ihrcavramenko Inventory of the Vasyl Avramenko Papers, 1939-1972. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, July 15, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries May 13, 2004

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonMay 13, 2004 English Avramenko, Vasyl'. Vasyl Avramenko Papers, 1939-1972 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 0.5 linear in. UKR In Ukrainian, Yiddish, and English. Biographical/Historical Note

Vasyl (or Wasyl) Avramenko (1895- ) was born in Stebliv, Ukraine. He attended several dance and theater schools before serving in the Russian Army in World War I and the Ukrainian Army from 1918-1920. During his long career, Avramenko organized numerous dance schools and directed many performances in the United States and Canada, including spectacles at the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 and at the White House. He also produced Ukrainian language films and owned a dance studio in New York.

Scope and Content

Papers (1939-1972) of Ukrainian American ballet master and film producer Vasyl (or Wasyl) Avramenko (1895- ) comprise programs, flyers, and pictures of his activities in the United States and Canada.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Avramenko, Vasyl'. Photographs. Dance teachers.Ballet--Study and teaching.Motion picture producers and directors.Ukrainian Americans.Ukrainians--Canada.