The Immigration History Research Center Archives contain the largest and most significant collections of multi-ethnic immigrant experience in North America. Established in 1963, the then named Immigrant Archives’ staff, affiliated ethnic scholars, and communities contributed toward the archival collections. Archival holdings reflect the experience of immigrants, ethnic communities and organizational or resettlement records. The Greek American collections primarily fit within the late 19th- and early 20th-century migration documentation (from a geographic area described by Finland, Syria and Italy) collected by the IHRCA, but 20th-century refugee materials also are collected. A related resource available at the Special Collections and Rare Books division at the University of Minnesota Libraries is the Basil Laourdas Modern Greek Collection of Greek literature. The circulating holdings of the University Libraries contain thousands of books on Greek topics that support the non-circulating archival and rare print materials for studying Greek culture and immigration.
The Greek American holdings at the IHRCA contain several extraordinarily rich collections documenting Hellenic immigration on multiple levels. The archives of fraternal and educational organizations such as the Order of AHEPA or Daughters of Penelope provide valuable information on the community life of Greek-speaking immigrants and their descendants in many regions of the United States, from Tarpon Springs, Florida, to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Papers of immigration historian Theodore Saloutos document various stages of Greek immigration, while the Demetrios Callimachos collection offers a wealth of complementary visual materials, among other sources. Religion is well represented in the papers of Rev. George Papademetriou, which have recently been processed to make them accessible. The IHRCA also holds a significant library of books pertaining to Greek immigration, as well as newspapers and magazines produced by this immigrant group. The collections have been used in the past by scholars researching regional Greek American histories, relationships between immigrants and their country of origin, and other subjects of ethnic history and comparative studies of multiple immigrant groups.
IHRC98, 63 linear ft.
Bound correspondence of the local chapters for the period of 1923
– 1950.
Historical sketch on-line.
Argoe, Kostis Tamias, Papers, 1930-1969
IHRC238, 3 linear ft. (8 boxes).
Published and unpublished articles; one-act plays; records of Greek
American cultural organizations in Chicago, Illinois.; scrapbooks; and
correspondence and printed material related to the Cyprus issue.
Description on-line.
Callimachos, Demetrios P., Papers, 1876-1963
IHRC397, 20 linear ft..
Biographical information, correspondence, writings and speeches,
resources, legal documents, memorabilia, collected ephemera, and photographs. Description on-line with historical sketch.
Daughters of Penelope, Chapter 35-Antigone, Minneapolis, Records
IHRC514, 8 linear ft.
Greek Community Council of Marysville, California, Records IHRC815, 0.5 linear in.
Ledger showing dues, donations, expenditures, and other financial
records. Historical sketch on-line.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America
[Department of Laity], Records, 1950-1981
IHRC823, 41.5 linear ft.
Correspondence; financial records; photographs; press releases;
subject files; and print materials.
Much relating to activities of the Greek Orthodox Youth
Organization; the Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress; individual
parishes; relations with other denominations; and relations with
religious and secular social action groups. Description on-line.
Greek American Archdiocese of North and South America, Records
IHRC813, 1 linear ft. [n..d.]
Greek Orthodox Youth of America, Records
IHRC829, 2 linear in. [n..d.].
Minnesotans for Democracy in Greece, Records, 1964-1979
IHRC1575, 7 linear in.
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, reports, and published material. Description on-line.
Saloutos, Theodore, 1932-1982, Papers
IHRC2355, 45 linear ft.
Personal and professional correspondence; research notes;
documentation of organizational, teaching, and political activities;
photographs; diaries; and memorabilia.
Description on-line with historical sketch.
Also see: Martin, Louise, comp., Guide to the Theodore Saloutos
Collection (Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Immigration
History Research Center,1989), ISBN: 093283308X.
St. George Greek Orthodox Church (Saint Paul, MN), Records
IHRC2496, one box. Etc.