Stephen William Rousseas papers, 1966-1979
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1094
- Bib ID:
- 4078359 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Rousseas, Stephen William
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 10.5 linear feet (18 boxes, including 39 volumes)
- Language(s):
- English , Greek, Modern (1453-) .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-19. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, manuscripts, audio tapes and printed material pertaining to the coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and to Greek resistance movements in Europe and the United States. Letters from Margaret Papandreou describe the arrest of Andreas Papandreou at the time of the coup and his activities in Europe after his release from prison and the activities of his associates and supporters. There are records of American organizations, especially the Pan-Helenic Liberation Movement (PAK), formed to help Papandreou's cause. Also included are many letters from Mogens Camre, then aide to the Prime Minister of Denmark, and later member of the Danish Parliament; correspondence with Eleni Vlachou, publisher and editor of Kathimerini ('The Daily' a principal Athens newspaper) and with several U.S. political figures including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, John Kenneth Galbraith and James William Fulbright. The audiotapes are of speechesby and interviews of Papandreou, Rousseas, and others.
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Speeches by and interviews of Andreas Papandreou, Stephen Rousseas, and others.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged: remainder arranged. (Box 1: Cataloged materials; Boxes 2-3: Arranged material; Boxes 4-16: Printed material; Box 16: Audio tapes; and Boxes 17-19: Books).
- Series I: Cataloged Correspondence
- Series II: Arranged Correspondence
- Series III: Arranged Materials
- Series IV: Printed Materials
- Series V: Audiotapes
- Series VI: Books
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-19. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Stephen William Rousseas papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Stephen W. Rousseas, 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Rousseas, Stephen W. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1985. Accession number--M-1985.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers Processed AR/JCA 03/--/1986.
Revision Description
2020-05-15 EAD document created by CCR.
2021-03-31 Container list for Series VI: Books added by CCR.
Biographical sketch
Rousseas (1921-2012) (Columbia B.S., 1948; A.M., 1949; Ph.D., 1954) taught Economics at Columbia University, New York University, and Vassar College. A friend of Andreas and Margaret Papandreou, the Greek political figure and his wife, he was very active in American orgainzations supporting Papandreou after the 1967 coup d'etat in Greece.
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