Fr. Joseph Zelechivsky scrapbooks

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.

Summary Information

Creator Zelechivsky, Joseph
Title Fr. Joseph Zelechivsky scrapbooks
ID g.22
Dates 1920-1950
Quantity 0.25 Linear Feet, 2 volumes, 2 folders
Languages The bulk of the materials are in Ukrainian or English, but there are also a few items in French and Lithuanian.
Repository Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives

Biographical / Historical

Fr. Joseph Zelechivsky, in Ukrainian Йосиф Желехівський (Iosyf Zhelekhivs'kyi), also spelled Zelechiwsky, was one of the first Ukrainian Orthodox priests in the United States. He was born in the village of Borynia (today in Turka riaon, L'viv oblast', Ukraine) on January 6, 1890. He emigrated to the United States in October 1912. He was ordained to the priesthood in Chicago on April 28, 1919 by Bishop Stefan Dzubai. He served Ukrainian Orthodox parishes in Kansas City, Kansas (1920-1924), Ukraina, North Dakota (1924-1927), Trenton, New Jersey (1927-1928), Millville, New Jersey (1928-1929), Boston, Massachusets (1929-1936), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1936-1941), Johnson City, NY (1941-1944), Providence and Manville, RI (1944-1962). 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.

Scope and Contents

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 music and dance ensembles with which he and his family was associated.

Зміст фонду

Цей фонд складається з трьох альбомів, які зібрав о. Йосиф Желехівський, в яких міститься вирізки з газет, листівки, концертні програми пов'язані з діяльністю парафіях, які він обслуговував, культурними заходами та виступами музичних, драматичних та танцювальних колективів.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Fr. Joseph Zelechivsky scrapbooks; volume or folder number, page number; Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives, Somerset, New Jersey.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for researcher use. Some material is fragile and requires special handling precautions. Please contact the archivist (archives@ukrhec.org) for more information and to make arrangements.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Controlled Access Headings

Subjects

  • Ukrainian Americans--Social life and customs
  • Ukrainian Americans--Religious life
  • Choirs (Music)
  • Folk dancing, Ukrainian
  • Ukrainian American theater

Places

  • Massachusets
  • Rhode Island
  • New Jersey

Genres

  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Advertising fliers
  • Concert programs

Container List

Scrapbook, 1920-1941.

Scope and Contents

Contains clippings from local newspapers in Kansas City KS, Millville NJ, Boston MA, Binghamton NY, as well as national Ukrainian-language American newspapers.
  • box 1 volume 1
Scrapbook, 1927-1945.

Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings from Boston, Manchester NH, Pittsburgh, Binghamton NY, and national Ukrainian-language American newspapers. The articles relate to Ukrainian American community events, as well as protests (and counter-protests) related to the Holodomor and to the behavior of the Polish government in western Ukraine.

Processing Information

The cord that originally held the binding together (and which at the time of processing had torn through half of the album pages) was removed by the processing archivist.
  • box 1 volume 2
Scrapbook, 1925-1950.

Scope and Contents

Contains flyers, programs, and other ephemera related to Ukrainian American community events (concerts, plays, protests, etc.) in North Dakota, Massachusets, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, as well as the program from Ukrainian Week at the Chicago World's Fair (1933). Also includes programs and flyers from non-Ukrainian events in which Zelechivsky family members or associated ensembles were participants.

Original album outer cover label: "N2216 Провіденс/Діяльність Культурна о. Йос. Желехівського Провіденс/Культурне життя американських Українців реклям. о. Йос. [Желехівського]". Original album title page label: "N2216 Книга різних реклям о. Йосифа Желехівського/Збірка різних оголошень про культурне життя українців в Америці".

Processing Information

Originally housed in a home-made album consisting of 14x22 inch sheets sewn in a single folio gathering (11x14 leaf size). Items were attached using plastic pressure-sensitive tape which had since dried out and no longer held the items. Items were removed by the processing archivist and rehoused in folders.
  • box 1 folder 1-2