Scrapbook on Eva Soroka Uzych

File — Volume: 1

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Scope and Contents

Consists of a privately published scrapbook on the life of Eva Soroka Uzych created by her son Leo Uzych. It contains digitally reproduced photographs, text, and family memorabilia and ephemera. It contains no original items.

Dates

Undetermined

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The languages present in this collection have not been verified. It contains materials in English and very likely in Ukrainian, but it may also have materials in other languages.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessible to researchers. Please contact the archives (archives@ukrhec.org) for more information or to inquire about on-demand processing.

Biographical / Historical

Eva Soroka Uzych was an educator and Ukrainian American community activist in the Philadelphia area. She was born on June 4, 1921 in Philadelphia to Ukrainian parents who ran a grocery store in Chester, Pa. She earned a B.S. from West Chester State Teachers College, and a master's degree in education at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, and taught at Eddystone High School. She was active in numerous Ukrainian American community institutions, including St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Chester, Pa., the Ukrainian American National Home, the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, and the Ukrainian Youth League. She died in May, 2016.