ihrcseleshko Inventory of the Michael Seleshko Papers, 1960-1969. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, January 06, 1988 University of Minnesota Libraries December 30, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 30, 2003 English Seleshko, Michael, 1901- . Michael Seleshko Papers, 1960-1969 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 0.5 linear ft. UKR In Ukrainian. Biographical/Historical Note

A journalist and engineer, Michael (or Mykhailo) Seleshko (1901- ) was born in Vytvytsia, Ukraine. He served with the Ukrainian Army 1918-1919, was a political prisoner in Poland, 1922-1923, and completed his education in the 1920s and 1930s. During World War II he was an officer in the Ukrainian National Army and was a prisoner of war in the German concentration camp in Potsdam. Following the war, he settled in Canada, where he worked as a journalist and was active in Ukrainian Canadian professional and cultural organizations.

Scope and Content

Papers (1960-1969) of Michael (or Mykhailo) Sleshko (1901- ) consist of Ukrainian Christmas cards and 16 illustrated Ukrainian wall calendars.

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Index Terms

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Seleshko, Michael, 1901- . Christmas cards--Ukraine.Calendars--Ukraine. Ukrainians--Canada.