Orest Horodyskyj papers

Collection

Identifier: IHRC911

Staff Only

Abstract

Papers (1920- ) of Orest Iwan Horodysky (b. 1918) include programs, brochures, and other materials pertaining to Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian social activities, Ukrainian Christmas cards, newspaper clippings from Ameryka, Zorya, and other newspapers. Also included is correspondence, biographical materials, materials pertaining to St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church (Chicago, Illinois), Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church, and St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral.

Dates

Creation: 1920-1989

Creator

Horodyskyj, Orest Iwan, 1918- (Person)

Language of Materials

Ukrainian and English

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

Orest Iwan Hododysky (b. 1918), a draftsman, was born in Stanyslaviv, Ukraine, son of Iwan and Anastasia (Wasyluk) Horodysky. He received his M.A. from the Ukrainian Free University in 1950. In 1939, he was arrested and convicted by Polish authorities for Ukrainian nationalist activities. He later served (1944-1945) with the Ukrainian National Army, and in W.P. Camp, Bimini, Italy. He was a founding member of the Brotherhood of Veterans of UNA, and the Ukrainian National Museum (Chicago, Illinois), and a member of Ukrainian War Veterans of America. Horodysky became a United States citizen in 1956.