Το αρχείο του Ιωάννου Γενναδίου

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

1844: Born in Athens, son of George Gennadius and Artemis Gennadiou.
1862: Starts working for the Greek firm of Ralli Brothers in London.
1870: Writes the pamphlet on the Dilessi or Marathon murders. Appointed as attaché to the Greek Legation in Washington, but never takes up the appointment.
1873: Appointed as Second Secretary to the Greek Legation in Constantinople.
1875: Appointed as First Secretary to the Greek Legation in London. Soon raised to the rank of Charge d’ Affaires.
1881: Recalled to Athens. In May, sent back to London to as Charge d’ Affaires.
1882: Transferred to the Greek Legation in Vienna.
1885: Appointed to the post of Charge d’Affaires in London for the third time.
1886: Raised to the rank of Minister Resident in London.
1887: Appointed as representative of Greece to the court of Hague.
1888: Appointed as an accredited Minister in Washington D.C.
1892: Forced to resign.
1895-1902: Writes and publishes numerous studies that promote the cause of Greece in Britain as well as various scholarly papers.
1902: Gets married to Florence Elisabeth Laing.
1910: Appointed as a Greek ambassador to the Court of St. James in London. Accredited as ambassador to the Netherlands.
1915-1918: Assists to the creation of the Koraes Professorship of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies at King’s College, London.
1917: Resigns but resumes his position after a few months.
1918: Retired.
1921: Represents Greece at the naval disarmament conference in Washington D.C.
1922: Donates his library to the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
1926: Opening ceremony of the Gennadeion.
1932: Dies at the age of eighty-eight.

Selected Bibliography:
A. A. Pallis, Ξενιτεμένοι Έλληνες. Αυτοβιογραφικό Χρονικό, Athens 1954.
P. Topping, “La bibliotèque Gennadeion: son histoire et ses collections”, L’ Hellénisme Contemporain IX, 1955, pp.121-148.
F. B. Walton, “Portrait of a bibliophile XII. Joannes Gennadius (1844-1932), The Book Collector, Autumn 1964, pp. 305-306
For more titles check the bibliography of the short biography of Johannes Gennadius by D. M. Nicol, Joannes Gennadius-the man, Athens: ASCSA 1990.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

An eminent diplomat and scholar, Joannes Gennadius is also the founder of the Gennadeion. His archive consists of papers of a mixed personal and professional character. The bulk of the material dates from the 1880s up to the year of his death 1932. The archive is divided into nine series: Series I. Correspondence; Series II: Scholarly Papers by J. Gennadius; Series III: Personal papers and documents; Series IV: War Relief; Series V: Greek communities abroad; Series VI: The Gennadius Library; Series VII: Photographs; Series VIII: The Konstantinos Magakis Collection; Series IX: Miscellaneous.

Series I. Correspondence. Its reorganization is broadly based on the initial division of the material in two parts, that is correspondence classified alphabetically according to the correspondent’s last name and collections of letters classified also alphabetically according to subject title. Often various documents pertaining to the subject of the letters are attached to them. Correspondence is located in Boxes 1-7 as follows: Boxes I-4 contain the thematic collections of letters; each collection corresponds to a separate folder and the folders are arranged alphabetically within the boxes.  Boxes 1 and 2 contain collections pertaining to a variety of subjects; Box 3 contains his correspondence with church and state officials, the Royal Family of Greece as well as with various institutions and societies; Box 4 contains correspondence about political issues, especially the Balkan Wars, the First World War, the Asia Minor Disaster and Greek foreign policy.  The bulk of the letters date from the time he served as ambassador of Greece abroad, ca. 1875-1922. Boxes 5 and 6 contain his correspondence with individuals; Box 5 contains the letters A to L and Box 6 the letters M to Z.

Series II. Scholarly papers by J. Gennadius. Some of the papers he wrote and published are included here. Some are in their published form, others are drafts and notes from research on a subject, often with newspaper clippings inserted. Located in Boxes 7, 8, 9, folders 1-3 and 10, folders 1-9.

Series III: Personal papers and documents. The papers are subdivided in smaller collections according to subject. They include autobiogarphical notes from 1894 up to 1918, notes about Prokopios Venizelos and G. Gennadius’ village Doliana, the diplomas and medals Gennadius received from universities, societies, etc. , documents related to the period he served in Washington, D.C., documents relevant to his marriage, retirement and his will as well as that of Florence Gennadius, advertisements and leaflets from printing, publishing and art houses he was collaborating with, invitations, programs, etc. from societies she was associated with, photo albums, cards and photos from his travels, some research notes and newspaper clippings on various topics of interest to him, various personal papers such as tickets from the library of the British Museum and visitor cards and a variety of personal belongings such as a scrapbook-gift of his mother for his birthday, a cane and a sword. Located in Boxes 11, folders 1-8 and 12, folders 1-2.

Series IV. War Relief. Papers and documents from the campaigns for the relief of Greece from the Balkan Wars, the First World War, the Asia Minor Disaster with which Mr. and Ms. Gennadius were involved. Located in Box 12, folder 3.

Series V. Greek communities abroad. Papers with information Gennadius was gathering about the Greek communities outside the borders of the Greek State. Gennadius had collected information about Anatoliki Romylia, Monastiri Servias, Chios, Crete, Cyprus, Dodecanese, Epeiros, Pontos and Greek communities in England, New York and India. Located in Box 13, folders 1-8.

Series VI. The Gennadeion. The series contains correspondence with solicitors and the Managing Committee of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens concerning the donation of his library to the ASCSA, with the architects Thomson and Van Pelt about the building of the Library, his speech at the inauguration ceremony in 1926, a card catologue of his library, a list of books prepared for shipping to the Library in Athens from London and honorary medals offered to the Gennadeion. Located in Box 14, folders 1-5.

Series VII. Photographs. The series contains a variety of photographs of J. Gennadius in moments from his personal and professional life, including some of his wife and relatives, and an album with photographs of his house at Vere Gardens in London. Located in Box 15, folders 1-3.

Series VIII. The collection of Konstantinos Magakis. The series contains a variety of material K. Magakis had collected about his relatives, the Gennadius family. There three albums containing photographs, postcards, and personal letters as well as newspaper clippings concerning the various members of the family. The subject of the first album is Doliana, the village of the Gennadius family, G. Gennadius, his daughters and sons are the subject of the second one, while J. Gennadius, his wife Florence and the Gennadeion are the subject of the third album. The series also contains Magakis’s notes from his research on the family, numerous photos of Doliana and various members of the family and paper clippings about relevant issues. Located in Box 16, folders 1 and 2 and Box 17.

Series IX. Miscellaneous.  It contains the short biography of J. Gennadius written by professor D. M. Nicol and that written by F. R. Walton. Also, the older catalog of the J. Gennadius archive, which served as a basis for the formation of the present catalogue. Located in Box 18.

CONTAINER LIST

SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE

BOX 1:  Collections (classified by subject alphabetically)

Folder 1.1:  Appeal for the return of the Parthenon capital: correspondence with N. Balanos, the British Museum, etc. (1927).

Folder 1.2:  I. Benizelos, History of Athens, with comments and notes by J. Gennadius: correspondence with Spyros Merkouris concerning the publication of the work. Also included correspondence on the same subject between Stamatis Merkouris and Florence Gennadius, St. Merkouris and P. Topping, Spyros Merkouris and C. G. Lowe, and between Lowe and S. H. Weber.

Folder 1.3:  The biography of George Gennadius: Correspondence with Melidis, N. Parasyrakis and D. Nut (1901, 1927-30).

Folder 1.4:  The British Museum Printed Catalogue: Correspondence with the British Museum and the University of Athens.

Folder 1.5:  Donation of J. Gennadius books and thank you letters (Logos Panigyrikos, Biography of George Gennadius, Dr. Johnson and Homer, Select Bindings from the Gennadius Library)

Folder 1.6:  Donation of paintings by J. Gennadius to the National Gallery and the Athens Club (Λέσχη Αθηνών).

Folder 1.7:  The Edward Atkin case.

Folder 1.8:  Correspondence with 1) Greek men of letters and bibliophiles (1910-1920) and 2) English writers (1900-1924).

Folder 1.9:  Historical documents relevant to the Greek War of Independence: Correspondence about their sale to J.Gennadius including a translation of the document “Alliance entre la cour de Prusse et la cour Ottoman signe a Constantinople le 31 Janvier 1790”.

Folder 1.10:  Italian schools and Italian propaganda in Greece, including a paper by J. Gennadius about Santaroza (1924-1925).

Folder 1.11:  The Konstantinidis-Rallis case.

Folder 1.12:  The Koraes Chair at the University of London: Correspondence with the University of London, the Anglo- Hellenic League, etc.

BOX   2:  Collections (continued)

Folder 2.1:  Lord Byron Centennary Celebration.

Folder 2.2:  “Ο Λόρδος Έλγιν”: correspondence with the Archaeological Society and D. Apostolidis concerning the book of J. Gennadius about Lord Elgin.

Folder 2.3:  “Μαρασλειακά”: correspondence with Theodoropoulos et. al. about the use and teaching of demotic Greek.

Folder 2.4:  Publishing Houses: Correspondence with 1) “The Bookman’s Journal”, 2) “The Central Library”, 3) “Editions Albert Morance”, 4) “Eleutheroudakis” re: Gennadius’s collaboration in the Encyclopedic Dictionary Eleutheroudaki, 5) “Leclerc et Cornuau”, 6) “Les Belles Lettres”, 7 Unwin and Putnam and Sons, re: the book of J. Gennadius, “History of Modern Greece”.

Folder 2.5: “Recent change of regime in Greece”: correspondence about Gennadius’s article (1922).

Folder 2.6:  Correspondence with Schools, Universities, Libraries about requests for lectures, contributions, library enquiries, etc.

Folder 2.7:  The D. M. Spartali case- the Greek community of London votes against Gennadius on the Spartali case, 1881: typescript copy of the relevant correspondence. Gift of Kyriakos Metaxas (Sept. 1993).
Folder 2.8:  Correspondence with Trading houses: 1) “Attica Limited”, re: Greek carpets’ trade, 2)“Elliot and Fry Ltd”, 3) Hellenic products Ltd., re: Greek carpets trade, 4) “Macniven and Cameron”, 5) ”Hicklenton and Sydal”.

Folder 2.9:  Varia: correspondence with 1) Anglicans, 1898-1918, 2) English, 1917-1925, 3) Greeks in England, 1916-1922, 3) various requests and thank notes addressed to Gennadius, 4) Congratulation letters to Gennadius and his replies, 5) Letters of condolences to various people and their replies.

Folder 2.10:  Correspondence with Whittingham and Griggs (printers).

Folder 2.11:  World Conference of Education Association in Edinburg, 1925: Correspondence concerning the representation of the University of Athens at the conference by J. Gennadius. 

BOX 3:  Church and State officials, Institutions, Societies

Folder 3.1:  Church: correspondence with church officials about various subjects
- Various archibishops
- Archibishop of Cyprus, re: unification of Cyprus with Greece, 1928, Armenian immigrants in Cyprus, 1930.
- Archibishop of Syra, 1872.
- Archibishop of York, re: funding for schools
- Archimandritis M. Konstantinidis in London, re: the life of Patriarch Photios, 1928.
- Archimandritis K. Pagonis
- Archimandritis D. Vasdekas, re: London Greek Community School
- The Bishop of London’s visit in Greece, November 1918.
- Mitropolitis of Athens, Chrysostomos Papadopoulos, re: Catholic bishop in Athens, 1927; The monastery of Osia Philothei,1929; Propaganda of the Catholics in Greece and relations with Italy, 1929.
- The Patriarch of Jerusalem (Damianos) and the Colonial Office, interview with Mr Amery, 1925.
- Patriarchate of Constantinople, translation of the Document about the Unification, Appeal to Vallianos, 1895-1896.

Folder 3.2:  Ministries, State offices, etc.
- Commisioner for Cyprus, London: thank you letter about the donation of books by Gennadius to the Library of Nicosia.
- Foreign Office: Private and semi-private correspondence. A list of the files (number and brief description of file content) in the British Public Record Office with the correspondence between Gennadius and the Foreign Office is included here. The list is gift of K. Metaxas, Sept. 1993.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, re: the fire of Thessaloniki, 1917.
- Ministry of Education, re: Hellenic Commerce School, 1898.

Folder 3.3:  Royal Family
- Correspondence with personnel of the palace about the arrival and sojourn of the family in London for the coronation, June 1911.
- Varia.

Folder 3.4:  Societies, Associations, Institutions
- American Peace Society, re: newspaper Advodate of Peace, 1922.
- Association of the Greek Students in Europe, 1927.
- Association of the North Epirotes in Athens and Peiraius, re: North Epirotes in Albania, 1930.
- Atlantis, (daily Greek paper published in the U.S.),1922.
- Archaeological Society, re: the Lansdown marbles, 1930.
- British School of Archaeology in Athens, re: fundraising for the Perachora excavations, 1930.
- Hellenic School of Agriculture, 1926.
- Historical and Ethnological Society, re: thank letters for donations.
- Newspaper Press Fund, 1931.
- Philological Society “Parnassos”, re: thank letter for the donation of books.
- Universal Negro Improvement Association, 1928.
- The University of Athens, re: honorary diploma to J. Gennadius, 1926.

BOX 4:  Political correspondence

Folder 4.1:  Ambassadors: 1) his foreign collegues, 1916-1924, 2) colleagues, secretaries, etc., 1909-1920.

Folder 4.2:  Anglo-Hellenic League, re: the Balkans, World War I, Asia Minor Disaster, 1914-1923.

Folder 4.3:  Anonymous letters to J. Gennadius, re: World War I, 1910-1915.

Folder 4.4:  Andern and Glasmacher, re: Greek loan, 1921.

Folder 4.5:  with British about political issues, 1914-1919.

Folder 4.6:  British Ministry of Information, re: history of World War I, 1918.

Folder 4.7:  R. M. Burrows and G. G. Glasgow, his biographer, re: World War I, the Balkans, the Greek cause, 1916-1920.

Folder 4.8:  Alex Devine, re: the Balkans, 1920-1926.

Folder 4.9:  Foreign journalists, re: World War I, the Greek cause, Asia Minor Disaster,1910-1923.

Folder 4.10:  Foreign newspapers: 1) “Daily News”, re: Marathon murders, 1870; 2) “Evening Post”, re: M. Tricoupis and the Greek debt, 1894; 3-4) “Times”, re: the proposals of the Greek government on the debt, 1894; 4-5) “Times”, re: the settlement of the Greek debt, 1894, 1895.

Folder 4.11:  with Greeks in England about political issues, 1917.

Folder 4.12:  with Greek politicians, 1914-1919.

Folder 4.13:  League of Nations Union, re: 1) Michalopoulos on Toynbee’s report on Greek atrocities in Asia Minor, 1921; 2) Anglo- Hellenic League’s representations against Bulgarophile article, 1924;3) Politis’s convention with Bulgaria for atrocities.
Folder 4.14:  I. Metaxas, re: Greek foreign policy, proposal for the position of Minister in London, 1927.

Folder 4.15:  Moschonas, Maximos, Gounaris, Foreign Office, confidential correspondence,1921-1922.

Folder 4.16:  Venizelos and Politis’s telegrams (originals), April-July 1918.

BOX 5:  Individuals (classified alphabetically)

Folder 5.1:  A
- Abbott, G. F.
- Adcoch
- Adossides
- Agnides
- Andreadis, A. M.
- Antoniadis, E. A.
- Agrenti, P.
- Athenogenis, I.

Folder 5.2:  B
- Balsas, M.
- Barker, A. (and son)
- Bees, N. A.
- Bonner, C.
- Bourbon, Don Louis de
- Boissonas, re: the Makriyiannis plates
- Broenuer, J.
- Boukouvala
- Brown, C. N.
- Burch, V.

Folder 5.3:  C
- Capps, E.
- Chalas, A.
- Chalkokondylis
- Chatzivasileiou
- Chatzidakis, G. N.
- Chesson, W. H. (and L. Sargeant)
- Chester
- Chourmouzios
- Chrysanthopoulos
- Chrysaphides
- Chrysovelonis
- Colladay, E. F.
- Couchoud, P. L.

Folder 5.4:  D
- Diamantopoulos
- Diomedes, A.
- Dossios
- Dragatsis, I. Ch.
- Drakoulis, P.
- Dulles, A. W.

Folder 5.5:  E, F
- Edgecumbe, R.
- Empeirikos, A.
- Empeirikos, M.
- Erlanger
- Eumorphopoulos, N. (re: Armenian refugees in Greece, 1925).
- Eumorphopoulos, Ph.
- Eversley
- Ferriman, Z. D.

Folder 5.6:  G, H, I
- Gardikas
- Gaselee, S.
- Gennadiou, A.
- Georgopoulos
- Giannakopoulos, N.
- Gibbons, H. A.
- Gollancz, I.
- Gregory, E. A.
- Harrison, F.
- Heurtley. W.
- Hill, B. H.
- Hunt, V.
- Iasonides

Folder 5.7:  K
- Kalliaphas, S.
- Kallinikos, K.
- Kapsopoulos, A.
- Kartalis, G. A.
- Kasdaglis, A.
- Kassavetis, N. I.
- Kazazis, N.
- Kazantzis, K.
- Kazoulis
- Kenyon, F.
- Kepetzis
- Kirk, W.
- Kountouriotis, P.

Folder 5.8:  L
- Lanitis
- Laskaris, S. Th.
- Lady Law (about)
- Leeper, A. w. A.
- Lelis, N. G.
- Le Roy Crummur (?)
- Logios, K.
- Loverdos, S.
- Lytsikas

BOX 6:  Individuals (continued)

Folder 6.1:  M
- Mac Millan, G.
- Magos
- Makkas, L.
- Malcolm, D. D.
- Marshall, J. H.
- Martin, P. J.
- Matsoukis
- Mavrokordatos, J.
- Melas, G.
- Meritt, B. D.
- Merkatis (gift of Ms. Stavridi, Nov. 1992)
- Messer, G. B.
- Messinezis, Ph.
- Metaxa, I.
- Miller, Wm.
- Millingen, H. van
- Moschovakis, A.
- Moschonas, Th.

Folder 6.2:  N, O
- Noble, S.
- Nordau, M.
- Oikonomos, G.
- Orford, A. E.
- Ostorog

Folder 6.3:  P
- Pallis, A.
- Pallis, A. A.
- Palmer, W. K.
- Pantou, A.
- Papadiamantopoulos, K. I.
- Papamanolis, H.
- Papoulias
- Parasyrakis
- Pasmezoglou, E. M.
- Paton, J. M.
- Patrichios, M.
- Peirokokis, D. (or Meirokokis?)
- Pember, F.
- Pernot, H.
- Petrakakos, D.
- Petrides, P.
- Petrokokkinos and Chrysovelonis
- Philadelpheus, A.
- Phrantzes, A.
- Politis, A.
- Polyzoidis, A.
- Prentice, W. K.
- Psachos
- Psemmenou
- Psychas, I, Pyrrhos

Folder 6.4:  R
- Rados, K.
- Ralli, L. E.
- Reeves, P.
- Repington, L.
- Riencourt, L. de
- Ross, A. G.
- Roussos, D.
- Russis, W.

Folder 6.5:  S
- Samartzopoulos. A.
- Semeriotis, A.
- Scanavi, N. von
- Seton, W.
- Stephanopoli, J.
- Salmon, B. P.
- Stamoulis, A.
- Smith, C. w. Hartley

Folder 6.6:  T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
- Temperley, H. W.
- Themelis, G.
- Toynbee, A.
- Trevelyan, G.
- Triantaphyllidis
- Upward, A.
- Voeux des (?)
- Wolf, L.
- Women’s union and Miss Scatcherd
- Zaharoff, B.

Folder 6.7:  Miscellaneous unidentified
- from Gennadius to unidentified individuals
- to Gennadius with illegible signature
- varia

SERIES II: SCHOLARLY PAPERS BY J. GENNADIUS

BOX 7:  Benizelos, Ioannis: Ιστορία. Εφημερίδες - copy 1 (MSS 224.2), typescript as prepared by J. Gennadius for publication, including his comments and notes. For related correspondence see Box 1, folder 1.2 and letters of Oct. 8, 1930. Oct. 21, 1930, May 28, 1931 and Sept. 24, 1931 among the Gennadius-Capps correspondence in Box 13, folder 10.

BOX 8:  Benizelos, Ioannis: Ιστορία. Εφημερίδες - copy 2 (MSS 224.3).

BOX 9
Folder 9.1:  Benizelos, Ioannis: Ιστορία. Εφημερίδες - copy 3 (MSS 224.4).

Folder 9.2:  - Condottieri, Hawkwood and Malatesta - typescript
- Lord Guilford - typescript

Folder 9.3:  Excavations in Greece: reprints from the “Forum” May 1896, August 1896, November 1896, January 1897, March 1897, June 1897.

BOX 10

Folder 10.1:  Galanos, Demetrius, The Greek Brahman.

Folder 10.2:  The biography of George Gennadius: notes, drafts, correspondence pertaining to G. Gennadius and his biography.

Folder 10.3:  “Greeks in England”, “Greek studies in England”, “The introduction of the study of Greek in England”, “Pronunciation of Greek in England”.

Folder 10.4:  Notes on brigandage, 1870 - manuscript.

Folder 10.5:  Ο Οίκος των Μπενιζέλων και η Οσία Φιλοθέη.

Folder 10.6:  The revival of the Olympian Games - in “Cosmopolis” 1896.

Folder 10.7:  Typescript of speech delivered at the dinner of the Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress,1890.

Folder 10.8:  Περί υδρεύσεως των Αθηνών και Πειραιώς.

Folder 10.9:  Vikelas, D., “Λουκής Λάρας”: manuscript of translation, 1880.

SERIES III:  PERSONAL PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS

BOX 11:  Autobiographical notes, notes about his family, personal documents, etc.

Folder 11.1:  Biographical notes

- Autobiographical notes, 1894-1922.
- Autobiographical notes up to 1902 and 1902-1918.

Folder 11.2:  The family of J. Gennadius

- notes and documents about the tomb of Prokopios Benizelos.
- notes about Doliana.

Folder 11.3:  Honorary Diplomas [the diplomas are located in a folder outside Box 11, on the shelf]

- Honorary medal awarded by the “Η εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία”, 1904.
- Honorary medal for his membership in the American Peace Society,1922.
- Honorary medal awarded by Δήμος Αθηναίων, 1906.
- Honorary medal awarded by Δήμος Μεσσολογγίου, 1930.
- Honorary medal awarded by the “Ελληνικό Φιλολογικό Σύλλογο Κωνσταντινούπολης”, 1908.
- Honorary diploma awarded by George Washington University, 1922 (in its case).
- Honorary medal for his membership in the Greek-American Club of Washington, D.C., 1922.
- Honorary medal awarded on the occasion of his replacement in the Ministry of London by the Greek community of London, 1880.
- Honorary medal awarded on the occasion of his resignation from the Ministry by the Greek community of London, 1893.
- Honorary medal offered to J. Gennadius on the occasion of his marriage (1902) by the Greek community of London, (framed, by the wall near the shelves).
- Honorary medal awarded on the occasion of his retirement by the Greek community of London, 1918 (in its case).
- Honorary medal awarded on the occasion of his retirement by the Greek community of Manchester, 1918.
- Honorary medal awarded by the Greek merchants of London, 1890.
- Honorary medal awarded by the “Hellenic Club”.
- Honorary medal awarded by the “Ηθικοθρησκευτικό Σύλλογο, ο Άγιος Ανδρέας”, 1899.
- Honorary medal awarded by the Importers Dealers and others interested in the Dried Fruit Trade, London 1890.
- Honorary medal awarded by the Library “Ισότητα”.
- Honorary medal awarded by the “Πανηπειρωτικό Σύλλογο,το Ζάλογγον”, 1910.
- Honorary medal awarded by the “Φιλανθρωπική των Ηπειρωτών Αδελφότητα”, 1907.
- Honorary diploma awarded by Princeton University.
- Honorary medal awarded by the Society “Αθηναική Μανδολινάτα”, 1909.
- Honorary medal awarded by the “Σύλλογος Αλληλοβοηθείας των Υπαλλήλων Καφφενείων και Ζυθοπωλείων Πειραιώς”, 1907.
- Honorary diploma awarded by St. Andrews University, 1906 (in its case).

- A typescript copy of the medal awarded to Gennadius on the occasion of his retirement by the Greek community of Cardiff, 1918, is included in the folder. Also typescript copies of the medals awarded on the same occasion by the Greek communities of London and Manchester Gift of K. Metaxas, Sept. 1993.

Folder 11.4:  “Mission in America”: documents relevant to the period J. Gennadius served as an representative of Greece at the naval disarmament conference in Washington, D.C., 1921.
- Mission in America: question of renumeration
- Statement about himself in Washington.

Folder 11.5:  Personal documents
- Correction of his name in marriage registry
- Last wills of Joannes (1844-1932) and Florence (1855-1952) Gennadius - Gift of K. Metaxas, November 1993.
- Testimonials on his retirement.

Folder 11.6:  Printing, publishing and art houses: catalogues, advertisements, etc.
- Walter L. Colls.
- Durrant’s Press Cuttings.
- Elliot and Fry.
- I. D. Nerantzis.
- Truslove and Hunson.
- Whittingham and Griggs.
- Antiquariat Bernh. Liebisch.
- Clarendon Press.
- A. Meissen.
- R. Puaux.
- T. Giallinas: catalogue of his watercolours.

Folder 11.7:  Societies, associations, universities: invitations, programs. etc.
- the Anglican and Eastern Churches Association.
- the Anglo-Hellenic League.
- Association pour l’ encouregement des études grecques en France.
- the British School of Archaeology in Athens.
- Cambridge University.
- the Classical Association.
- Loyalist’s League, Washington, D.C.
- Society for the promotion of Hellenic Studies.
- University of London, King’s College.

Folder 11.8:  J. Gennadius’s travels: photo albums, photos and cards
- Budapest
- Cambridge
- Edinburgh
-Frankfurt am Mainz
- Innsbruck
- Loch Lomond
- Munich
- Pompei
- Regensburg
- Rome
- Salzburg, Hellbrunn, Berhtesgaden u. Konigsee
- Austria
- England
- Germany
- Italy
- Constantinople, Bosporos

BOX 12:  Personal notes, various personal papers and belongings

Folder 12.1:  Various notes by J. Gennadius
- notes from E. Asse’s “Les petits romantiques”: liste de poesie dont la Grece fût le sujet.
- notes on books relating to the Greek War of Independence.
- “Ψαροκώσταινα”.
- “A Scandal in the Committee for the Dinner to be given in Honour of the Greek Commercial Delegates at the Savoy”.
- Various notes and newspaper clippings .

Folder 12.2:  Varia (the last 3 items are located outside Box 12, on the shelf)
- Greeting cards and notes by J. Gennadius.
- Photographic reproductions of paintings.
- Posters from J. Gennadius’s campaign for the parliamentary elections of 1907 as a representative of Attica.
- Receipts from book purchases.
- A sonett by Christophe Plantin.
- Scrapbook with dry plants- gift of his mother for his birthday [
- Tickets from the Reading Room Library at the British Museum.
- Visitors cards.

- A walking stick
- A sword in its case
- The ribbon from a medal awarded to him.

SERIES IV:  WAR RELIEF

Folder 12.3:  War relief
- Balkan War Relief.
- Mme Gennadius- Greek Ladies Relief Organization, 1912-1917.
- Mme Gennadius and the “Πανελλήνιος Σύλλογος Γυναικών”, 1917-1920.
- War Relief to the refugees from Asia Minor, 1922.
Folder 12.4:  Near East Relief
– Album with clippings

SERIES V:  GREEK COMMUNITIES ABROAD

BOX 13:  Greek communities abroad

Folder 13.1:  Anatoliki Romylia, 1918, Monastiri Servias, 1920.

Folder 13.2:  Chios, 1912-1913.

Folder 13.3:  Crete, 1896-1897.

Folder 13.4: Cyprus, 1898-1932.

Folder 13.5:  Dodecanese, 1918-1927.

Folder 13.6:  Greek communities in England, 1918, in New York, 1922, in India, 1932.

Folder 13.7:  Epeirus, 1907-1930.

Folder 13.8:  Pontos, 1918-1921.

SERIES VI:  THE GENNADEION

BOX 14: Correspondence and other documents concerning the donation, inauguration and organization of the Gennadeion.

Folder 14.1:  Correspondence with Cooke and Carpmael, solicitors, about the donation of the Gennadius’s library to the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Aug. 1,1922- Jan. 3, 1927.
Folder 14.2:  Correspondence with the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Correspondence with the Managing Committee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1922.
- Correspondence with Edward Capps about various aspects of the organization of the Library, 1926-1931. Some information on the discussions about the Greek law concerning the Agora excavations is included as well.
Folder 14.3:  Correspondence with John V. Van Pelt and W. Stuart Thompson, architects, 1922-1924.
Folder 14.4:  The opening ceremony of the Gennadeion
- Program of the Library’s inauguration ceremony as suggested by J. Gennadius, 1925-1926. Related correspondence with B. H. Hill, Director of the ASCSA.
- “Λόγος Πανηγυρικός”: J. Gennadius’s speech at the inauguration of the Library, 1926.

Folder 14.5:  Varia pertaining to the Library
- “A short account of the beginnings and of the growth of my library”, by J. Gennadius.
- A catalogue of books bound by Morrell before being packed with the others for Athens and paid by the ASCSA, 1922-1923.
- A card catalogue of the Library.
- Correspondence with C. Haebler (The Prussian Board of Education) and E. Crous (Preussische Staatbibliothek) about the Greek Incunabula in the Gennadeion, 1925.
- Correspondence with B. H. Hill about the new additions that Gennadius made to the Library (after 1922), 1925.

Folder 14.6:
-Seven (7) photographs of the Gennadeion building model, designed by John V. Van Pelt and W. Stuart Thompson.
-Two (2) building plans of the Gennadius Library by John V. Van Pelt and W. Stuart Thompson. 22 Nov. 1922
- Three (3) building plans in pencil of the Gennadius Library Houses, drawn by John V. Van Pelt and W. Stuart Thompson. Undated.
- Two detailed sketches of furniture designed by the building architects for use in the Library.

SERIES VII:  PHOTOGRAPHS

BOX 15:  Photographs of J. Gennadius and his family

Folder 15.1:  Photographs of J. Gennadius and his family both from his personal and professional life: 6 of them in frames and 20 more loose - the 9 smaller ones in envelopes
Note: The picture of J. Gennadius’s tomb in London is a gift of professor Donald Nicol in 1990.

Folder 15.2:  3 big-size photographs, which are located outside Box 15, on the shelf. Two of them are probably from the Peace Conference in London, Dec. 1912-Jan. 1913. J. Gennadius, E. Venizelos and St. Skouloudis can be seen in the pictures.

Folder 15.3:  A red leather album with 17 photographs of J. Gennadius’ house at 14 De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London. The album is located outside Box 15, on the shelf.

Folder 15.4: One album with 52 photographs of J. and A.Gennadius and loose card [on display - GL reading room]

SERIES VIII:  THE COLLECTION OF K. MAGAKIS

BOX 16:  The collection of K. Magakis about the Gennadius family

Folder 16.1: Doliana, Epeirus - the village of the Gennadius family
- Album with photographs of Doliana.
- envelope with 9 photos of Doliana and their negatives.
- envelope with 1 microfiche with pictures of Doliana.
- envelope with negatives of photos of Doliana.

Folder 16.2:  The Gennadius fiamily
- Album with photographs, letters and postcards of and paper clippings about George Gennadius and other members of the family.
- Envelope with 9 photos of various members of the Gennadius family and Magakis’s negatives of the G. Gennadius street at Nauplion as well as of a portrait of G. Gennadius.
- Magakis’s notes from his research about Doliana and the Gennadius family with a variety of newspaper and magazine clippings inserted. 

BOX 17:  The collection of K. Magakis about the Gennadius family

- Album with photographs, cards, letters of J. Gennadius and paper clippings about Gennadius and the Gennadeion.
- Material from Magakis’s recearch for the Gennadeion, including catalogues of exhibitions in the Library, pamphlets with the Library’s regulations, his invitations to various events organized by the Library. 
- Envelope with 2 photographs of Florence
- Envelope with 7 photographs of the Gennadeion and their negatives.
- Envelope with 7 postcards of the Gennadeion.

SERIES IX: MISCELLANEOUS

BOX 18:  Biographies written about J. Gennadius and the older catalogue of his archive (located in a folder on the shelf)- D. M. Nicol, “J. Gennadius - the man”, American School of Classical Studies, 1990.
- F. R. Walton, “J. Gennadius - portrait of a bibliophile”, 1960.
- The older catalogue of the Joannes Gennadius archive.
- 13 loose pages with the contents of the 13 out of the 18 files that comprised the J. Gennadius papers before the re-organization of the archive. Each page served as a table of contents for the corresponding file and was actually located in the file.

PROCESSING HISTORY

The present catalogue was prepared by Evi Sikla in the spring of 1996. The older catalogue for the J. Gennadius archive compliled by archivist Christina Varda, served as a broad basis for the organization of the current one. Ms Varda had compiled that catalogue on the basis of the information given in the 13 tables of contents included in the 13 out of the 18 files containing the archive. The tables of contents had most likely been compiled by former librarian Evridiki Dimitrakopoulou, with later additions by herself, Sophia Papageorgiou and Christina Varda. Except for a file without a table of contents, but which was included in the older catalogue, four more files with material for the J. Gennadius archive were located on the shelf, next to the other ones. For the contents of these files no record was found, and the same is true for the loose material that was located on the shelves, next to the files.

For more information, please contact the Archivist:
Dr. Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
54 Souidias Street, Athens 106 76, Greece,
phone: 210-723-6313 Fax: 210-725-0584
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