Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive

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Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive

• Kale Kingsbury
• LIS 652 Intro to Archives Management
• March 8, 2007

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Contents
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Where is the E.L.I.A.?
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Athens
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5 Aghiou Andreous St.Athens, 10556
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History

• Founded in 1980
• Covers 625 sq. m. near the Mitropoli
• Recently expanded facilities

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What is it all about?

• Aim Collect, Preserve, Classify, Research,
  Publish Archival / Printed Items
• Focus 19th / 20th century Greek historical and
  cultural items
• Merit Over 800 archives of historical, literary,
  economic and artistic content

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Collections

• Collection of Archives
• Egyptian Hellenism Department
• Photographic Archive
• Map Collection

• Various items, aka Ephemera
• Performing Arts Documents Collection
• Artifact Collection

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Collection of Archives

• Historical Archives
• Economic and Business Archives
• Archives of Minor Asiatic and emigrant Hellenism
• Literary Archives

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Egyptian Hellenism Department

• Focus on Greek communities in Egypt
• Wide variety of mediums gathered
• 70 of published items collected

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Photographic Archive

• Roughly 500,000 images
• Items by 744 photographers
• Several different collections
• Access by appointment only

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Map Collection

• Over 2,000 maps
• Covers period from 1830-1950
• Digitization / documentation program in place

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Various items, a.k.a. Ephemera

• E.L.I.A. definition
• Visual interest, historical curiosities,
  postcards
• Purpose of collection

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Performing Arts Documents Collection

• Made up of 4 collections
• Theatre
• Cinema
• Music
• Shadow Theatre

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Artifact Collection

• E.L.I.A. An informal museum
• Types of items gathered
• Purpose of collection

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The E.L.I.A. Library

• Over 100,000 items from 19th and 20th century
• Considered one of the most important / complete
  libraries in the country
• Utilizes Advance software for purposes of
  organization

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The Library Press

• 8,000 newspaper / periodical titles
• Covers all of Greece (provinces, island groups,
  emigrant Greeks)
• Collection includes accompanying ephemeral
  documents

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E.L.I.A. Activities

• Exhibitions
• Conferences and Symposiums
• E.L.I.A. Publications

• Research Programmes
• Festivals
• ZOOM project

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ZOOM Project

• Focus on one item each month
• Selection criteria
• All ZOOM items filed electronically

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Miscellaneous Information

• E.L.I.A. of Thessaloniki
• E.L.I.A. Shop
• Support E.L.I.A. programs

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Contact Information

• E.L.I.A. of Athens
• 5 Aghiou Andreou St., Athens 10556
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail info_at_elia.org.gr
• E.L.I.A. of Thessaloniki
• 13 Theofilou St., Ano Polis 54633
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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Thank You
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References

• Gondicas, Dimitri. Modern Greek Collections at
  Princeton, Overview and Prospects. Strengthening
  Modern Greek Collections. From
  http//www.loc.gov/rr/european/GrkColl/gondicas.ht
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• Hellenic Communication Service, L.L.C. Hellenic
  Library and Historical Archive. From
  http//www.helleniccomserve.com/library_historical
  archi.html
• Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive
  http//www.elia.org.gr/