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Greece and the Modern Greek Collections in the Library of Congress

Journals and Newspapers

Cover of Hellenia The Voice of Greek Women Journal. Library of Congress General Collections.

The Library's Serial and Government Publications Division maintains one of the most extensive collections of newspapers, current periodicals, comic books, and government publications. With over 25,000 non-US titles, it is the largest collection of international newspapers in the world. These materials are served in the Library's Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room. In total, the Library's holdings in this category consists of about 1,000 Greek serials, 100 newspaper titles from the 19th and 20th centuries, and a handful of current newspapers. The sections below outline helpful links and titles of Greek and non-Greek language serials from Greece.

The Library holds approximately 75 newspaper titles published at various points during the 20th century, in different regions of Greece. They include titles from the two leading metropolitan centers of Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as regional centers like Ioannina, Kalamata, Patras, Serres, Trikkala, Volos, and finally the islands including Rhodes. The link below provides a full inventory of all these titles, which are now in remote storage. They can be consulted in the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room.

Greek Serials After WWII

The following short list of newspaper represents some of the best known postwar newspapers from Greece held at the Library of Congress. For a full list of all the 20th century newspapers that the Library holds see the following link from the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room: Inventory of Greek Bound Volumes Held in Remote Storage: Twentieth Century Newspapers.

Greek American Newspapers

The Greek diaspora in the United States has a rich history going back to the early 19th century. Greek- speaking immigrants settled wherever they could: from the great cities in the East and West Coasts, to smaller towns and settlements Midwest. The history of the Greek-language press in the United States goes back to the 1850s, with the "Eleutheros Typos" being the first Greek-language newspaper to come out of Chicago. The list of Greek-American newspapers held at the Library, and presented below, makes it clear that Greek-speakers settled everywhere in the United States. And as their titles convey, these immigrant communities embraced a broad variety of political beliefs.

The newspapers can be requested in the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room.

Greek Serials in Other Languages: Before and After WWI

The following periodicals, journals and newspapers were published in Greece at various points during the 20th century. They highlight the multi-ethnic and multi-lingual aspects of a country which has experienced profound transformation since its founding. It comes as no surprise that many such publications were centered in the second largest city, Thessaloniki, which became integrated in the Greek state in 1913. Among these, the Library holds about 19 titles in Ladino, the language spoken by the city's predominately Jewish Sephardic population. These journals and newspapers are held in the Library's African & Middle Eastern Reading Room. Additionally, a smaller number of Arabic and Turkish language serials also held there speak to the same transformation.

Academic Journals

The following academic journals held at the Library of Congress may be of interest to researchers in all aspects of modern Greek and/or Byzantine studies. Some are accessible in print version, while others are accessible in electronic format, onsite. You can search for them through the Library of Congress Online Catalog.