The accession consists of newspaper clippings and various materials concerning Prof. Gerus’s activity in Ukrainian-Canadian youth and student organizations (1960-62) and a testimonial dinner in his honour (2016). It also contains documents and photographs concerning the career of his father, the Rev. Serhij Gerus (1900-1988), and several documents and assessments concerning the careers of Ukrainian Greek Orthodox metropolitan Ilarion (Ivan Ohienko; 1882-1972) and Senator Paul Yuzyk (1913-1986).

The accession consists of documents and photos concerning the emigration of the Gerus family from western Ukraine (then part of Poland) to Canada, via Displaced Persons camps in the British zone of occupied Germany, in 1944-1950, as well as a number of scholarly articles on Russian History published by American academics between 1951 and 1969.

Accrual consists of Dr. Oleh Gerus' Biographical Information; Academic Activities (Conferences, Papers, Projects, Teaching Career); Correspondence; Research Material re: Ukrainian Canadiana, Ukrainian and Russian History; Documents and Correspondence of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, Ukrainian Self-Reliance League (SUS), Ukrainian Free University (UVAN), Oseredok, the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko (UCFTS), and photograph and tape collections.

The accession consists primarily of audio-visual material (slides, audio recordings, video recordings) created by Prof. Gerus, who accompanied the Olexander Koshetz Choir on its concert tours of the Ukrainian SSR (1982), South America (1985), and Western Europe (1987). Audio recordings of two events sponsored by the Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies (CUCS) at the University of Manitoba (the Centre’s 25th anniversary concert, and an annual Tarnawecky Distinguished Lecture/Performance by renowned pianists Luba and Ireneus Zuk) are also included.