Rodion Kaliuzhnyi Papers [Textual Records, Graphic Material]

MS COLL 00419 Rodion Kaliuzhnyi Papers [textual records, graphic material] Scope: 1939-1982 Bulk: 1946-1959 Size: 12 boxes, 238 files (4 metres) Source of Acquisition and Processing: The Rodion Kaliuzhnyi Papers were given to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, by Lidia-Maria Kaliuzhna in 2003. She is the daughter of Rodion Kaliuzhnyi, who served as secretary to Danylo Skoropadskyi, the son of the last Ukrainian hetman. Acknowledgment goes to Professor Robert E. Johnson of the Department of History for his important role in helping to bring the collection to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. The arrangement and description of the collection was made possible thanks to a grant from the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Language: Ukrainian, German, English, Russian, Czech, and Spanish. Terms of Access: Available for faculty, students, and researchers engaged in scholarly projects. Location: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto Processing information: Processed in 2004 and revised in 2007 by Nadia Zavorotna Scope and content The Kaliuzhnyi Papers focus on the life and activities of participants of one of the Ukrainian nationalist movements, the United Hetman Organization [Soiuz hetmantsiv derzhavnykiv], during the 1940s to 1950s. During this period the hetmanite movement was under the leadership of Danylo Skoropadskyi, who assumed the role in 1948 and served until his death in 1957. Rodion Kaliuzhnyi served as his secretary and after Danylo Skoropadskyi's death continued to be active in the movement. There are letters between Skoropadskyi and important Ukrainian military and political leaders, such as Oleksandr Shapoval and Ievhen Zyblikevych; historians, such as Natalia Polonska-Vasylenko and Vasyl Hryshko; and ethnographers, such as Oleksa Voropai and Lidiia Burachynska. While there are a number of letters to Danylo Skoropadskyi from members of the various émigré branches of the hetmanite movement, the correspondence of Rodion Kaliuzhnyi forms the largest part of the collection. Among Rodion Kaliuzhnyi's principal correspondents are Vasyl Lychmanenko, Petro Veselovskyi, Ivan Marchenko, and Borys HomzynKaluzhnyi also corresponded with members of the Skoropadskyi family, including Danylo Skorpadskyi's sisters Mariia Skoropadska-Montresor, who headed the hetmanite movement after his death until her own in 1959, and Ielysaveta Skoropadska-Kuzhim, who took over the leadership from her deceased sister. The collection also consists of a great deal of correspondence among 1 MS COLL 00419 other participants of the hetmanite movement working in the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, France, Austria, and Switzerland. A considerable part of the collection contains material on the death and funeral of Danylo Skoropadskyi. There are also manuscripts, newspaper clippings, reports, statutes, and financial records of the hetmanite movement. The collection also includes material on the activities of the Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain, as well as other Ukrainian émigré organizations such as the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, the Ukrainian Catholic Women's Organization in Germany, and several publishing houses. Other aspects of Ukrainian émigré life are documented by photographs of the Ukrainian community in the displaced person (DP) camps in Germany from 1946 to 1949. The photographs depict educational, social, and cultural events of Ukrainians living in displaced person camps in Mittenwald and Aschaffenburg, Germany. Organization of materials The collection is organized into five series: correspondence, non-hetmanite records, photographs, publications, and financial records: I. Correspondence: A. Danylo Skoropadskyi correspondence and other material; B. Correspondence between Rodion Kaliuzhnyi and members of the hetmanite movement 1945-1962 (1965-1981): 1. Europe: a. Great Britain, b. Germany, c. France, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, 2. North America: a. United States, b. Canada; 3. Australia; 4. South America: a. Brazil, b. Argentina, c. Peru, d. Paraguay; 5. Photocopies. II. Non-hetmanite records: Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain (1957-1964), and the other organizations. III. Photographs: A. Ukrainian camp for Displaced Persons in Mittenwald, Germany; B. Other. IV. Publications: A. Published: 1. Brochures, 2. Newspapers, 3. Clippings; B. Unpublished: 1. Manuscripts, 2. Records and documents. V. Financial records, newsletters, and circulars. 2 MS COLL 00419 Description of series I. Correspondence: A. Danylo Skoropadskyi correspondence and other material. This subseries comprises letters to Danylo Skoropadskyi from participants of the hetmanite movement as well as the movement's sympathizers. The letters were written between 1948 and 1957, and were sent from Brazil, Canada, Peru, Paraguay, and the United States. The correspondence is mostly concerned with the development of the movement in these countries. It includes letters from Petro Veselovskyi, Nataliia Polonska-Vasylenko, a lengthy letter from B. Romen- Domes, and several letters from Oleksander Shapoval, Dr. I. Maksymovych and Volodymyr Bachynskyi. The subseries also includes material relating the death and burial of Danylo Skoropadskyi, such as telegrams and letters of condolence, newspaper clippings, speeches, and receipts for the funeral expenses. I. Correspondence: B. Correspondence between Rodion Kaliuzhnyi and members of the hetmanite movement 1945-1962 (1965-1981): 1. Europe: a. Great Britain, b. Germany, c. France, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria; 2. North America: a. United States, b. Canada; 3. Australia; 4. South America: a. Brazil, b. Argentina, c. Peru, d. Paraguay; 5. Photocopies. This subseries consists of letters between Rodion Kaliuzhnyi and members of the hetmanite movement. It is arranged by country and then chronologically. The correspondents include members of the movement residing in Great Britain, Germany, Brazil, the United States, and elsewhere in Europe and North and South America. Some of the principal correspondents are Vasyl Lychmanenko, Ivan Marchenko, Petro Veselovskyi, and Mariia Skoropadska-Montresor. II. Non-hetmanite records: Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain (1957-1964), and the other organizations. This series contains materials about the activities of the Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain. It also consists of the materials on the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, the Ukrainian Catholic Women's Organization in Germany, and the publishing houses Ukrainian Publishers, Ltd., in Great Britain and Bulava Publishing Corporation in the United States. III. Photographs: A. Ukrainian camp for Displaced Persons in Mittenwald, Germany; B. Other. This series consists primarily of photographs of the Ukrainian community in the displaced persons camps in Germany from 1946 to 1949. The rest of the series comprises photographs of Danylo Skoropadskyi and of his funeral, as well as the funeral of Metropolitan Andrii Sheptytskyi. There are also photographs of other Skoropadskyi family members, and of members of the Kaliuzhnyi family. 3 MS COLL 00419 IV. Publications: A. Published: 1. Brochures, 2. Newspapers, 3. Clippings; B. Unpublished: 1. Manuscripts, 2. Records and documents. This series includes hetmanite related brochures and newspapers published in various countries. For example, it includes the brochure “Za Ukrainu” describing Danylo Skoropadskyi's trip to Canada and the United States in 1937-1938. The series also contains copies of newspapers, such as Batkivshchyna, Ukrainska dumka, and Ranok. The unpublished material includes a report on the life and activities of the Ukrainian community living in Aschaffenberg, and other material about Ukrainian displaced persons. V. Financial records, newsletters, and circulars This series contains financial records, including expense reports for Danylo Skoropadskyi’s funeral. Administrative History* United Hetman Organization (UHO) (Soiuz hetmantsiv derzhavnykiv) A Ukrainian monarchist organization dedicated to the restoration of a Ukrainian hetman state under Pavlo Skoropadskyi, which developed independently in Canada and the United States during the interwar era. The organization grew out of Sich sporting societies that had been formed in North America in the early part of the century. The impetus for their transformation came from the influence of Osyp Nazaruk, a leading conservative Ukrainian ideologue, who came to North America in the early 1920s. Both in Canada and the USA the hetmanite movement had the implicit support of the Ukrainian Catholic church. In Canada the UHO was preceded by the Canadian Sitch organization. Proclaiming a clearly monarchist ideology the group published Probii, Kanadiis’ka Sich and Ukrains’kyi robitnyk. It acquired real estate holdings and spread to western Canada after Volodymyr Bosy obtained a teaching position in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Its members devoted much energy to military training and even acquired several aircraft. It reached the height of its development around the time of the visit of Danylo Skoropadskyi to North America in 1937-1938. In 1940 it became one of the founders of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, but then declined during the war. A split in the group in 1952 further weakened the organization. In the United States the Sich societies began a process of centralization and militarization that culminated in the election of Stepan Hrynevetskyi as supreme otaman (head) at the 1922 convention, where resolution

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