Following the Second World War, Ukrainian refugees numbering about 200,000 were interned in Displaced persons camps in West Germany and Austria. Berchtesgaden (Orlyk) was one of the larger Ukrainian DP camps in the American zone with over 2,000 refugees settled there in the late 1940s. The Berchtesgaden (Orlyk) DP camp operated a gymnasium, and sponsored political, youth, student, sport, musical and theater groups and organizations. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, minutes, financial records, diplomas, and membership lists of the camp's sports club. In addition there are some documents relating to the camp's Ukrainian gymnasium and its branch of the scouting organization Plast. The collection also includes circulars, reports, and other communications received from the Ukrainian Sports Club "Orlyk", a member of the Ukrainian Council for Physical Culture, and the Ukrainian Sports Club "Zaporizhzhia" in the Aschaffenburg DP camp.
Scope: 1945-1951
Size: 5 linear in., 1 box
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