This collection contains material relating to the rebirth of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Nazi-occupied Ukraine and its continued existence in exile in post-war Germany.

Joseph Marmash was an active member of the Baltimore, MD Ukrainian-American community over many decades. He was born to members of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants to the US, and his involvement with the Ukrainian-American Citizens Club and other organizations and causes began in the 1930s. This collection documents some of these activities, as well as his extensive work helping to resettle Ukrainian Displaced Persons after World War II.

Collection contains family materials, including personal and official documents, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs, of the Wasyl, Maria, and Andrei Kushnir family, and Maria's parents' families Kosmyna and Karpa. It also includes the manuscript, text, and translations of Andrei Kushnir's book "Epic Journey".