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Ukrainian Society Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 413

Scope and Contents

The Ukrainian Society Collection is broken up into five series, which are based on subject matter.

The photograph series includes photographs of different Ukrainian individuals and groups. There are many photographs where the names and dates are unclear or they are unidentified, but where they are clear or identified, the dates range from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Series II. Kirkhuff Papers includes various documentation on a few of the Kirkhuff family members and the school they attended, which was Fenton High School. Series III. Scholl Papers contains documentation on the Scholl family and their property, such as the Scribner and Douglas St. Lots. Series IV. Ukrainian National Association consists of information on the Ukrainian National Association and the charter in Grand Rapids itself, including warranty deeds for the property that it owned. The last series, Series V. Miscellaneous includes a variation of documents that have to do with the Ukrainian society, but offer no indication that they could belong to a specific subject or series.

Dates

  • 1885 - 1943

Biographical / Historical

Large scale Ukrainian immigration to the United States did not happen until the late 1800s. The Ukrainian National Benefit Association was founded in response to that in 1894 as a fraternal organization to provide material needs and to promote Ukrainian culture for the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants. In the United States there was 465 local units, one being in Grand Rapids. This association allowed any Ukrainian between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to become a member. Their goal was to organize all of the Ukrainians in Grand Rapids, create a kinship bond among them, and to spread the knowledge of Ukrainian culture and language among Ukrainian individuals.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (Three Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Ukrainian National Benefit Association was founded in 1894 as a fraternal organization to provide material needs and to promote Ukrainian culture for the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants. This association allowed any Ukrainian between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to become a member. The local unit of Grand Rapids' goal was to organize all of the Ukrainians in Grand Rapids, create a kinship bond among them, and to spread the knowledge of Ukrainian culture and language among Ukrainian individuals.

Title
Finding aid for the Ukrainian Society Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Krebs
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository

Contact:
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497