The fonds contains material collected primarly by Stefan Janiček detailing the Brooke-Alverston, Ontario (Canada) Slovak community spanning a twenty-year period (1935-1955). The material was part of a genealogical project sponsored by the Canadian Slovak League Branch 20 Oil Spring. Peter Molčan joined the project at a later date. Included are photocopied press clippings and a Canadian Citizenship Certificate. The press clippings pertain to various members of the Slovak community from Brooke-Alverston region and gives an overview of the Slovak emigration experience from mid 1930s to 1950s.
The fonds also contains material from the Canadian Slovak League Branch 17 (Sarnia, Ontario). Peter Molčan was the President. Included is the Contributions Book for the Canadian Slovak League Branch 17, a Slovak flag signed by various delegates to a Slovak League Convention in 2016 and records related to membership dues, contributions to the parishes of St. Anthony in Chatham, Ontario and Our Lady of Sorrows in Sarnia, Ontario.
Fonds consists of material related primarily to the Lipa Canadian Slovak Folk Ensemble Lipa and other subjects; that used to belong to either Maria (Mary) Basanda Mihalovic or Anna Germek Basanda (her mother).
This fonds consists of records related to the family of Slovak poet Ján L. (Ján Luďo) Doranský. It consists of material related to his childhood, youth, married life, family, emigration to Canada and literary works. Many family photographs are included in this fonds. Also included is a copy of Ján Doránsky's published book of poetry: od splnu po zatmenie. Also includes a statue of the Virgin Mary and a small bottle with a cross.
This fonds contains documents collected by Ján Juraj Frajkor during his involvement in the Slovak World Congress (SWC), giving an overview of the political situation in Slovakia prior to and after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. It includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, speeches, publications and photographs.
The fonds consists of various documents by and about Jozef Mikuš held at the Slovak Institute in Cleveland (Ohio, United States). The documents describe Jozef Mikuš’ ties with the Slovak Institute and life in the United States.
The fonds consists of material related to the Canadian Slovak League, Branch 6 in Oshawa (Ontario), the General Milan Stefanik Circle and other Slovak organizations. It also includes periodicals and monographs of the Slovak World Congress and others.
The fonds consists of documents providing an intimate insight of the efforts and struggles of the Gleiman's family members during various major historical events that took place in Europe (Slovakia, Austria, Italy, etc.) and depicting events such as deportation, living in a war camp, emigrating to a foreign and adjusting to a new lifestyle and customs. It contains eleven diaries written by Jan Gleiman (1893-1983) and his son Lubomir Gleiman (1923-2006)'s memoirs.
