Roman and Alexandra Pavlyshyn papers

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Ukrainian Association of Queensland (UAQ). Roman Pavlyshyn was its president in 1951-1967 and 1981-1982:

• UAQ constitutions, rules and bylaws

• UAQ Annual General Meeting minute books 1949-1981

• UAQ Committee: Organisational matters, correspondence, reports, financial statements, minutes of meetings and other general business of the committee and its members, 1950-1955

Ukrainian Association of Queensland (UAQ). Roman Pavlyshyn was its president in 1951-1967 and 1981-1982: (cont.)

• UAQ Committee: Organisational matters, correspondence, reports, financial statements, minutes of meetings and other general business of the committee and its members, 1956-1961

Ukrainian Association of Queensland (UAQ). Roman Pavlyshyn was its president in 1951-1967 and 1981-1982: (cont.)

• UAQ Committee: Organisational matters, correspondence, reports, financial statements, minutes of meetings and other general business of the committee and its members, 1962-1980
• Includes Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations matters and correspondence concerning the preparation of the book Ukraintsi v Avstralii (Ukrainians in Australia)
• Circular about the campaign to free the Soviet prisoner of conscience, Valentyn Moroz and concert programs

Ukrainian Association of Queensland (UAQ). Roman Pavlyshyn was its president in 1951-1967 and 1981-1982: (cont.)

• UAQ Committee: Organisational matters, correspondence, reports, financial statements, minutes of meetings and other general business of the committee and its members, 1981-1995
• Includes Social Welfare Committee file, file on commemoration of 60th anniversary of the 1932-1933 regime-induced famine in Ukraine and Roman Pavlyshyn’s meeting notebook for 1993-1995.

• UAQ Committee: Organisational matters, correspondence, reports, financial statements, minutes of meetings and other general business of the committee and its members, 1994-2003
• Includes Reform of Constitution and Bylaws and correspondence and press cuttings concerning the Demidenko Affair and various documents about the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the UAQ
• Includes Social Care Committee file with Roman Pavlyshyn’s Social Care Committee documents and Roman Pavlyshyn’s meeting notebook.

• UAQ Committee: Organisational matters, correspondence, reports, financial statements, minutes of meetings and other general business of the committee and its members,
• 2004 - 2017: UAQ, various business.
• 1949: Federation of Ukrainian Catholic Students "Obnova." Roman Pavlyshyn’s first speech in Australia
• 1955-1958: State Immigration Office. Various letters from State Immigration Officers to Roman Pavlyshyn

UAQ liaison with Queensland and Australian immigration bodies and other organisations:

• Organisational matters, correspondence, reports, financial statements, minutes of meetings and other general business of various committees including Good Neighbour Council of Queensland, New Settlers League Queensland, Migrant Committee, Land Settlement Advisory Committee, Australian Citizenship Conventions, UAQ, Ukranian Schools Council Qld. and Ukrainian Council of Education in Australia

• Ukranian Association of Queensland Committee: Organisational matters, correspondence, reports, financial statements, minutes of meetings and other general business of the committee and its members, 2001-2003
• Correspondence, reports, notebooks, photographs, minutes of meetings and other general business of various committees and organisations that Roman and Alexandra Pavlyshyn were involved with including: Ukranian School Brisbane, UAQ Senior Citizens Club, Ukranian Association of Queensland, International Organisation for Migration, Ukranian Saturday School .

Queensland Committee for the Celebration of the 1000th Anniversary of Christianity in Ukraine.

• Queensland Committee for the Celebration of the 1000th Anniversary of Christianity in Ukraine: Week of celebration in Brisbane, 13-21 August 1988. Correspondence, programs, artists information, exhibition catalogue, technical, financial and miscellaneous matters.
• 50th and 60th Anniversary of the genocidal famine of 1932-33 in Ukraine (now known as the Holodomor) (1982 & 1993).
• 50th Anniversary of UAQ (2000).
• Encyclopaedia of Ukraine; 1974 fundraising visit of Volodymyr Kubijovyc editor of EU, and Atanas Figol.
• UAQ building: Ukrainian Community Centre at 70 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane; Opening ceremony, reconstructed UAQ hall (Ukrainian Community Centre) (1980); 1986: Roman Pavlyshyn, reciprocal easement for 70 and 72 Cordelia Street.
• Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations Constitution and constitutions of other Ukrainian community entities in Australia. (1960)

• 1954-1989: AFUO Congresses and other AFUO meetings: Reports, agendas, minutes, bulletins and correspondence. Includes Roman Pavlyshyn’s submission to AFUO on restructuring Ukrainian community life in Australia. Cover letter and three documents comprising of drafts, fair handwritten copies and typescripts.
• 1971: 2nd Convention [Zdvyh] of Ukrainians in Australia. Published proceedings
• AFUO, [Ukrainian] Diplomatic Service Fund [in Australia]. Various materials.

• Programs, reports, papers, correspondence, convention agendas, bulletins, Roman Pavlyshyn’s notes and miscellaneous materials relating to World Congresses of Free Ukanrians, World Council of Ukranian Co-operatives Convention and Conference of Ukrainian Plast [Scouts] Organisations (1988-1989)
• Various materials and correspondence relating to: Plast Ukrainian Scouts Organisation, Plast Congresses (of the worldwide Ukrainian scouting movement); Plast World bodies; Includes Roman Pavlyshyn’s essay, "Plastovyi kongres druhyi ta ukrains’ka liudyna v diiaspori" (The Second Plast Congress and the Ukrainian Person in the Diaspora).

• Plast Congresses (of the worldwide Ukrainian Scouting movement): Various materials including essays, correspondence and reports and other materials (1969-1991)
• Plast Australian federal executive: Miscellaneous papers and correspondence. Plast Australian federal executive miscellaneous papers (1960-2010).

Ukrainian Credit Unions.

• Our Home Ukrainian Cooperative Society Ltd. Various documents and correspondence.
• Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane); Preparations for the establishment of Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). Various; Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). First General Meeting (1983); Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). Annual reports (1983-1998). Roman Pavlyshyn was the chairman of the Board of Concord from 1983 to 1991; Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). Audited annual financial reports, 1986, 1987, 1990; Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). Rules, 1983, 1994; Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). General business and correspondence folder (1980s-1990); Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). 1980s, various materials; Roman Pavlyshyn, Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane) meetings notebook (1982-1990); Roman Pavlyshyn, Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane) meetings notebook
   

• ​​​​​​Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). 1990-1994. Various materials.
• Concord Ukrainian Credit Union Limited (Brisbane). 1995-1999. Various materials. Up to merger with KaRoman Pavlyshynaty Ukrainian Credit Union.
• Other Ukrainian Credit Unions in Australia and North America. Includes Roman Pavlyshyn’s article in the 25th anniversary booklet of KaRoman Pavlyshynaty Ukrainian Credit Union.
• Council of Ukrainian Co-operative Societies in Australia (Rada Ukrains’kykh kooperatyv Avstralii, RUKA); RUKA. Various materials (1975-1995).
• 1990 RUKA Congress. Roman Pavlyshyn’s address, "Dopomoha Ukraini" ["Helping Ukraine]; resolutions of the Congress, drafted by Roman Pavlyshyn; 
• Council of Ukrainian Co-operative Societies in Australia (1990-1997)

• Queensland fundraising for the Encyclopedia as part of an Australia-wide campaign. Roman Pavlyshyn’s correspondence and other papers. Hardcover folders: (a)-1974-1999, (b)-1974-1986
• Shevchenko Scientific Society. Correspondence and other materials.
• KoDUS (Komisiia Dopomohy Ukrains’komu Studentstvu) (Ukrainian Students’ Relief Committee). Correspondence and other materials.
• Ukrainian Studies at Australian Universities. Press cuttings regarding the Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia, the Ukrainian Studies Support Fund, and Ukrainian Studies programs at Monash and Macquarie Universities; Ukranian Studies Foundation in Australia
• Roman Pavlyshyn’s writings on the history of Ukrainian settlement in Queensland: articles, speeches, notes and contributions to various publications relating to Ukranians in Australia in both drafts and copies of chapters

• Text of radio programs, article for a book, miscellaneous notes on the history of the UAQ, notes for graveside tributes to deceased members of UAQ, press cuttings, eulogies and tributes, correspondence and biographical sources for Ukranians in Queensland.
• Plast Rover Scouts (Starshi plastuny) By-Laws.
• Ukrainian community media, including material edited or authored by Roman Pavlyshy

• 1975-1997 UAQ newsletters
• 1991-1994 Tservai zhyttra (Church & life) Opinion pieces, copies, manuscripts and reports
• Vil'na dumka (The Free Thought)
• Miscellaneous publications
• Roman Pavlyshyn: Texts of his programs for SBS (1994)
• SBS Ukranian Radio program. Miscellaneous
• 1994: World Gymnastics Championships in Brisbane. Roman Pavlyshyn as an accredited journalist covering the Ukrainian team. Miscellaneous items, correspondence, brochures, news releases, programme, media handbook, notes and letters.
• Roman Pavlyshyn, speeches at Ukrainian community and immigrant gatherings. 1950-1982

• Ukranian Catholic Church in Brisbane: Miscellaneous correspondence, notes, church bulletins, speeches and articles, photographs and press cuttings relating to various activities within the congregation.

• Ukranian Catholic Church in Brisbane-Minutes & AGM 2011 & 2013.

• Ukrainian Community Cemetery, Mount Gravatt.

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Australia: Miscellaneous documents

• Roman Pavlyshyn, Ukrainian church buildings in Australia: list and copies of photographs.

• Havryil Kostelnyk, Pisnia Bohovi (A Song to God): Photocopy

• Ukrainian diaspora political organisations: Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (UHVR), External Representation. Various materials, 1958-83; League for the Liberation of Ukraine: visit of dissident Mykhailo Osadchy.

• Private and semi-private correspondence of Roman Pavlyshyn to and from various people and organisations both in Australia and internationally.

• General (semi)-private correspondence to and from various organisations, individuals and family members.

Life of Roman Pavlyshyn:

• Autobiographical and biographical and miscellaneous materials: Family; Roman Pavlyshyn, genealogical and biographical notes on family in Ternopil, Ukraine; Roman Pavlyshyn’s father Osyp Lev Pavlyshyn. Various materials, including plans of the Pavlyshyn house in Ternopil (built 1937) and its title documentation; Ternopil: Roman Pavlyshyn’s correspondence (1971-1974) with the society of former Ternopil residents and with various parties before and after visiting Ternopil in 1999; Canada: Roman Pavlyshyn’s correspondence with the branch of his mother Teklia’s family, the Holubs, that migrated to Canada;

Life of Roman Pavlyshyn:

• Memoirs, various notes, photographs, correspondence, UAQ membership cards, award ceremony programs, Roman Pavlyshyn’s autobiography with appendices, copies of documents, plans, and photographs relevant to his work as an architect, public servant, and Ukrainian community activist and press cuttings
• Biographies: Marko Pavlyshyn, "Roman Pavlyshyn," typescript of essay published in Max Brändle, ed., The Queensland Experience: The Life and Work of 14 Remarkable Migrants (Brisbane: Phoenix, 1991). Includes list of persons suggested by Roman Pavlyshyn as informants, Marko Pavlyshyn’s notes, Robin Gibson’s illustration of his view of the rise and fall of the fortunes of the Queensland Department of Works with Gibson’s CV.; Published biographical texts about Roman Pavlyshyn, including by Dmytro Nytchenko and Fedir Zubanych, and various testimonials; Letters of congratulation on the award to Roman Pavlyshyn of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) (1988); a folder marked 'Alexander Sucharsky'; a folder marked 'Ukrainian Studies Support Fund, Queensland Subcommittee; Ukranian Studies Support Fund, Queensland sub-committee.

Archive of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation in Australia (formerly Plast Ukrainian Youth Association in Australia), Brisbane Branch, held by Alexandra Pavlyshyn in her role as Secretary of the Plast Brisbane Branch in 1961-2013:

• Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch: General records and records of correspondence, 1997-2002, 1991.

Archive of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation in Australia (formerly Plast Ukrainian Youth Association in Australia) (con't)

• Members book with the dates of key milestones and activities, 1960s and 1970s; Meetings books of miscellaneous patrols, 1960-1972;

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch. Records, by year;

•  1950-1983: Books containing miscellaneous documents, membership, correspondence, activity planning, Plast personal records, Plast Chief (World) Executive circulars. Convention and Scouts jamboree documents, meeting notes, cash books, reports, circulars and miscellaneous papers.

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch. Records, by year; (con't)

• 1990-2001 Correspondence, AGM reports, meeting minutes, miscellaneous activity documents and reports, miscellaneous materials

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch. Records, by year; (con't)

• 2002-2013: Correspondence, AGM minutes and reports, meeting minutes, miscellaneous documents and materials

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch. Outdoor activities:

• Summer camps (1965-1994). Theoretical and instructional materials; equipment lists, forms, daily timetables; badges; camp chronologies; participant lists; miscellaneous documents of camps in chronological order.
• Plast hikes: maps and camping information.

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch. Cultural activities:

• Cultural events materials, programs and documents, texts of plays staged by Plast members, texts of poems for recitation. Lyrics of songs prepared and reproduced by Alexandra Pavlyshyn for Plast groups, concerts, meetings and camps. Alexandra Pavlyshyn’s lists of songs; texts and notes of songs on Plast themes, lyrical songs, historical (especially Sich Riflemen’s) and other patriotic songs; humorous songs; song sheets with several songs for various events

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation

• Ukrainian song sheets collected by Alexandra Pavlyshyn for use by Brisbane Plast groups;
• Plast songbooks published in Australia;
• Plast songbooks published in other countries;

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch, photographs. Ordered by year, with the name of the event inscribed in the containing envelope; 6. Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch, videos;

• Commemoration of 60th anniversary of the Holodomor (1993);
• Celebration of the 2nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence by Plast jointly with the Ukrainian Youth Association (Spilka Ukrains’koi molodi, SUM); Plast camp, December 1993;
• Apel’ (gathering) of the Plast Brisbane Branch, 28 October 2001.

Alexandra Pavlyshyn's collection of Ukranian and other embroidery and crochet patterns

 History of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation:

• History of Plast in Australia. Various sources gathered by Roman Pavlyshyn for a general history of Plast worldwide initiated by the Chief Plast Executive (HPB). The project was not completed; Plast in Australia. Press cuttings collected by Alexandra Pavlyshyn; Plast in Australia: Constitutions (1961-1981); History of Plast (general). Various materials.

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation in Australia. General information about the organisation (objectives, values, organisational structure).

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation in Australia. Youth development and education:

• Plast youth development and education for novatstvo (cubs). Guidelines for leaders, games;
• Plast youth development and education for yunatstvo (scouts aged 12-18). Guidelines for leaders; rules for skills badges and guidelines for activities; history and culture materials for yunatstvo; questions for Orlykiady (competitive general knowledge quizzes held at Australia-wide Plast jamborees; includes questions on system cards prepared in Brisbane by Alexandra, Roman and Marko Pavlyshyn).

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation in Australia. Youth development and education

• Projects by members of yunatstvo prepared in partial fulfilment of the requirements of progression through age and proficiency levels; Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation in Australia periodical for leaders. Biblioteka plastovoho vykhovnyka [Plast Leader’s Library]. Melbourne, Nos. 8 (May 1966) – 14 (May 1968). Incomplete; Plast leadership training materials.

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation periodical publications

• Visnyk Kraiovoï Plastovoï Starshyny v Avstraliï  [Herald of the Plast Federal Executive, Australia], Nos. 17 (March 1961) – 2012. Incomplete; Plastovi visti: Neperiodychnyi visnyk Holovnoï Plastovoï Bulavy [Plast News: Non-periodical Bulletin of the Chief Plast Executive]. Nos. 24 (15 December 1959)–84 (15 February 2004).

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation periodical publications

• Slovo: Lystok zviazku U. P. Senioratu v SShA [Word: Newsletter of the Ukrainian Plast Senior Scouts in the USA]. May-June 1964 – April-June 1993.
• Plast periodicals published in Australia, Canada, USA and Ukraine. Miscellaneous issues.

Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation world peak organisations.

• Konferentsiia Ukraïns’kykh Plastovykh Orhanizatsii (KUPO: Conference of Ukrainian Plast Organisations) and Holovna Plastova Bulava (HPB: Chief Plast Executive). Various KUPO international convention materials (1991-1999);
• HPB: miscellaneous materials (1967-1977).

Plast Ukrainian Scouts Organisation in Ukraine. Papers of the 2nd Plast National Convention in Ukraine (4-5 April 1992).

Foundation textbook for Plast members: Dr Oleksander Tysovskyi, Zhyttia v Plasti [Life in Plast]. 2nd ed. Toronto: Molode zhyttia, 1961.

• Parish newsletters of various Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox churches in Brisbane;
• Alexandra Pavlyshyn's papers: Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation; Includes letters notifying her of Award St George in Gold (2003); document with rank of Senior Scout of Trust
• Tickets relating to Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation;
• Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation: greeting cards signed by camp leaders and participants; notice of camp;
• Summer camps (1968-1980): camp leaders' notes; daily instructions for morning parade;
• 100th anniversary of the Plast: Plast Brisbane Branch commemorative concert (12 May 2011); anniversary song (on CDs);
• Rover scouts' activities in Brisbane (1975-1976); Rovers' convention in Adelaide (28-30 March 1975); Rovers' activity centre, Brisbane (1975-1976); Brisbane correspondence with the federal office of Plast Rover Scouts; Forest Devils scout fraternity correspondence (1975-1976);
• List of members of the leadership of the Plast Brisbane branch, 1960-1962);
• File Plast greeting cards; Christmas greeting cards;
• Plast collectables: plast designs, stamps, stickers;
• Notes of meetings of a yunatstvo patrol, Brisbane (1972-1973).
• History of Plast in Brisbane. Chronologies, lists of activists, survey histories (most by Roman Pavlyshyn).
• Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation in Australia. Miscellaneous materials (forms for reports by Branches to the Plast Federal Executive (KPS), information sheet about the "Lisovi chorty" (Forest Devils) senior scout fraternity, Plast greeting cards etc.).
• Plast Ukranian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch: Membership lists (1960-2003).
• Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organisation, Brisbane Branch. Records, General; Minutes books of Annual General Meetings and Branch Executive Committee meetings, 1960-2011
• Plast Senior Scouts (seniory). By-laws, guidelines, miscellaneous
• Papers, drawings, architectural plans, council documents and clippings relating to 61 Milson Street, Coorparoo
• Album marking one hundredth anniversary of Alexandra Pavlyshyn's birth
• Ukranian community in photographs (non-Queensland) 3 small envelopes
   

• Album of 1971-1972-Plast Australia-wide jamboree, Adelaide (photographs, greeting cards, registration forms, clippings etc.)
• Photograph of Ukrainian dancers at Yungaba Immigration Centre, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane (1952)  

 

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Ukrainian Chief Liberation Council - various documents and correspondence, 1999-2010.

Ukrainian community in Australia - miscellaneous press cuttings.

Roman Pavlyshyn, lecture notes for his classes in the School of Ukrainian Studies - 6 notebooks & 1 student's notebook.

Interactions with Ukraine contacts, protest movement members, during the Soviet period, 1970-1990; Correspondence and documents relating to collection of funds for Rukh, 1989-1990; Visits to Brisbane by activists of Rukh, 1989-1990; Amnesty International news release - tour of John Kdasky.

Cultural life of the Ukrainian diaspora - various documents; Ukrainian cultural events in Australia - programs etc., 1954-1979; Programs and invitations to concerts and cultural events in Brisbane, 1959-1977.

Ukrainian Association Queensland - Miscellaneous documents.

Dnipro Ukrainian Broadcasters Group - 4EB radio station - Miscellaneous documents.

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Parish of Our Lady of Protection, Woolloongabba, newsletter, 1997-1999; Miscellaneous documents.

Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, St Nicholas, Annerley - 1998-2003 - Newsletter, documents, photographs.

Ukrainian Society of Professional Engineers - Pavlyshyn, correspondence, annual reports, miscellaneous documents - 1987-1996.

Collection of photographs of events and people from the Ukrainian community in Queensland

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