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Ukrainian American Citizens Club (Baltimore, Md.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: g-23

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the records of the Ukrainian American Citizen's Club and Ukrainian National Home of Baltimore, Maryland. It includes legal documents related to their incorporation, meeting minutes, correspondence, and other records, as well as records related to subsidiary organizations (such as the Ukrainian School). It also contains a limited number of records that predate the legal incorporation of the Club.

Dates

  • 1923 - 1977

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.

Biographical / Historical

The Ukrainian American Citizen's Club and Ukrainian National Home were a central focus point for the Ukrainian American community in Baltimore, Maryland from the late 1920s to the 1970s. The Ukrainian American Citizen's Club began from an informal association in the 1920s, and was legally incorporated in 1931. The inital organizers included Peter Marmash, Theodore Nykula, George Ewanowicz, Andrew Peltz, Joseph Svobojohn, Joseph Prymak, Jacob Semenkow, John Rakochy, Michael Krist, and Alexander Ewachiw. Later officers and board members included (among others) George Pidhorniak (Podhorniak), John Malko, Milton Nykula, Joseph Fall, Omelian Dery, John Smolak, Nicholas Wozney, Joseph Semenkow, Vasile Stasiuk, and Joseph Marmash.

The Club purchased a property at 3101 O'Donnell Street, which became known as the Ukrainian National Home. It housed a school of Ukrainian language and culture, the Ukrainian American Citizen's Club Choir, the Vasile Avramenko School of Ukrainian Dancing, a Ukrainian American softball team, and provided space for a variety of community groups. In the post-World War II period, the National Home was used as barracks-style accomodations for displaced persons.

In 1969, the Club granted the Ukrainian Sports Club "Dnipro" the use of and responsibilities for maintainance of the Ukrainian National Home.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 3 bound volumes)

Language of Materials

Ukrainian

English

Abstract

The Ukrainian American Citizen's Club was one of the primary focal points of Ukrainian-American life in Baltimore, Maryland for many decades. The records in this collection document its founding as well as its activities from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Custodial History

These records were in the possession of Club president Joseph Marmash and were inherited by his daughter Diana Marmash Carico, who donated them to the Ukrainian Historical and Educational Center.

Processing Information

These materials were separated from the Joseph Marmash Papers (g.14) on the basis of provenance.

Status
Completed
Author
Michael Andrec
Date
5-5-2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives Repository

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