Folk dancing

Abstract The papers of Lauris Kalnins consist of materials related to different exile communities, organizations, and newspapers. There is an extensive collection of periodicals - mostly from local Latvian communities in the Unisted States. Collection also consists of Kalnins personal papers, information sheets, advertisements, brochures, newspaper clippings, conventions and seminar materials, member lists, financial records, and letters. Also included is a set of audio materials.The...

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Printed and audio-visual material pertaining mainly to Croatian culture, music and language. Includes recordings (CD and video) of Croatian folk music and dance, mainly of ensemble "Lado" (Dear).

Abstract Collection consists of materials pertaining to the history of St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, the Ukrainian Folk Ballet of the Twin Cities, the local chapter of the Ukrainian Youth League of North America and other activities of immigrants from Ukraine in the Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota. Church bulletins and ledger, correspondence, photographs, typescripts of articles by Mary Siemon, newpaper clippings, event flyers and brochures. Included is...

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Papers of Oksana Voronin (Wikul) (1921-2001) consist of correspondence, typescript articles, newspaper clippings, flyers, programs and photographs pertaining to Ukrainian dancers and dance groups in the United States and Canada.

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Records (1934-1953) of the Ukrainian Folk Ballet of the Twin Cities consist of three scrapbooks containing the constitution, programs, newpaper clippings, and photographs. All items from the three scrapbooks in the collection have been digitized and are available in the University of Minnesota's U Media Archive. A video featuring items from the collection is also available in U Media Archive (see "Digital materials" below.)

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Event programs; brochures containing sheet music (folk songs) and descriptions of dances; a copy of an article by Constance Fisher about the "Institute on Judaism" which took place in Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 17, 1947; three circular letters written by Vytautas Finadar Zereni-Beliajus in Fairhope, Alabama in 1943-1944.. Also included are photographs of Vytautas Finadar Beliajus.