Correspondence between Lubomyr Wynar and Roman Klymkevych as source for the history of creation of Ukrainian Genealogical and Heraldic Society

Abstract

The goal of the research is the need to identify, investigate and analyze the correspondence of Ukrainian researchers Roman Klymkevych and Lubomyr Wynar as an important source for studying the history of the creation of the Ukrainian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, which operated in the environment of Ukrainian scientific emigration in the second half of the 20th century. The research methodology is based on the principles of historicity, objectivity, consistency and science. The study used general scientific (analysis and synthesis, classification) and historical (problem-historical, comparative, chronological) methods. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the correspondence of Roman Klymkevych and Lubomyr Wynar is analyzed and introduced into scientific circulation, which allows us to reveal and highlight the idea of creating the Ukrainian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, to determine its role and place among other Ukrainian foreign scientific institutions that operated in the second half of the20th century. Conclusions. The introduction of informatively valuable correspondence of members of the Ukrainian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, source analysis and thematic differentiation allows for a comprehensive approach to the issue of studying the creation of a specialized society abroad, which was engaged in the study of auxiliary historical disciplines. The Society’s members’ epistolary highlights the social environment in which the researcher lived and worked, interests, emotions, personal beliefs and views. Thanks to the correspondence of members of the Ukrainian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, it was possible to investigate the reasons and prerequisites for the creation of the Society, to learn about unrealized creative ideas and projects. Today, the analysis of the Society’s heritage is of great importance for the history of the development of Ukrainian heraldry, genealogy and auxiliary historical disciplines.