Leften S. Stavrianos papers, 1942-1963

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Stavrianos, Leften Stavros
Abstract:
Writings, press releases, press translations and digests, reports, memoranda, clippings, and pamphlets, relating to political and military developments in Greece and Cyprus, especially during the Greek civil war period, 1944-1949. Includes material collected by a member of the Allied Mission for Observing Greek Elections of March 31, 1946
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes (2.1 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and Greek
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Leften Stavros Stavrianos Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Stavrianos, Leften Stavros 1913-
Date Event
1913, Feb. 5
Born, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
1937
Ph.D., Clark University
1937-38
Lecturer, Queens University
1939
Royal Society of Canada traveling fellow
1939-1946
Instructor, then Assistant Professor, Smith College
1944
Author, Balkan Federation
1944-1945
Research and analysis branch, Office of Strategic Services
1946-1956
Associate Professor, Northwestern University
1951-1952
Guggenheim Fellow
1952
Author, Greece: American Dilemma and Opportunity
1953-1954
Ford Faculty Fellow
1956-1973
Professor of History, Northwestern University
1958
Author, The Balkans Since 1453
1962
Author, A Global History of Man
1966
Author, The World Since 1500
1970
Author, The World to 1500
1971
Author, Man's Past and Present
1971-1972
Fellow, East-West Center, Hawaii
1972-1973
Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
1973-
Professor of History, Emeritus, Northwestern University
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1973.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Leften Stavros Stavrianos Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563