Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Michael Savvides papers
- Dates:
- 1925-1998, bulk Bulk, 1964-1984
- Extent:
- 1.25 Linear feet (1 record carton)
- Language:
- and Language of materials is in Greek and English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2009/48, Michael Savvides papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Contains passports, news clippings, letters, notes and audio cassettes pertaining to Michael Savvides, former editor of the Greek Tribune and long-time activist in Cyprus affairs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Michael Savvides was born in Larnaca, Cyprus, on January 4, 1903. He moved to the U.S. in 1927 where he was employed as a cafeteria worker by the Teachers College of Columbia University. He became involved in the union and later left his job to participate in food worker strikes. In 1935, he established the Pan Cyprian Brotherhood Food Workers Union in New York, where he served as president. He also created the Spartacus Club, which taught English to Greek immigrants to help them gain U.S. citizenship.
By 1955, he became the editor for the Greek Tribune. In March of 1957, he appeared in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee regarding the Investigation of Communist Propaganda in the United States. Later, he co-authored a three-volume book with Constantine Tsirplanis called Agnostes Selides tes Historias tou Hellenismou tes Amerikes [Unknown Pages of the History of Hellenism of America]. He died of heart disease at the age of 95 on June 23, 1998.
- Acquisition information:
- The Michael Savvides papers were collected by the Greek American Students Project of the Center of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. In 2009, they were gifted to the CSUS Library by Dan Georgakas.
- Accruals:
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No additions are expected.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- June 2015
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-08-07T12:01-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2009/48, Michael Savvides papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, MS 60396000 J StreetSacramento, CA 95819, US
- Contact:
- 916-278-6144