National Committee to Commemorate the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the documentation of the activities of the National Committee charged with organizing commemorations the 1000-year anniversary of the Christianization of the Kyivan Rus' in 988. It contains bylaws; minutes of committee meetings; Executive Committee meeting agendas; reports of chair of the Executive Committee; correspondence with U.S. officials, Ukrainian American organizations, church hierarchs, and others, as well as internal correspondence and correspondence with branch committees; circulars to members and branches; and records related to relations between Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Churches and with the Evangelical Baptist Fellowship. It also includes Public Relations materials, incuding PR budgets, speeches, op-eds, publications, newspaper clippings, US House & Senate resolutions, appeals, event programs, posters, calendar of events, ephemera, and reviews. It also contains material summarizing the work of the committee, including reports of the final plenary session on 1989-06-10, contracts and files on funded projects, and documentation of proposed but unapproved projects.
Dates
- Creation: 1985 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives to determine the extent of access that is currently possible.
Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Researchers may take photographs of archival items using hand-held cameras or smart phones without flash subject to restrictions. The responsibility to secure permissions from all relevant copyright owners rests with the patron. Please visit the main shevchenko.org website to view the full archives use policy.
Description Control
The title of this collection was changed from "Committee to Commemorate Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine papers" to "National Committee to Commemorate the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine records" by Michael Andrec in 2023.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Ukrainian
English
- Author
- MA
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives Repository