Ukrainian Student Movement Records
Established in Prague in 1922, the Central Union of Ukrainian Students (TseSUS) was organized to act as a coordinating body between student organizations outside the Soviet Union and to represent Ukrainian students and their interests throughout the world. TseSUS headquarters were in Prague, then in Vienna, Munich, and Paris before its move to the United States. TseSUS appointed representations in various countries, participated in international student organizations and conferences, and published materials in foreign languages.
The Union of Ukrainian Student Organizations in Germany and Danzig (SUSOND) was founded in Berlin in August 1924. In 1938 the organization accepted the Sich student societies in Vienna and Graz, and in 1939 the Ukrainian Academic Hromada in Prague. It was reorganized as the Union of Ukrainian Student Associations in Germany (SUSON) in December 1949. SUSON became the central Ukrainian student organization in Germany and supported the work of its many member student associations.
The Federation of Ukrainian Student Organizations of America (SUSTA) was founded in 1953 during the first congress of Ukrainian students in the United States, held at Columbia University. The members of SUSTA were scattered throughout some fifty universities and colleges in the United States. The mission of the federation was to help foster and disseminate knowledge about Ukrainian history, culture and traditions; to coordinate the activities of member clubs and societies; and to raise money on behalf of students.
The records contain correspondence, minutes, reports, student questionnaires, administrative documents, publications, and photographs.
Scope: 1922-1966
Size: 19 linear ft., 20 boxes
Ukr. Student Movement (TseSUS)
Ukr. Student Movement (Germany SUSON)
Ukr. Student Movement (SUSTA)