Oral history collects live spoken primary historical sources. It consists of recordings of interviews, using audio and video media, with individuals who lived through historical events which are being studied.

The UCRDC Oral History Project records, preserves and makes available to scholars and researchers testimonies of those who survived the Holodomor of 1932/33, events of WWII, Internment in Canada during WWI, and Canadian pioneer life.

The UCRDC Oral History Archive is one of the largest collections of audio and video testimonies on Ukrainian themes in North America. It consists of over 1,000 hours of interviews, usually with documents, and relevant materials such as: photographs, transcripts and letters. Some of the groupings in the archives include:

1. ‣Holodomor survivors
   

2. ‣Ukrainians who served in the Canadian Armed Forces during WWII
   

3. ‣Ukrainians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust
   

4. ‣Members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA)
   

5. ‣Members of the “Galicia” Division
   

6. ‣Ukrainians who were imprisoned in the Soviet gulag
   

7. ‣Ukrainians who were German camp prisoners
   

8. ‣Ukrainians who were forced labourers in Germany (Ostarbeiter)
   

9. ‣Ukrainians who were resettled in Poland after WWII
   

Using UCRDC Archives

We invite educators, scholars, students and the general public to make use of the UCRDC Archives.

For further information and to schedule an appointment, write to info@ucrdc.org.