In the Spring of 2008, The Honourable John Yaremko presented the University of Toronto Library with an endowment to be used for special projects to preserve and improve access to Ukrainian materials held by Robarts and Thomas Fisher Rare Book Libraries. Details of the project are detailed by the Petro Jacyk Central & East European Resource Centre.
The generosity of John Yaremko and the Foundation set up in his and his late wife Mary's name will allow the Library to preserve and make broadly accessible retrospective library materials relating to Ukrainian history, literature, language, and culture through digitization. This initiative is a first step in ensuring that the Library's collections of Ucrainica, one of the premier Ukrainian collections in North America, are preserved for the future, and will help enhance research in Ukrainian studies at the University and worldwide.
Materials for this collection provided by: Petro Jacyk Central and East European Resource Centre and the Thomas Fisher Library