Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1939-1982 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes (0.5 metres)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs. Volodymyra Luczkiw.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of correspondence between Sytnyk and his mother in Ukraine, whom he found in the last years of his life; other relatives in Ukraine; and his wife Hanna Cherin. The letters from Volodymyr Vynnychenko, a writer and political leader, forms the large part of the correspondence. The collection also includes some of Sytnyk's personal documents. The collection also contains many photographs of Sytnyk. They were taken when he was living in Lviv, Kyiv, Germany, and the United States. He was photographed with famous Ukrainian literary figures, such as, for example, IaUri- Kosach and IaUri- Klen (pseud. of Oswald Burghardt). The collection also contains Sytnyk's publications. These include two of his manuscripts, and a number of clippings of his poetry published in different periodicals. The collection also includes many articles about Sytnyk. In addition, the collection consists of material collected by John Luczkiw for a collection of Sytnyks poetry entitled TaSvit paporoti (Flower of the Fern). Luczkiw compiled the bibliography of Sytnyks works that was incorporated into the publication. The collection is organized into six series: biographical records, correspondence, publications, photographs, bibliographical materials, and miscellaneous.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Series I. Biographical records
Series 2. Correspondence
Series 3. Publications
Series 4. Photographs
Series 5. Bibliographical materials
Series 6. Miscellaneous
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Ukrainian