Olena Zvychaina and Mykhailo Mlakovyi papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a wide range of personal, literary, and professional materials related to Helena Nel’hivs’ka (Olena Zvychaina) and Mykhailo Mlakovyi. The personal papers, correspondence, photographs, and postcards documenting Nel’hivs’ka’s life and social activities.
Notable topics include correspondence with other authors and reviews, letters related to the publication of Fear, and translations of Mlakovyi’s works into foreign languages. Materials related to Mlakovyi’s social and political involvement include documentation on his activities in the Association of Former Ukrainian Soldiers in America, records of the Union of Ukrainian Scientists, Writers, and Artists at the DP Camp in Landeck, Austria, and materials on the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933. There is also content concerning his participation in the trial in Landek and resources on discussions of nationalism and communism.
The literary works in this collection consist of drafts, manuscripts, stories, novels, short stories, and articles by both Nel’hivs’ka and Mlakovyi. Notable works include Golden Stream, Peasant Sanatorium, The Enemy of the People (Vols. 1 and 2), For What..., and Slave Plane in two volumes. Screenplays by Mlakovyi, such as Kolyma is Burning, and an incomplete memoir titled History of a School. Additionally, the collection includes an account book, press reviews, and miscellaneous materials
Dates
- Creation: 1932 - 1984
Biographical / Historical
Helena Nel’hivs’ka (Olena Zvychaina), later known by her married name Dzul’, was born in 1902 in Proskuriv. A writer, she authored numerous stories and novels, including Zolotyi potichok (1947), Selians’ka sanatoriia (1952), Myrhorods’kyi iarmarok (1953), Ohlianuvshys’ nazad (1954), and the two-volume work Strakh (Fear) (1958). Her husband, Mykhailo Dzul’ (also known by the pseudonym Mlakovyi), was born in 1859 in Trostiantsi. He was a journalist, writer, and former political prisoner of Kolyma, and authored memoirs and film scripts.
After his release from the concentration camp, Mykhailo and Helena became displaced persons and lived in a DP camp in Landek, Austria. They later emigrated to the United States. Mykhailo passed away in 1976, and Helena (Olena Zvychaina) died in 1984.
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
This collection is not yet fully processed and the information provided here is based on legacy collection records and/or a general survey. This descriptive information may be supplemented or revised as further processing is performed.
Extent
3.3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Ukrainian
English
- Author
- GG
- Date
- 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives Repository