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Ca. 2500 Itemsin 16 Boxes & 39 Volumes Ms Coll\Rousseas Rousseas, Stephen William. Papers, 1966-1979. 10.5 linear ft. (ca. 2,500 itemsin 16 boxes & 39 volumes) Biography: Rousseas, b. 1921 (Columbia B.S., 1948; A.M., 1949; Ph.D., 1954) has 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. Summary: Correspondence, manuscripts, audio tapes and printed material pertaining to the coup d'tat 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-Hellenic 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. Organization: Selected materials cataloged: remainder arranged. (Box 1: Cataloged materials; Boxes 2-3: Arranged material; Boxes 4-16: Printed material; & Box 16: Audio tapes) Finding aid: Contents list, 7p. Languages: In English and Greek. Donor: Gift of Stephen W. Rousseas, 1985. Available for faculty, students, and researchers engaged in scholarly or publication projects. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Librarian for Rare Books & Manuscripts. 1. Camre, Mogens. 2. Fulbright, J. William (James William), 1905- 3. Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908- 4. Karamanlis, Konstantinos, 1907- 5. Kennedy, Robert F,, 1925-1968. 6. McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916- 7. Papandreou, Andreas George. 8. Papandreou, Margarita. 9. Papas, Irene. 10. Pattakos, Stylianos. 11. Vlachos, Helen, 1911- 12. Kath"emerin"e (Athens, Greece) 13. Pan-Hellenic Liberation Movement. 14.Greek Americans. 15. Greece-History-Coup d'6tat, 1967 (April 21). 16. Greece-History-1967-1974. 17. Articles. 18. Audio tapes. 19. Interviews. 20. Press releases. 21. Reports. 22. Speeches. 23. Statements. 24. College teachers. 25. Heads of state. 26. Politicians. 27. Statesmen. ID: NYCR86-A25 AR/JCA - 3/86 HR - 6/98 Stephen U. Rousseas Papers Cataloged Correspondence Box 1 Catnre, Mogens Fulbright, James William Galbraith, John Kenneth Karamanlis, Konstantinos Kennedy, Robert F. McCarthy, Eugene J. Papandreou, Andreas Papandreou, Margaret Papas, Irene Pattakos, Stylianos Vlachos, Kleni Arranged Materials Box 2 Correspondence Alfange, Dean American Committee for Democracy and Freedom in Greece Auerbach, Lewis E. Brademas, John But trick, John Canre, Mogens Cicellis, Kathy Donnelley, Dixon Fakinos, Jackie/Aris Galbally, Frank Govfrnment Offices Gutnan, Sheldon Heller, Walter W. lossifides, I.A. Kalamotousakis, George Kaysen, Carl Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, William Krimpas, George Lianis, Ceorge NacBride, Sean Macridis, Koy C. MacNilIan, M.K. Mandcrstam, L.H. '••'atziorini, F. Mineikos, Signund A. Ninsky, h\^an National Committee for the Restoration of Ppnocratic Government in Greece Ncwran, Frank C. New York Times Rousseas p.2 Box 2 Arranged correspondence (cont.) Nicolaidis, Nicholas Norton, Melvin Nugent, Jeffrey Palamas, K. Papamantelios, D. Papamichael, John Papandreou, Andreas Papayianis, C.K. Pappas, Nicholas PeaceNews .Petrides, Elly Sappho Poulos, John Rousseas, Claude Rousseas, Stephen Schwartz, James Scourles, A. Slivers, Robert Stavrianos, L.S. Theotokas, George Treholt, Arne Westebbe, Richard M. Wolfson, Robert J. Vournakis, John Vournas, George Yannopoulos, George Zaronikos, N.J. Zioudrou, Christina Case of two escaped witnesses Box 3 American-Canadian University Committee for Andreas Papandreou, 1967 Inter-American Federation for Democracy in Greece C.I.A. and F.B.I, files on Stephen W. Rousseas Clippings and documents on Greece: 1963-1966 1967 Box A . Clippings and documents on Greece (cont.) 1968 1969 1970-1971 ASPIDA case Official Junta releases, 1967 Maria Becket: Compilation of Political Prisoners and Torture in Greece Box 5 Council of Kurope, European Commission on Human Rights: The Greek Case, Report of the Commission Rousseas p.3 Box 6 Pan-Hellenic Liberation Movement (P.A.K.): Statements, Releases and Documents of Andreas Papandreou Box 7 Ellinikos Tahidromos, (Greek Courier) U.S. Foreign Area Studies Center for Research in Social Systems Creek Report Box 8 Athenes-Presse Libre (Paris, France), 1969-1971 Eleutheria (Freedom), 1969-1971 The Greek Oberver, 1969-1970 Neoi Promoi (New Roads) L'Autre Grece (French monthly), 1971-1972 Ethniki Enotis (National Unity), 1971 Free Greece Box 9 Journal of the Greek Diaspora, 1975-1976 Box 10 Oikonomia & Koinoinia (Economy & Society) Demokratia (Democracy), 1965-1969 Box 11 Collection of 28 articles on Greece and the Greek coup by Stephen Rousseas Collection of articles on Greece and the Greek coup by Stavrianos, Wittner, etc. and U.S. Congressional Reports Collection of 23 articles on Greece and the Greek coup by Clogg, Colombis, Frank Church, etc. Box 12 Documents on Greek Higher Education and the Third University at Patras Box 13 Hellenic Review, June-October, 1968 Publications on Greece by Stephen Rousseas Fugitive Materials Amnesty International G. Anastaplo Book Reviews/Bibliographies Center Union Party Clipping file Material (cont.) ssional Record Europe Demokratia^ Democratic Defense Rousseas p.4 Kox 14 Fugitive Material (cont.) Congressional Record Council of Europe Demokratia Democratic Defense Documents in Greek Ethnos (in Greek) The Greek Patriotic Front Hellenic American Magazines/other publications Box 15 Fugitive Material (cont.) Magazine articles Minnesotans for Freedom and Democracy in Greece Reports/Newsletters Misc. newspapers Pamphlets Box 16 Printed materials Audio Tapes: speeches by and interviews of Andreas Papandreou, Stephen Rousseas, and others. GIFT TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Original Historical Documents on April 21, 19-67 Coup d'Etat in Greece Stephen W. Rousseas Vassar College February 27, 1985 I: BOOKS 1. James Becket, Barbarism in Greece (tvo copies). 2. Mogens Camre, Graekenland Kongeligt Diktatur Eller Folkestyre. 3. Richard Clogg and George Yannopoulos, eds., Greece Under Military Rule. h. George Coutsoumaris, The Morphology of Greek Industry (number six in Research Monograph Series). 5. Philip Beane, I_ Should Have Died. 6. Howard S, Ellis, Industrial Capital in Greek Development (number eight in Research Monograph Series). 7. Amalia Fleming, A Piece of Truth. 8. E.S. Forster, A Short History of Modern Greece. 9. Greece Under the Junta. 10. Keith R. Legg, Politics in Modern Greece. 11. Le Livre Noir de la Dictature en Grece% (two copies). 12. William Hardy McNeill, Greece: American Aid in Action. 13. Melina Mercouri, I Was Born Greek. lU. Andreas Papandreou, Democracy at Gunpoint: The Greek Front. 15. Andreas Papandreou, Man's Freedom. 16. Margaret Papandreou, Nightmare in Athens. 17. Diomedes D. Psilos, Capital Market in Greece (number nine in Research Monograph Series, tvo copies). --\ 18. Roy Radner, Notes on the Theory of Economic Planning (number two in Training Seminar Series). 19. Stephen Rousseas, The Death of a_ Democracy, Greece and the American Conscience. 20. Stephen Rousseas, Grecia Contemporanea. 21. Stephen Rousseas, Militarputsch in Griechenland. 22. Frank Smothers, William H. McNeill, and Elizabeth D. McNeill, Report on the Greeks. 23. L.S. Stavrianos, The Balkans since lU53. 2U. L.S. Stavrianos, Greece; American Dilemma and Opportunity. 25. Laurence Stern, The Wrong Horse. 26. Bickham Sveet-Escott, Greece: A Political and Economic Survey» 1939-1953. 27. Kenneth Thompson, Farm Fragmentation in Greece (number five in Research Monograph Series). 28. Torture in Greece, The First Torturer's Trial» 1975. (an Amnesty International Publication). 29. Constantine Tsouclas» The Greek Tragedy. 30. Varios, Grecia "67". 31. Helen Vlachos, House Arrest. 32. Lawrence S. Wittner, American Intervention in Greece, 19^3-19^9. 33. Xenophon Zolotas, Monetary Equilibrium and Economic Development. 3k.'Andreas Georgiou Papandreou (2 copies). 35. Helia P. Demetrakopoulou, He Apelia Diktatorias hai E.P.A. Enanti tou Hellenikou Problematos. 36. Diati Egine he Epanastasis tes 21 Apriliou 1967 (2 copies). 37. Zan Meuno, Hoi Politikes Dynameis Sten Hellada. 38. Hoi Programmatikes Deloseis tes Kyverneses kai he Syzetese Ste Voule. 39• Staurou Roussea, Ho_ Thanatos Mias Demokratias: he Hellada kai he Amerikanike Syneidese..
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