Pavlo Shandruk papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal documents of Pavlo and Ol’ha Shandruk, extensive amounts of Pavlo’s correspondence (1945-1978), and materials related to Ukrainian emigre military organizations, the “Ukrainian Free Cossacks”, the "Promethean movement", and the Shevchenko Scientific Society. It also includes speeches, articles, and other writings by Shandruk and others. The collection does not contain materials from Shandruk's period of activity in the Ukrainian National Committee in Berlin (1944).
Dates
- Creation: 1922 - 1978
Biographical / Historical
Pavlo Shandruk was a military leader, General of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR), and an active member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. He was born in the Volynia region. He graduated from the Nizhyn Historical-Philological Institute in 1911 and the Alexeyev Military School in Moscow in 1913. He participated in World War I and served in the UNR Army from 1917 to 1920, commanding a brigade of the III Iron Division as a general. By late 1920, he was in Poland, where he co-founded the military journal "Tabor." Starting in 1938, he served as a contract officer in the Polish army and graduated from the Polish General Staff Academy. During the Polish-German war, he commanded the 29th Polish Brigade. In late 1944 he took the leadership of the Ukrainian National Committee in Germany and was appointed by its presidium in 1945 as Commander of the Ukrainian National Army, which included the division "Galicia". After the war, he lived in Germany, and from 1949, in the USA. He authored the books “Ukrains’ka-moskovs’ka viina 1920 r. v dokumentakh” (1933) and "Arms of Valor" (1959).
Conditions Governing Access
This collection has no restrictions.
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 information here is based on legacy accession files and descriptions, and it has not necessarily been verified against the actual archival materials. It is provided in order to facilitate maximal accessibility for researchers. Please contact the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives with questions or requests for clarification.
The title of this collection was changed from "Petro Shandruk papers" to "Pavlo Shandruk papers" by Michael Andrec in 2023.
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Ukrainian
Polish
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives Repository