Primary contact
250 Old Arts Bldg., University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
CA T6G 2E6
Identity area
Identifier
bmufa
Authorized form of name
Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
- Ukrainian Folklore Archives
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
250 Old Arts Bldg., University of Alberta
Locality
Edmonton
Region
Alberta
Country name
Canada
Postal code
T6G 2E6
Telephone
780-299-6043
Fax
ukrfolk@ualberta.ca
URL
www.bmufa.ukrfolk.ca
Note
Description area
History
The Ukrainian Folklore Archives was founded in 1977. It was renamed the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives (BMUFA) in 2003 to honour its founder Dr. Bohdan Medwidsky. BMUFA studies, documents, acquires, and preserves Ukrainian folklore in Ukraine, Canada, and around the world as it changes over time, and makes it available to researchers and the public.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
The mandate of the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives is to document, preserve, and study Ukrainian folklore in Ukraine, Canada, and around the world as it changes over time.
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
By appointment only.