#  Lesawyer (Mary) Papers 

 



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Mary (Wallick-Polyniak) Lesawyer (Lysohir) (1917-2004) was an opera singer affiliated with the New York City Opera. Her operatic and singing career spanned two decades and took her to various venues in North and South America and Europe. Mary Lesawyer also performed in numerous Ukrainian American community functions. She worked together with such Ukrainian composers as M. Haivoronskyi, O. Koshyts, M. Fomenko and others. Lesawyer was also known for her active involvement in numerous community endeavors at her husband's side, longtime president of the Ukrainian National Association, Joseph Lesawyer. The papers contain correspondence, documents, photographs, concert and opera programs, articles and reviews, relating to Lesawyer's career with the New York City Opera and her concert performances for Ukrainian-American communities throughout the United States.  
Scope: 1933-1976  
Size: 3 linear ft., 4 boxes [Harvard Library Link](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/009782288/catalog)



 



 

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