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Serhij Syla Yermolenko papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IHRC2870

Abstract

Papers (1943-1981) of Yermolenko include correspondence, minutes, financial records of the Ukrainian Cultural and Arts Club of Minnesota; records of the Commemorative Committee for the Famine in Ukraine; material pertaining to the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America -- Minnesota Branch; and records, including photographs, of the Ukrains'ke Zaporizhske Kozatstvo (Ukrainian Free Cossacks), whose headquarters were in Europe (1941-1945) and Chicago (1960-1975).

Dates

  • 1943-1981

Creator

Language of Materials

Ukrainian, German, Czech, and Russian

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.

For further information regarding the copyright, please contact the IHRCA.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

An engineer, Serhij Syla Yermolenko (1905- ) was born in Koliadivka, Ukraine. He was educated at the Mining Academy, Pribram, CSR and at the University of Prague and worked as a mining and civil engineer until he came to the United States after World War II, where he was an engineer at Univac (now Unisys) in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Yermolenko was active professionally and in the Twin Cities Ukrainian community; he held various offices in social, cultural, church and political organizations.

Extent

6 Linear Feet

Title
Inventory of the Serhij Syla Yermolenko papers.
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

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