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OLHA TRYTYAK, ARCHIVES CHAIR Over the years, the UNWLA has accumulated an impressive collection of documents, a testimony to the foresight of its pioneer members who understood the importance of recording and preserving accounts of the organization’s activities. They thus managed to pass on to later generations a sound basis for research in the UNWLA’s history. Of historic value are, for instance, such items as receipts for aid to victims of Polish terrorism; receipts for aid to victims of the Dnister flood; and records of funds raised for the construction of churches in Ukraine. Copies of letters addressed to influential persons reflect the concerns of the time. UNWLA wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt, soliciting help for Displaced Persons in Europe; to President Dwight Eisenhower concerning the construction of the Taras Shevchenko monument in Washington; and to President Ronald Reagan, seeking aid for the victims of the Chernobyl tragedy. Lidia Burachynska, former president of UNWLA, received a letter of appreciation for her donation in 1968 of ninety-one issues of the magazine “Nasha Khata” (1926-1939) to the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) at the University of Minnesota. In a message to Stephania Pushkar, former president of the UNWLA, IHRC archivist Halyna Myroniuk recommended the transfer of the UNWLA archives to Minnesota, arguing that this was the best way to save the records for further reference. By then, twenty-four ethnic groups had forwarded their archives to the IHRC. The Ukrainian collection, one of the largest, included two Ukrainian-American organizations and the archives of twenty-four community leaders, writers and artists. In 1998, UNWLA president Anna Krawczuk and her executive board adopted a motion to transmit the organization’s archives to the IHRC. When, at the Convention in Chicago, Olha Trytyak was elected to the post of UNWLA archivist, she invited Aleksandra Kirshak to join her in identifying and recording the archival material. On October 11, 1999, at a meeting in New York with UNWLA president Iryna Kurowyckyj and archivist Olha Trytyak, Halyna Myroniuk explained at length the details of the transfer. Since the archives are considered donations to the IHRC, storage and operational costs will be founded by the University of Minnesota. The IHRC will gladly provide the UNWLA or qualified individuals with documents needed for research, with the understanding that they must be returned to the IHRC within a reasonable time. In the fall of 1999, Olha Trytyak and Alexandra Kirshak began the process of sorting and preparing the Archives for shipment to Minnesota. It was agreed that only materials covering the past 50 years would be sent. Instructions were mailed to local branches, regional councils, and members of the executive board outlining their responsibilities concerning the cataloguing and handling of the archival material. Additional directives followed in due course, and O. Trytyak treated the topic in an article that was published in the December 2000 issue of OUR LIFE. All preparatory work was completed on December 21, 2001. At UNWLA Regional Conferences (Northern New York at Syracuse on April 29/30, and in Cleveland on October 19, 2001), Olha Trytyak showed videos explaining to the membership the facilities of the IHRC, urging all Branches to participate in the process of safeguarding UNWLA’s past. Ohio’s Regional Council responded by immediately, promising to transfer their archives as soon as possible. At this point sincere thanks go to A. Kirshak for her assistance, and I. Ratych for helping in an advisory capacity. For financial assistance we approached our Ukrainian credit institutions. 132 XXVI Конвенція СУА www.unwla.org
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