Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine (ODWU), Minnesota Branch records
Abstract
Organizational records of the ODWU local branch based in the Twin Cities. Collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, flyers, event programs and pamphlets.
The records of the Minnesota Branch (No. 32) are largely in the Ukranian language, and are comprised of administrative documents such as meeting minutes, correspondence, circulars and mailings, and conference information. Some information on the national level ODWU is available in the collection, due to the fact that the national President Alexander A. Granovsky was a member of this branch. Records date from the 1920s through the 1970s. Note the grouping of records of historical nature collated together and labelled "more important documents and letters to the 32nd branch," in box 1.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1980
Language of Materials
Ukrainian
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
The Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine was founded in 1931 in the United States to represent and promote the interests of independent Ukraine. The Minnesota chapter was one of the early local branches due to the efforts the local Ukrainian American activist, Professor Alexander Granovsky and other members of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Ukrainian American community. For more information about the organization, please see: http://www.odwu.org/historyx.htm
Extent
2 Linear Feet
PROVENANCE
Collection acquired from local members of ODWU during the 1990s.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
Alexander Granovsky Papers, IHRC796; Michael nd Nadia Karkoc, IHRC1182
- Title
- Inventory of the Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine (ODWU), Minnesota Branch records.
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Date
- 2016
- 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
Contact The Immigration History Research Center Archives Collecting Area
