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Title: Frederic J. Kakis papers
Identifier/Call Number: 2008.047.r
Contributing Institution:
University Archives, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections & Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear feet
(3 boxes, 1 flat box, 1 item in art rail)
Date (inclusive): 1960-2009
Abstract: The collection consists of Chapman University Professor Emeritus Frederic J. Kakis' pubished articles, regalia and some material
related to his career at Chapman University.
Scope and Contents note
The Frederic J. Kakis papers consists of four series that spans the years from the 1960s to the present. The series deal with
his expertise in the field of forensics relating to the insurance industry, his academic writing in the field of chemistry,
his career at Chapman College/University, and the publishing information of his two books, Drugs: Facts and Fictions, and
Legacy of Courage: the adventures and survival of a Greek-Jewish family that refused to submit to the Germans.
Biographical/Historical note
Frederic J. Kakis is a Professor Emeritus of Chapman University. Dr. Kakis began teaching at Chapman University in 1964 and
recieved emeriti status in May, 1992. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from City College of New York, with special honors, Magna
Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Stanford University. Dr. Kakis was born in Drama, Greece,
and he and his family survived the Nazi Holocaust in Greece during World War II. He is the author of countless articles in
the fields of forensics and chemistry, and the author of Drugs: Facts and Fictions and Legacy of Courage: A Holocaust Survival
Story in Greece.
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use note
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Arrangement note
This collection is arranged in series:
Series 1, Forensics
Series 2, Chapman College / University Career
Series 3, Chemistry articles
Series 4, Post-Chapman activities
Series 5, Academic regalia
Series 6, Photographs
Preferred Citation note
[identify item], Frederic J. Kakis papers (2008.047.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman
University, CA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kakis, Frederic J., Professor Emeritus, d. 2009
Chapman University. Chemistry Dept.
Faculty -- Emeriti -- Chapman University
Faculty papers
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Greece -- Personal Narratives