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Fr. Joseph Zelechivsky was one of the first Ukrainian Orthodox priests in the United States. In addition to his religous ministry, Fr. Joseph was very active in Ukrainian cultural and arts activities, and he and his family were musicians, singers, and organizers of choirs and amateur theater productions. This collection consists of three scrapbooks assembled by Fr. Joseph Zelechivsky containing newspaper clippings, flyers, concert programs, and related ephemera related to activities at the parishes which he served, cultural events, and performances by ensembles with which he and his family was associated.
Dates: 1920-1950
Quantity: 0.25 Linear Feet, 2 volumes, 2 folders
Material collected by Fr. Nicholas Kostetsky relating to his experiences in the Ukrainian National Chorus in the 1920s, which inspired the American Christmas mega-hit "The Carol of the Bells".
Dates: 1919-1923
Quantity: 0.1 Linear Feet, 2 folders