIUS. Different topics were published without censorship about CUIS life, everybody included their stories but the main editor was David Marples.
Havrylo story: there was a copier in Athabasca building that was used by all the departments located in the building. Each department had a small page counter that was inserted in the copier in order to count the pages so at the end of the month to pay for copying. The amount of the copies done by each department should coincide with the amount that would be on the inner page counter in the copier itself. It came up that the CIUS page counter was named Havrylo and it was discovered that if Havrylo is
not inserted into the copier completely it will not count pages. So many copies were done, including the periodical Beztaktnist free of charge. Later it was discovered that the amount of the copies on the inner and external counters did not coincide, so the new program was installed on the copier and Havrylo came out of use, “became unemployed”. When it was known some people together with Andrij Hornjatkevyc wrote an obituary for Havrylo Ciusovych Harmatenko (the copier was Canon) and asked to announce it on the radio. Roman Brytan announced it on the radio and even chose a song by Seniors Choir that sang “Oi iz-za hory kam’ianoi”. The original text of the obituary is added to this collection.
With time Marples was leaving CIUS and going to Munich to work at Radio Svoboda and he asked for the copies of this periodical from Andrij Hornjatkevych, who was not willing to share. Another joke that CIUS had was the theory that there should as many Free Universities as there are not free Universities in Ukraine, the Free University in Munich was not enough. The Decree was pronounced to establish Free Universities parallel to those that were in Ukraine. There was also a diploma sample and some people were awarded various doctoral degrees. At the farewell party for Marples that was in the house of Bohdan Krawchenko the collection of Beztaktnist, bound in yellow binder (yellow colour symbolizing yellow journalism), was awarded to Marples to the loud applause by Krawchenko dressed in his Oxford gown.
Canadian Institute of Ukrainian StudiesThe collection consists of photographs of Ukraine and its people taken by Myeong Lee in 2006 in Ukraine. The images depict calendar customs, rituals, and everyday life of Ukrainians.
Lee, Myeong JaePhotograph depicts the isle with handmade woven baskets on the market in summer time. A woman is looking at handmade baskets, with more people in the background. There are watermelons and melons behind the woven out of branches hedge and the big pumpkin on the woven hedge.
A wedding group photograph in front of the church wall painting (angels and 6 Archangels on the front). Wedding group is dressed in coats (early spring/late autumn)
Portrait of two girls wearing wreaths made of green branches on their heads. The girls are dressed in embroidered shirts. (Possibly Kupalo holiday)
Victory Day celebration. A veteran woman is sitting on the forefront holding a banner. A large group of people on the back with Soviet Union flags (parade procession). People are putting flowers to the memorial.
Three boys dressed in costumes are coming out from the house in winter evening (group of carolers, Vertep)
Inside the wooden church. A woman is standing with the candle and reading from the book. Three women are sitting by the wall. The women are wearing traditional khustky with kytytsi.
The priest is putting the candle in the water. A group of people is watching the ceremony in the back.
A bishop is greeting parishioners. The woman is kissing the bishop's hand and a man next to her is waiting his turn.
Three women and a man are holding candles inside the church.
A little boy receives his communion from the priest. His mother is helping him. A group of people is standing in the back.
A row of Easter baskets with candles are ready to be blessed.
