Summary Information
| Creator | Telenson, Dmytro Martin, Fr. |
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| Title | Fr. D. Martin Telenson papers |
| ID | g.67 |
| Dates | 1950-1995 |
| Quantity | 1.4 Linear Feet |
| Languages | Materials are primarily in English, with some Ukrainian. |
| Repository | Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives |
Biographical / Historical
Fr. Dmytro Martin Telenson (Дмитро Мартин Теленсон, original family name Telencio/Теленцьо) was a priest in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA who served the parishes of Jeanette and Export, Pennsylvania from the late 1950s. He was born in 1917 in Lyndora, Pennsylvania (then an unincorporated area of Butler) to "first wave" immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia. He graduated from Grove City College with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce. He attended Moravian Theological Seminary for two semesters and Penn State University, where he obtained a Masters degree in special education. He was ordained to the deaconate by Metropolitan Ioan (Teodorovych) in 1957 and to the priesthood by Archibishop Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) in 1958. He played a key role in the early youth ministry efforts of the UOC of USA, having served as national spiritual advisor for the Junior Ukrainian Orthodox League and member of the Church's Educational Commission. He served as chaplain of the annual Teenage Conferences at Camp Kon-O-Kwee in Fombell, Pennsylvania. He died in July 1995.
Content Description
This collection contains Fr. Martin Telenson's sermons, personal papers, newspaper clippings and published materials, and ephemera.
Зміст фонду
Фонд складається з порповідей, особистих документів, газетних вирізок, та інші метеріали о. Дмитра Мартина Теленсона, священника Україської Православної Церкви США.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Fr. D. Martin Telenson papers; box number; folder number; Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives, Somerset, New Jersey.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for researcher use. Please contact the archivist (archives@ukrhec.org) for more information and to make arrangements.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Fr. Telenson's son Paul Telenson.
Processing Information
Original order has been retained by the processing archivist. Some rehousing and separation of materials was performed by the processing archivist as noted at the component levels below.
Controlled Access Headings
Subjects
- Ukrainian Americans--Religious life
- Ukrainian Americans--Social life and customs
Places
- Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh Region
Genres
- Sermons
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Ephemera
Related Materials
Photographs of Fr. Telenson preaching at Camp Kon-O-Kwee can be found in the Stephen Sivulych Photographs collection at the UHEC Archives.
Container List
Series 1. Sermons, 1958-1994.ArrangementArranged according to the Eastern Christian liturgical calendar. |
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Subseries 1. Sundays after PentecostProcessing InformationThe collection as received from the donor contained both originals and photocopies of sermons. The photocopies were consolidated into a single folder, with the exception of Sundays #19-22, for which the originals were missing. In that case, the existing photocopies were separated into appropriately numbered folders. |
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| Sunday 1 |
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| Sunday 2 |
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| Sunday 3 |
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| Sunday 4 |
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| Sunday 5 |
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| Sunday 6 |
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| Sunday 7 |
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| Sunday 8 |
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| Sunday 9 |
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| Sunday 10 |
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| Sunday 11 |
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| Sunday 12 |
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| Sunday 13 |
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| Sunday 14 |
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| Sunday 15 |
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| Sunday 16 |
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| Sunday 17 |
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| Sunday 18 |
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| Sunday 19 photocopies |
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| Sunday 20 photocopies |
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| Sunday 21 photocopies |
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| Sunday 22 photocopies |
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| Sunday 23 |
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| Sunday 24 |
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| Sunday 25 |
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| Sunday 26 |
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| Sunday 27 |
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| Sunday 28 |
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| Sunday 29 |
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| Sunday 30 – Holy Forefathers |
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| Sunday 31-35-37 |
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| Photocopies of sermons for Sundays 5-18 and 23-25 |
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| Subseries 2. Lenten Triodion and Paschal season | |
| Zaccheus |
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| "Zaccheus to Cheese Fare" |
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| Lenten sermons, 1959-1983 (bulk 1959-1979). |
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| 1st Sunday of Lent |
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| 2nd Sunday of Lent |
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| 3rd Sunday of Lent |
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| 4th Sunday of Lent |
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| 5th Sunday of Lent |
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Palm SundayProcessing InformationMaterial was rehoused from a 3-ring binder. |
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| "Easter & Pentecost" (includes Ascension) |
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| St. Thomas Sunday |
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| Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers |
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| Sunday of the Paralytic |
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| Sunday of the Samaritan Woman |
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| Sunday of the Blind Man |
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| Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council |
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| Nativity season | |
| "Sun[day] Before Christ[mas]/Sun[day] After Christ[mas]" |
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| "Christmas Epiphany" |
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| "Epiphany" |
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| Subseries 3. Other feast days and special occasions | |
| "Mary" [Feasts of the Mother of God] |
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"Elevation [of the] Cross"Scope and ContentsIncludes sermons for Sundays before and after Cross Elevation |
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| Father's Day |
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| Other feast days and occasions |
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Funeral sermonsScope and ContentsMany of these sermons were written specifically for the funeral of a particular person, and so may be of interest to genealogists. |
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| Special sermons and speeches |
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Series 2. Sermons, notes, and church announcements, 1958-1959 and undated.Processing InformationRehoused from a small 3-ring binder. |
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| Series 3. Speeches, wedding sermons, newspaper clippings, books, and ephemera | |
"Personal" [wedding sermons, texts, and ordination speeches], 1958, 1965, and undated.Scope and ContentsContains speeches and biography connected to Fr. Telenson's ordination, Sacrament of Matrimony text, and wedding sermons (some personalized to individual couples). |
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| "Personal" [newspaper clippings] |
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| Newspaper clippings, 1957-circa 1990. |
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Interstitial materials removed from newspaper clipping file, 1950-1988 and undated.Scope and ContentsContains speeches, messages of congratulation, letters, programs, bulletins, pages from newsletters, and ephemera. |
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Books and ephemera, 1958-1995.Scope and ContentsPrayer books, service books, religious and secular books, event programs, funeral card and sympathy card. Processing InformationBook - Haluszczak, S. P. "Ukrainians of Western Pennsylvania" ("Images of America"), 2009, Arcadia Publishing - was removed and transferred to library collection. |
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