Immigration History Research Center Archives

Resources (77)

• Stewart G. Cole (b. 1892). Papers, ca. 1937–70, 1 ft. Concerned with intercultural education.

• Russian Orthodox Church Archives records

  
  
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  Records of the Russian Greek Orthodox Catholic Church, Alaska Diocese, comprise records of the Diocese and of the Russian Orthodox Church Archives. Records of the Archives contain correspondence, reports, registers, and other Church records. The bulk of the records concern the Khvikhpak (Yukon) River Mission. These cover the foundation of the mission from 1845 up to 1959. Also included are correspondence and parish records books of the mission; parish records of various other churches in Alaska; and an index to the records of the Alaska church collection of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of North America, which is held at the Library of Congress. Finding aid available: https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/6/resources/4528

• Alex Simirenko (b. 1931)

  Collection, 1961–64, ca. 1 ft. Sociologist. Materials, including photos, used for his book Pilgrims, Colonists and Frontiersmen (Free Press of Glencoe, 1964) about the "Russians" of Minneapolis.

• Alexander A. Granovsky (1887-1976)

  Papers, ca. 1900–76, 145 ft. Ukrainian activist, poet, and entomologist. Correspondence and other material on his activities in the Ukrainian American communities of the U.S. and on Ukrainians in the diaspora. He was the major sponsor of Ukrainian displaced persons to Minnesota.

• Alexander Bunka

  Papers, 1925–69, 1.5 ft. Former officer of the Tucson (Arizona) Ukrainian Society.

• Alexander Wallace Yaremko

  Papers, 1924–69, 1.3 ft. President of the Ukrainian Culture Center in Philadelphia. Correspondence and clippings about this group and on the Ukrainian Youth League of North America.

• American Council for Emigres in the Professions

  Records, ca. 1938–65, 165 ft. Case records from the ACEP and 2 preceding organizations: National Committee for Resettlement of Foreign Physicians, and American Committee for Refugee Scholars, Writers, and Artists. The ACEP helped immigrant professionals find jobs in the U.S. Collection closed.

• American Council for Nationalities Service, New York City

  Records, 1918-present, 180 ft. and growing. Includes material from the period before it bore this name: Foreign Language Information Service, 1918–39, and Common Council for American Unity, 1940–59. The largest single collection now at the IHRC. Records of an organization devoted to all aspects of American immigration. Also includes the archives of the American Federation of International Institutes, which merged with the CCAU in 1958.

• American Latvian Association in the U.S., Washington, D.C.

  Records, ca. 1951-present, ca. 20 ft. and growing. Cultural and charitable organization. Correspondence, records, and publications.

• Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds (Latvian Relief Fund of America), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Records, 1955–69, 1 notebook.

• Antanas J. Jokubaitis (Anthony J. Jacobsen) (b. 1887)

  Papers, ca. 1921–73, ca..5 ft. Lithuanian-American poet.

• Assembly of Captive European Nations

  Records, 1954-present, 60 ft. plus 13 scrapbooks and growing. Group seeking the liberation of Central and Eastern European nations from communist dictatorship and Soviet domination.

• Association of Ukrainian Political Prisoners

  Records, 1948–49, 1.2 ft. Group based in Munich.

• Bureau for Intercultural Education, New York

  Records, ca. 1940–60, ca. 1.5 ft. Correspondence, reports, minutes, interviews, articles, and BIE publications.

• Central Representation of Ukrainian Emigrants in Germany

  Records, 1945–60, 6 ft. Some items touch on U.S. immigration also.

• Daugavas Vanagi A.S.V. (Latvian Welfare Association), Chicago, Illinois

  Records, 1956–68, 2.5 ft. Works for displaced persons of Latvian descent. Includes minutes of board meetings.

• Denys Kwitkowsky

  Papers, 1971-present, 1 in. and growing. Michigan lawyer. Includes typescript of his Human Rights: Theory and Practice.

• Dietrich D. Rempel papers (1985)

  2 linear inches. Papers (1985) of Dr. Dietrich D. Rempel consist of an unpublished typescript of memoirs entitled "Holy Cross to the Hammer and Sickle". The memoirs relate events during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Finding aid available: http://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/6/resources/4501

• Dmytro Fodchuk

  Papers, ca. 1958-present, ca. 2.5 ft. and growing. Materials on Ukrainian social activities (U.S. and Canada).

• Dokia Humenna

  Papers, ca. 1928–73, 5 in. Ukrainian-American writer. Scrapbooks, 2 vols., with book reviews, publication announcements, epigrams, and correspondence.

• Evhen Onatzky (b. 1894)

  Papers, ca. 1918–1960s, 37.5 ft. Diplomat of the Ukrainian National Republic, professor, and editor. Ukrainian-born Onatzky attended the Paris Peace Conference and was a cultural attache of the Ukrainian National Republic in Rome. Lived in Italy until 1943, when he emigrated to Argentina, becoming editor of Nash Klych. Correspondence with many Ukrainians in the Western Hemisphere.

• Federated Russian Orthodox Clubs

  Records, 1943–65, 2.5 ft. Records of the Executive Board, Board of Trustees, and conventions.

• Federation of Ukrainians in Great Britain

  Records, 1949–54, ca..5 ft. Includes correspondence, the constitution, and other material of the Federation.

• George Graff

  Papers, ca. 1931–47,,5 ft. plus 1 tape cassette. Involved in intercultural education.

• George Royick

  Papers, 1957–66, 1.3 ft. Memoirs, correspondence with Ukrainian groups, and miscellanea.

• George Wynnyk

  Collection, 1960s, 1 in. Items gathered by a Ukrainian in Massachusetts.

• Hetmanite Association of Germany and Austria

  Records, 1947–67, 1 ft. Operating in Munich.

• Holy Ghost Greek Catholic Church, Cleveland, Ohio

  Marriage records, 1909–67, 1 microfilm reel.

• International Institute of Boston

  Records, ca. 1920–40, 21 ft. Materials concerning immigrants assisted in the Boston area.

• International Institute of Minnesota, St. Paul

  Records, ca. 1920–60, 60 ft. Organizational papers.

• International Institute of St. Louis

  Records, ca. 1919–61, 24 ft. Organizational material and record of activities.

• J. Chegensky

  Papers, ca. 1950–65, 1 in. About Canadian Ukrainians.

• Jacques Hnizdovsky

  Papers, ca. 1966-present,.5 in. and growing. Ukrainian-American graphic artist. Samples of his woodcuts and exhibit programs.

• John Panchuk (b. 1904)

  Papers, 1933–55, 3 ft. Chairman of the Michigan Commission on Displaced Persons and president of both the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee and Ukrainian Relief Commission of Michigan. Materials on these and other U.S. and Canadian groups, including Ukrainian War Relief. Detailed inventory. Supplemental papers, ca, 1932-present, 5.2 ft. and growing. Concern the Bandurist Chorus, Ukrainian cultural and political activities in Detroit, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, displaced persons, the Ukrainian Youth League of North America, and other organizations. Correspondence with prominent Ukrainians.

• Jonas Cesna (1897-1975)

  Papers, 1950–74, ca. 5 ft. Former officer in Lithuanian and Ukrainian armies. Immigrated to the U.S. after World War II. Includes his writings and information on Polish-Lithuanian disputes.

• Julian Sochocky

  Papers, ca. 1950–70, 2.5 ft. Primarily newspaper clippings and other printed matter on Ukraine and Ukrainians.

• K. Bryzhun

  Papers, ca. 1946-present, 2.5 ft. and growing. Concerns Canadian Ukrainians and the Ukrainian War Veterans League, Inc.

• Kenneth J. Enkel

  Papers, ca. 1947–1958, 1 ft. Attorney on immigration cases. Legal briefs, documents, and correspondence. Detailed inventory.

• Konstantyn Klepachivsky (b. 1887)

  Collection, ca. 1919–56, 6 ft. Born in Poltava. Correspondence and material on Poland and Ukraine.

• Lena Pechak

  Papers, ca. 1917–67, 1.3 ft. Material on U.S. and European organizations, clippings, Ukrainian currency of the Ukrainian National Republic, 1917–20, and ephemera.

• Leonids Slaucitajs (b. 1899)

  Papers, 1947–69, 1 ft. Latvian-born geophysicist. His published works and data on Latvian culture in Australia.

• Magdalena Rozentals

  Papers, ca. 1945-present, ca. 1 ft. Latvian immigrant librarian/bibliographer. Materials deal mainly with Latvian refugees worldwide.

• Manor Junior College, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

  Typescript history of the college, written in 1972, 1 in.

• Marian Kurochka (b. 1899)

  Papers, ca. 1900–66, 1 in. Manuscript of his work "Tsyhans'kymy dorohamy" and other items.

• Marmarosher Jewish Center, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

  Records, 1911–66, 1 microfilm reel. Financial records, minutes, etc.

• Michael Komichak

  Papers, 1938, 1 in. Manuscript of his "Polkovnyk Konovalets, 14 June 1891–23 May 1938, Arnold, Pa. 26 June 1938."

• Mikhail Eisenstadt-Jeleznov (1922-1970)

  Papers, ca. 1922–70, 8 in. Russian-American writer (pseudonym: M. K. Argus). Correspondence, manuscript copies, and published editions of his writings.

• Minnesota Eesti Selts, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  Records, ca. 1964–74, ca..33 ft. Records and commemorative material of the Minnesota Estonian Society and its Estonian House.

• Miscellaneous Ukrainian Collections

  Currently contains papers of 6 individuals or agencies.

• Mykola H. Haydak (1898-1971)

  Papers, ca. 1945–70, 10 ft. Entomologist. Concerns such topics as Ukrainian research and education centers, the Ukrainian Folk Ballet in Minnesota, Ukrainian-Jewish relations, and Ukrainian immigrants. Some letters are to/from his mother and relatives in the Ukraine.

• Myron Leskiw

  Papers, ca. 1948–58, 2 in. Correspondence, clippings, and printed works.

• Myron Malaniuk

  Papers, ca. 1939-present, 11 ft. and growing. Materials on Ukrainian community life and activities in Chicago and elsewhere.

• Omelan Mychajlo Tyshovnytskyj

  Papers, 1970present, 2 in. Materials on Ukrainian cultural life in Los Angeles, California.

• Orest Horodysky

  Papers, ca. 1960-present, 15.6 ft. and growing. Material, including photos, on the Chicago Ukrainian community, their Ridna Shkola, and the Ukrainian National Association.

• P. Sydorenko

  Papers, ca. 1903–67, 1 in. Includes copy of a history of early Ukrainian settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada.

• Pawlo Kukuruza

  Papers, 1946–47,.5 ft. Correspondence with various Ukrainian emigres and their organizations.

• Peter Anderson

  Papers, 1923–58, 2 in. Leader of the Minneapolis Ukrainian community. Correspondence and other material of the Ukrainian American Citizen's Club, the United Ukrainian Organization of the Twin Cities, and the Inter-Racial Service Council.

• Peter Feshchenko-Czopiwsky

  Papers, ca. 1925–65, ca. 1.3 ft. Letters, music scores by M. Arkas and others, etc.

• Peter Kapschutschenko (Peter Enko)

  Papers, 1947-present, 1 in. and growing. Sculptor, in Argentina and then the U.S.

• Petro Plewako

  Papers, ca. 1920–68, 7.5 ft. Mainly related to Europe, but some correspondence is with U.S. and Canadian Ukrainians about building projects in Paris.

• Philip and Anna Wasylowsky

  Papers, ca. 1940–7, ca. 10 ft. Letters and minutes of the American Ukrainian Republican Association, other material on the Ukrainian National Association.

• Rachel Davis DuBois (b. 1892)

  Personal papers and agency records, ca. 1932–57, 6.5 ft. Concerned with intercultural education.

• Reverend Vladimir Klodnycky (1891-1973)

  Papers, ca. 1917–73, 11.5 ft. Ukrainian-American priest and former officer of the Ukrainian Galician Army. Diaries, letters, and clippings. Came to the U.S. in 1925, ordained an Orthodox priest in 1930.

• Roman Kuchar

  Papers, ca. 1950-present, 3 in. and growing. Language teacher.

• Sherit Jacob Israel Synagogue, Cleveland, Ohio

  Records, 1919–38, 1 microfilm reel. Financial records, minute books, miscellaneous items.

• Stephen Kuropas (b. 1900)

  Papers, ca. 1940present, 1 ft. and growing. Correspondence, cultural events programs, etc.

• Temple of the Heights, Cleveland, Ohio

  Minute book, 1891–1920, 1 microfilm reel. bibliographer. Materials deal mainly with Latvian refugees worldwide.

• U.S. Committee on Public Information

  Records, 1916–19, 1 microfilm reel. Also known as the Creel Committee. Papers, letters, and publications of the committee's Division of Work With the Foreign Born.

• Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Minnesota Branch

  Records, ca. 1950-present, 7.5 ft. and growing. Correspondence, minutes, and other information on its activities.

• Ukrainian Students' Club, University of Minnesota

  Papers, ca. 1939-present, 7.5 ft. and growing. Correspondence, minutes, activities of the club.

• Ukrainian Veterans Association

  Records, 1945–46, 1 ft. Another Munich group.

• United Ukrainian American Relief Committee

  Records, ca. 1945–60, 260 ft. U.S.-based group with European representatives founded in 1944 to aid displaced Ukrainians, political refugees, and other war victims. Correspondence, financial records, photographs, and other agency records.

• Vera Stetkevicz Stangl

  Papers, ca. 1910–72, 1.5 ft. Daughter of Joseph Stetkevicz, editor of Svoboda in the early 1900s. Includes musical scores.

• Vitalis Zukauskas

  Papers, ca. 1949-present, ca. 5 ft. and growing. Lithuanian-American playwright and author. Correspondence and clippings.

• W. J. Perepeluk

  Papers, ca. 1960–73, 1.3 ft. About Ukrainians in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada.

• Wasyl Halich (b. 1896)

  Papers, 1921–71, 2.5 ft. and supplemental papers, ca. 1973-present, ca..5 ft. and growing. Wisconsin State University history professor and author of Ukrainians in the United States. Correspondence and published materials. Detailed inventory.

• Youry Pundyk (1918-1973)

  Papers, ca. 1940–73, ca. 6.5 ft. Economics professor. Correspondence, writings, clippings, and publications.