Vasyl Avramenko papers
Abstract
Papers (1939-1972) of Ukrainian American ballet master and film producer Vasyl (or Wasyl) Avramenko (1895- ) comprise programs, flyers, and pictures of his activities in the United States and Canada.
Dates
- 1939-1972
Creator
- Avramenko, Vasyl (Person)
Language of Materials
Ukrainian, Yiddish, and English
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
Vasyl (or Wasyl) Avramenko (1895- ) was born in Stebliv, Ukraine. He attended several dance and theater schools before serving in the Russian Army in World War I and the Ukrainian Army from 1918-1920. During his long career, Avramenko organized numerous dance schools and directed many performances in the United States and Canada, including spectacles at the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 and at the White House. He also produced Ukrainian language films and owned a dance studio in New York.
Extent
1 linear inch
- Ballet -- Study and teaching. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dance teachers. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Motion picture producers and directors. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ukrainian Americans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ukrainians -- Canada. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
Collecting Area Details
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