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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
Title Stephen William Rousseas papers, 1966-1979
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.

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.

Arrangement

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).

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.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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

Single photocopies 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.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Articles Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Audiotapes Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Interviews Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Press releases Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Reports Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Speeches (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Statements Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Camre, Mogens Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
College teachers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Fulbright, J. William (James William), 1905-1995 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Greece -- History -- 1967-1974 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Greece -- History -- Coup d'état, 1967 (April 21) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Greek Americans Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Heads of state Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Karamanlis, Konstantinos, 1907-1998 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Kathēmerinē (Athens, Greece) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-2005 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Pan-Hellenic Liberation Movement Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Papandreou, Andreas George Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Papandreou, Margarita Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Papas, Irene Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Pattakos, Stylianos Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Politicians Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Statesmen Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Vlachos, Helen, 1911- Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

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.