International Archives Week 2023
5 June 2023
In honor of International Archives Week (June 5-9), The Kule Folklore Centre would like to highlight some of the wonderfully versatile collections in our Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives.
The Patricia Pelech Carrow Ukrainian Folk Art Collection
Patricia Pelech was an accomplished multimedia artist and involved member of the Ukrainian community. In the summers of 1976-1981, she taught the Ukrainian Folk Weaving class at the Banff School of Fine Arts. This extensive collection presents visual reference materials compiled for the instructional slides in this class by Patricia and her mother, Fiona Pelech. These images are sure to be of interest to anyone interested in traditional Ukrainian clothing, as well as the practices of weaving and embroidery.
See the Collection here
Image citation and link:
Bride in a wedding wreath. Stanislav region (n.d.), UF2016-14-1-p400_141, Patricia Pelech Carrow Ukrainian folk art collection, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives. https://archives.ukrfolk.ca/index.php/image-427
The Poster Collection
This collection consists of 921 posters, 347 of which have been digitized and can be viewed on our database. These posters showcase a rich Canada wide Ukrainian culture and advertise various community events ranging from festivals, dance performances and choir concerts, lectures and presentations, and many others.
See the Collection here
Image citation and link:
A Tribute to Lesia Ukrainka (2013), CA BMUFA 0022-2013.062.z001, Poster collection, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives.
https://archives.ukrfolk.ca/index.php/tribute-to-leslie-ukrainka
Ukrainian Music on Record 33 rpm Collection
This collection features phonograph covers of records published in Canada, the United States, Australia, Ukraine and other countries between 1950s and 2000s. The publication labels include: Aprelevskii Zavod, Melodia, Chwyli Dnistra and many others. A collection for all you Ukrainian music buffs out there!
See the Collection here
Image citation and link:
A Salute to Ukrainian Music and Song (n.d.), CA kufc-libr 0053-UF2005.004.r009, Ukrainian music on record 33 rpm collection, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives.
https://archives.ukrfolk.ca/index.php/a-salute-to-ukrainian-music-and-song
Olga Vesey Ukrainian Folk Tales Collection
Olga Vesey was born to immigrant parents, Anna and Andrew Lesik, who came to Canada from Tarascha, Ukraine. Throughout her accomplished life, Olga was an educator, principal, member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, translator of Ukrainian folk tales and writer of short stories. This collection features photographs from her life and, of particular interest, are 78 Ukrainian folk tales translated by Olga. We encourage you to follow the link and read some of them!
See the Collection here
Image citation and link:
Olga Lesik (n.d.), CA BMUFA 0074-1-UF2012.12.p1, Olga Vesey Ukrainian folk tales collection, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives.
https://archives.ukrfolk.ca/index.php/olga-lesik
Orest Semchishen Photograph Collection
This collection of 103 digitized photographs allows visitors to view images of Byzantine rite churches in rural Alberta created by Orest Semchishen, one of Canada’s finest documentary photographers. Throughout his career, Semchishen focused his keen eye on exploring and documenting rural communities, city business districts and markets, ethnic groups, fur trappers and prairie farms. He has compiled an extraordinary record of Canadian life, centered on the Prairies but extending across the country; we are very lucky to be able to share these photographs with our community members!
See the Collection here
Image citation and link:
St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church [exterior] (1973), CA BMUFA 0001-2011.61.p5, Orest Semchishen photograph collection, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives.
https://archives.ukrfolk.ca/index.php/st-marys-ukrainian-orthodox-church-exterior
Orest Semchishen retains copyright for commercial use. Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives owns copyright for research, display, teaching use.
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