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Guide to the John Poulos and Constantine Poulos Papers
TAM.114
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Poulos, Constantine, 1916-1986 |
| Creator:
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Poulos, John, 1911-1980 |
| Title: |
John and Constantine Poulos Papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
circa 1921-1978, (Bulk 1940-1950) |
| Dates [bulk]: |
Bulk, 1940-1950 |
| Abstract:
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John Poulos (1911-1980) was a Marxist, Trotskyist, writer and labor organizer from
Lynn, Massachusetts. He organized Food Workers Local 701 of the AFL, and was a delegate
to the CIO founding convention in 1938. He served on the national committee of the
Socialist Workers Party, and later the Workers Party, and wrote extensively for its
newspaper,
Labor Action. He was involved in the fight against the Greek military dictatorship and set up
a collection on Greek radicalism at the Tamiment Library. His brother Constantine
("Connie") Poulos (1916-1986) was a liberal journalist and founder and editor of political
monthly:
The Hellenic Spectator. Constantine was a journalist for the Overseas News Agency during World War II, and
reported on the Greek resistance. After WWII, Constantine Poulos served as a liaison
and translator for negotiations between American officials and the Greek resistance,
namely, EAM-ELAS. He was expelled from Greece under the charge that he was "pro-communist".
Constantine Poulos returned to the U.S. where he wrote for
The Nation, was an editor of
Holiday, and bought a weekly newspaper in Jamestown, NY, where he was to win a Pulitzer Prize
for community journalism. The collection includes correspondence and articles by the
Poulos brothers, as well as pamphlets and assorted materials pertaining to their individual
political pursuits.
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| Quantity: |
12.5 linear feet (20 boxes) |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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1-20 |
| Call Phrase: |
TAM.114 |
