Press cuttings taken from Ukrainian press, specifically Ukrayinska Dymka (the Ukrainian Thought), UK and Schlach Peremohy (the Road to Freedom), Germany, concerning aspects of Ukrainian life in the diaspora with particular focus on Manchester and the surrounding area

Towns and communities covered include Manchester, Ashton under Lyne, Bury, Bolton, Rochdale, Stockport and Oldham.

Subjects include:

· Ukrainian social clubs in Bolton, Manchester

· Ukrainian education and schools, including commemorations of Ukraine's national poet Taras Shevchenko

· Cultural and social life including adverts for dances, concerts and recitals, reviews of concerts and tours and mention of Manchester based folk dance ensemble 'Orlyk' and male voice choir 'Homin', Association of Ukrainian Women's museum

· Commerce and business, including adverts for shops and services and an overview of Ukrainian businesses in the UK (1960)

· Reports of activities undertaken by various community associations including the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, the Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain, the Association of Ukrainian Former Combatants, and the Ukrainian Youth Association

· Religious life (Ukrainian Greek Catholic and Orthodox) including Christmas and Easter celebrations and mention of priests and church leaders; also 50th anniversary of the Autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church

· Political life including demonstrations against communism

· Occasional obituaries and personal advertisements with Christmas and Easter wishes

Also includes a file of newscuttings from the Ukrainian Thought newspaper relating to various Ukrainian people from across Greater Manchester 2007-2009. These contain mainly obituaries of individuals born in Ukraine or Poland (first generation imigrants) and those born in the United Kingdom (second generation).