Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Karen Van Dyck Papers
C1754
/repositories/5/resources/4353
23 boxes
9.2 linear feet
1967-2022
The collection comprises 23 archival boxes containing correspondence with many renown Modern Greek writers, poets and novelists, translators, critics, artists, politicians, and publishers, such as Kikē Dēmoula, Antōnēs Dekavalles, Kaiē Tsitselē, Helenē Vakalo, Margarita Lymperakē, Nikos Papandreou, Margarita Papandreou, Tzenē Mastorakē, as well as American and European scholars, writers, and translators specializing in Modern Greek, such as Edmund Keeley and Peter Mackridge. Also, included are Karen Van Dyck's notebooks, autograph drafts, typescripts, and heavily annotated proof-reads of her published or unpublished works, printed material and compact cassettes related to her work as a Modern Greek translator with an emphasis on contemporary Greek women's literature and censorship.
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Greek, Modern (1453-)
English
Appraisal
Printed material and typescripts of already published books were removed from the collection during processing and returned to the donor.
Arrangement
Arranged by material type.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Karen Van Dyck to the Program in Hellenic Studies for the Princeton University Library (AM 2024-034).
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Kalliopi Balatsouka in 2025. Finding aid written by Kalliopi Balatsouka in 2025.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence with many renown Modern Greek writers, poets and novelists, translators, critics, artists, politicians, and publishers, such as Kikē Dēmoula, Antōnēs Dekavalles, Kaiē Tsitselē, Helenē Vakalo, Margarita Lymperakē, Nikos Papandreou, Margarita Papandreou, Tzenē Mastorakē, as well as American and European scholars, writers, and translators specializing in Modern Greek, such as Edmund Keeley. Also, included are Karen Van Dyck's notebooks, autograph drafts, typescripts, and heavily annotated proof-reads of her published or unpublished works, printed material and compact cassettes related to her work as a Modern Greek translator with an emphasis on contemporary Greek women's literature and censorship.
Authors, Greek (Modern). -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Authors, Greek (Modern) -- 21st century -- Correspondence
Translators -- United States -- 20th century -- Manuscripts
Greek poetry, Modern -- Translations into English.
Correspondence
Manuscripts.
Translations--20th century.
Poetry.
Series 1: University Years/repositories/5/archival_objects/15677001975-2007Wesleyan University/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974611979-1988Notebook/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974731 folder197911Notebooks/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974622 folders198012-3Scope and ContentsThree notebooks (ancient Greek course).
Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974751 folder1980-198314Scope and ContentsLoose leaves with handwritten notes.
Notebooks/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974631 folder198115Scope and ContentsConsists of two notebooks.
Notebooks/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974641 folder198216Scope and ContentsTwo notebooks: Typography and Modern Greek language.
Notebook and Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974742 folders1981-19851721Scope and ContentsConsists of a notebook (Typography, Art Workshops), loose leaves with Van Dyck's handwritten notes, typescripts; and xeroxes of printed articles.
Notebooks/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974652 folders1983-198422-3Scope and ContentsTwo notebooks (The Genesis of ancient Greek lyricism).
Notebooks/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974662 foldersundated24-5Scope and ContentsTwo notebooks.
Notebook /repositories/5/archival_objects/14974711 folder198826Scope and ContentsOne notebook.
Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974722 folders198827-8Scope and ContentsConsists of loose leaves with handwritten notes by Karen Van Dyck; photocopies of typed manuscripts with heavy annotations; a note by Dinos Siotis; and a photocopy of an outgoing letter to Kaiē ̄Tsitselē.
Thesis: "A Folio of Epitaphs: Ritsos' 12 Poems About Cavafy." Wesleyan University/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974763 folders1982-198331-3Scope and ContentsConisist of two copies of a typescript (one bound) of Karen Van Dyck's thesis submitted to the Faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (1983). Alos included is a notebook with handwritten notes by Van Dyck.
Thesis. University of Oxford/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974811975-2001Report /repositories/5/archival_objects/14974791 folder198634Scope and ContentsConsists of a report of an essay submitted by Van Dyck in support of the application for transfer to full MLitt Status.
Official Forms and Course Description, University of Oxford/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974801 folder198635Scope and ContentsAlso included is correspondence and Van Dyck's passport.
Proposal to Transfer from MLitt to DPhil Status, University of Oxford /repositories/5/archival_objects/14974781 folder198736Dissertation Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974823 folders1975-1995200137-9Scope and ContentsConsists of handwritten notes by Van Dyck; a letter from Peter Mackridge (first page is missing); copies of annotated typescripts of "The Murder Mystery in Mastoraki's 'Tales of the Deep'" (1986); copies of printed articles; and an autograph letter by Giannēs Patilēs (1988) (last folder).
Dissertation Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974856 folders1983-199441-6Scope and ContentsConsists of heavy annotated drafts (typed and autographed), correspondence with Peter Bien, Vasiles Steriades, and printed material.
Dissertation Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/15677233 folders1986-198851-3Dissertation Drafts/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974872 folders1986-198954-5Scope and ContentsConsists of outgoing letters to Prof. Peter Mackridge; a D.Phil. Thesis proposal by Van Dyck to the Modern Language Faculty, Oxford University; and heavy annotated typed manuscripts of her thesis.
The Poetics of Censorship in Greek Poetry Since 1967. D.Phil Thesis, University of Oxford/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974981 box199061Scope and ContentsConsists of a bound copy of Van Dyck's D.Phil thesis.
Correspondence and Application for a Scholarship and a Travel Grant to the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Other Institutions/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680121 folder1985-198752Conference: Oxford Poetry Society; Oxford English Limited; and Related Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680131 folder1985-198663Miscellaneous Handwritten and Typed Manuscript Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680104-5 folders1984-200764-571-3Series 2: Writings by Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974231967-2017Insight Guide: Greece/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974991984-1987Outline/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975001 folderundated74Scope and ContentsConsists of Van Dyck's handwritten notes.
Layout/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975011 folder1986-198775Scope and ContentsKaren Van Dyck's handwritten notes and a few letters to and from APA Productions.
Shotlists/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975021 folder198776Scope and ContentsConsists of Van Dyck's handwritten notes.
Correspondence with Photographers/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975031 folder1986-198777Photographer's Agreement / Release /repositories/5/archival_objects/14975041 folder1986-198778Writers Agreement / Release /repositories/5/archival_objects/14975051 folder198679Project Editor's Agreement /repositories/5/archival_objects/14975061 folder1986710Correspondence with APA Productions/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975071 folder1985-198781Scope and ContentsConsists of incoming and outgoing letters with APA Productions.
Correspondence with the National Tourist Organization of Greece /repositories/5/archival_objects/14975081 folder1986-198782Budget/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975091 folder1986-198783Project Editor's Guidelines/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975101 folder198484General Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975111 folder1986-198785Scope and ContentsConsists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, including Nikos Kasdaglēs, Seán Damer, Phaiē Zēka, Katerina Angelakē-Rouk, Julia W. Loomis, Kaiē Tsitselē, Stacy Rubis, Dimitri Gondicas, Margaret Alexiou, Michael Herzfeld, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Philip Sherrard, D. N. Marōnitēs, and Kevin Andrews.
Letters to and from Part I/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975121 folder198686Scope and ContentsConsists of letters to and from Part I and Sp. Features and cultural dictionary (as noted on the discarded folder by Van Dyck). Correspondents, among others, are David Constantine, Peter Mackridge, Sofka Zinovieff, and Julia Loomis.
Kassandra and the Censors : Greek Poetry Since 1967 /repositories/5/archival_objects/14974281969-2004Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974321 folder1984-198887Scope and ContentsConsists of Karen Van Dyck's handwritten notes in loose leaves.
Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974331 folders1969-199388Scope and ContentsConsists of handwritten notes by Karen Van Dyck, incoming letters from N. C. Germanacos and Peter Mackridge; photocopies of letters from Renos Apostolidēs (dated 1973, 1977) and Mantō Aravantinou (dated 1969).
Kassandra Materials/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974352 folders1977-199291-2Scope and ContentsConsists of annotated autograph notes and typescript drafts by Karen Van Dyck; incoming letters from Tzenē Mastorakē, Peter Mackridge, Terry Eagleton, and others.
Kassandra Materials/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974361 folder1988-198993-4Scope and ContentsConsists of an annotated typescript in English by Van Dyck; typed and handwritten general information from other Greek writers, including their bibliography; and an autograph letter from Alexēs Zēras.
Master Set/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974371 folderundated95-6"Kassandra" Greek and Foreign Language Bibliography/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974391 folder2000-200197Scope and ContentsConsists of a typescript of Peter Mackridge's corrections for the revised edition (Summer 2001); a prologue for the Greek edition of Kassandra and the Censors; annotated typescripts; Kassandra foreign and Greek language bibliography; a review on "Kassandra" book in the periodical "Phrasē" in Greek.
Printed Material/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974341 folderundated98Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974292 folders1989-1998101Scope and ContentsConsists of reviews and incoming-outgoing correspondence regarding Van Dyck's book "Kassandra and the censors : Greek poetry since 1967" from publishers (Cornell University Press, boundary 2), institutions, academics and authors such as Prof. Peter Bien, Celeste Schenck, Margaret Alexiou, Margarita Karapanou, Kaiē Tsitselē, Kikē Dēmoula, and The Gennadius Library.
Correspondence (regarding the Greek edition of Kassandra)/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974301999-2004 102Scope and ContentsConsists of incoming letters from I. N. Kazazēs, Mario Vitti, Tasos, Athanasiadēs (Hidryma Kosta & Helenes Ourane), Moschos Morfakidis, Maria Leontsinē, Manos Charitatos (Hellēniko Logotechniko kai Historiko Archeio (Athens, Greece), and others.
Correspondence with Agra Publications/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974381 folder2000-2002103Scope and ContentsConsists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with Stauros Petsopoulos (Agra Publications).
Three Summers (Psathina Kapela) by Margarita Lymperakē : translation, Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975345 folders1991Scope and ContentsConsists of a typed copy with annotations of the book "Three Summers"; a typescript; a xerox copy of a typescript with annotations; and a notebook entitled "Translating Psathina Kapela or Aprenticeship in writing prose."
Proof Copy/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680181 folderundated104Copy of a Typed Manuscript/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680201 folderundated105Margarita Liberaki: "Three summers" a novel translated from the Greek by Andreas Cambas with Patrick Leigh Fermor corrections. Typed Manuscript/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680192 foldersundated106111Notebook: "Translating Ψάθινα Καπέλλα or an Apprenticeship in Writing Prose"/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680211 folder1991 Summer112The Rehearsal of Misunderstanding: three collections by contemporary Greek women poets / translated and with an introduction by Karen Van Dyck. Drafts and Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974913 folders1985-2000Scope and ContentsConsists of a bound copy of the book "The Rehearsal of Misunderstanding: three collections by contemporary Greek women poets / translated and with an introduction by Karen Van Dyck; notes and annotated drafts; and a rough draft for introduction to anthology titled "Authors, Authority and Authoritativeness: Translation Contemporary Greek Women's Poetry (Boston University Translation Series, March 1994); a copy of an email by Mastorakē (1997).
Proof Copy /repositories/5/archival_objects/15680221 folderundated113"Tales of the Deep" by Tzenē Mastorakē, translated by Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974923 folders1985114Scope and ContentsConsists of a bound copy of a typescript with handwritten corrections.
Working Drafts and Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680231 folder1996115Scope and ContentsConsists of copies of typed manuscripts (in loose leaves) with annotations and two incoming letters.
Authors, Authority and Authoritativeness: Translating Contemporary Greek Women's Poetry (Rough Draft for Introduction to Anthology. Boston University Translation Series /repositories/5/archival_objects/15680241 folder1994 March 25116Translation of Ιστορίες για τα Βαθιά της Τζένη Μαστοράκη/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680251 folder1985117Scope and ContentsConsists of two notebooks of the working translation by Van Dyck and a letter from Mastorakē in Greek.
Tales of the Deep. Working Translation/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680261 folder1985118Scope and ContentsConsists of typed manuscripts with heavy annottations and a letter from Mastorakē in Greek.
Correspondence. Princeton University Press/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974951 folder1989-1996119Scope and ContentsConsists of correpondence with the Princeton University Press; Seeger Center Director Dimitri Gondicas; Prof. Alexander Nehamas; and Prof. Peter Bien.
Correspondence. Wesleyan University Press; University Press of New England/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974932 folders1993-2000121-2Scope and ContentsConsists of correspondence with the Wesleyan University Press and The Greek Ministry of Culture regarding the book "The Rehearsal of Misunderstanding." Also, included is a Memorandum of Agreement between Karen Van Dyck and the University Press of New England on behalf of Wesleyan University Press; one letter from Olga Broumas and one letter from Princeton University Press.
Correspondence. Anvil Press Poetry Ltd/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974961 folder1986123Scope and ContentsConsists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with Peter Jay (St. Antony's College, Oxford/ Anvil Press Poetry Ltd) and Prof. Edmund Keeley regarding Van Dyck's translation of Tzene Mastorake's "Tales of the Deep."
12 Poems for Cavafy by Giannēs Ritsos : Τranslation and Introduction by Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975355 folders1983Scope and ContentsTwo xerox copies of typescripts; one bound copy of typescripts with annotations; xeroxes and originals of handwritten notes with annotations.
Typed Manuscripts (Two sets)/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680271 folderundated124Typed Manuscripts with Handwritten Annotations (Loose Leaves)/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680291 folderundated125Bound Typed Manuscript with Handwritten Annotations/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680281 folderundated126Handwritten Draft with Annotations/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680301 folder1983127Object Lessons: Translating Ritsos' Poems for Cavafy/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680321 folderundated128Scope and ContentsConsists of typed manuscripts with handwritten annotations.
Austerity measures : The New Greek Poetry, edited by Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975372 folders2016-2017131-2Scope and ContentsConsists of material regarding a workshop prepared by Van Dyck; galley proofs of a few pages of the book; photocopies of the book; electronic correspondence; and a sample of a memorandum of agreement.
New Greek Poets, edited by Peter Constantine, Karen Emmerich, and Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606182 folders1989-2009133-4Scope and ContentsConsists of a print out of a typed manuscript.
The Scattered Papers of Penelope : New and Selected Poems / Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke ; Introduced and Edited by Karen Van Dyck./repositories/5/archival_objects/14975381 folder2007-2008135Scope and ContentsConsists of a typed manuscript draft.
Κατοχή και πείνα : ιστορίες της κάθε μέρας / Ιουλία Περσάκη ; επιμέλεια Karen Van Dyck, Φαίη Ζήκα.
Katochē kai peina : histories tēs kathe meras / Ioulia Persakē ; epimeleia Karen Van Dyck, Phaiē Zēka./repositories/5/archival_objects/15680351 folder1998-2016 Οι ιστορίες της κάθε μέρας / Ιουλία Περσάκη ; επιμέλεια Karen Van Dyck, Φαίη Ζήκα
/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680343 folders1998-2016136-8Scope and ContentsConsists of a typescript of a talk about Ioulia Persakē by her niece in Aigina, Greece in 1998; typed manuscripts and a proof copy of Van Dyck's introduction with heavy handwritten corrections. Also included are letters to Persakē from Iōannēs Psycharēs, Giōrgos Theotokas, and P. Prevelakēs.
Other Writings /repositories/5/archival_objects/15605971987-2016Diaspora and Women's Writing/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680627 folders1997-2016Η Διασπορά, η Μετάφραση και η Γυναικεία Γραφή. Diaspora, Translation, and Women's Writing/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680612 folders2003139-10Scope and ContentsConsists of handwritten and typed manuscripts with annotations about Tsitsele, Olga Broumas, Spanidou, and Selz by Van Dyck; photocopies of typescripts of several works by Kaiē Tsitselē.
Diaspora Literature, Translation and the Language Question/repositories/5/archival_objects/15605981 folderundated141Karen Van Dyck Writings about Kaiē Tsitselē/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974261997-2016142-5Scope and ContentsConsists of annotated typescripts in Greek and in English of the article "Diaspora, Translation, and Women's Writings" ("Η διασπορά, η μετάφραση, και η γυναικεία γραφή"); a talk about Tsitselē by Van Dyck "Celebration of the Writing of Kay Cicellis" at Columbia University; photocopies of typescripts and autograph manuscripts of Tsitselē's many works dated from 1953 to 1976; a "Brief Tribute" by Nikos Phōkas; photocopy of a letter from Tsitselē to Edmund Keeley; letters to Van Dyck from Nikos Phōkas, Nikē Kanankinē, Thanasēs Valtinos, and Stauros Petsopoulos (Εκδόσεις Άγρα); a letter from Van Dyck to Tsitselē; and a few pamphlets and dust covers of Tsitselē's work. There is also a copy of a typed manuscript "Sisters" by Anne Germanacos.
Diaspora, Immigration, and Translation/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681211996-2004Kazan's "America America" (1963): Diaspora, Immigration, and Translation/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681221 folder1997-2004146Scope and ContentsConsists of a typed manuscript of Van Dyck's "Kazan's "America America" (1963): Diaspora, Immigration, and Translation." Included also are annotated handwritten and typed manuscripts of Van Dyck's participation in the MLA radio series "What's the Word?" with Sally Placksin. The title of her interview was "Literature and Film of the Armeninan Diaspora. Kazan's America America."
Bibliography on Greece- Emigration and Immigration/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681231 folder1996-2000147Gender Studies Bibliography in Modern Greece/repositories/5/archival_objects/15677012 folders1996-1999Scope and ContentsConsists of a printed copy of Karen Van Dyck's work on "Gender Studies" bibliography co-authored with Marianna Spanaki published in the volume "Greece in Modern Times: An Annotated Bibliography of Works Published in English in Twenty Two Academic Disciplines During the Twentieth Century," edited by Stratos E. Constantinides. There is also correspondence with Prof. Constantinides, several Modern Greek scholars, and reserach centers. There are also handwritten notes by Van Dyck and copies of agreements for the publication of the book.
Greece in Modern Times by Karen Van Dyck and Marianna Spanaki/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681241 folder1997-2000148-9Scope and ContentsConsists of a typed manuscript of the Gender Studies by Karen Van Dyck and Marianna Spanaki; handwritten notes by Van Dyck; correspondence with Marianna Spanaki, Stratos Constantinidis (Ohio State University), re: Bibliography panel at the 1999 MGSA Symposium, and others. Also included is literature about the volume "Greece in Modern Times: An Annotated Bibliography of Works Published in English in 22 Academic Disciplines during the Twentieth Century" edited by Stratos E. Constantinidis; an agreement for the publication; and several relative references and abstracts regarding bibliographical information on Gender Studies by other scholars.
Angels and Excess: Greek Women's Poetry Since the Junta/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681406 folders1986-1990Angels and Excess: Greek Women's Poetry Since the Junta/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681381 folder1988163Scope and ContentsConsists of photocopies of autograph and typed manuscripts with handwritten corrections. According to related correspondence with King's College Van Dyck requested that her essay "Angels and Excess: Greek Women's Poetry under and after the Dictatorship" would be considered for the London Hellenic Society Prize.
Typescript Drafts/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681391 folder1986-1990164-7171Miscellaneous Translations by Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606131 folder1982-1999 Early Poems of Tzenē Mastorakē and Maria Laina Translated by Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606161 folder1999151Scope and ContentsConsists of typescripts with annotations and correspondence with Tzenē Mastorakē and Maria Laina.
Three Fragments from Orestēs, or the Story Without an End, a Novel by Dēmosthenēs Davettas translated by Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606172 folders1987-1988152Scope and ContentsConsists of photocopies of the autograph manuscripts of Davvetas' novel with handritten corrections; copies of drafts of Van Dyck's English translation, and related correspondence.
Miscellaneous Works by Dēmosthenēs Davvetas in English Translation by Karen Van Dyck/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681271 folder1987-1989153Πέτρες, Επαναλήψεις, Κιγκλίδωμα by Giannēs Ritsos/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606022 folders1984 August154Scope and ContentsConsists of a notebook entitled "Translations from Πέτρες, Επαναλήψεις, Κιγκλίδωμα by Γιάννης Ρίτσος"; photocopies of handwritten and typed manuscripts with annotations; autograph notes.
Giannēs Ritsos: Translations with Edmund Keeley/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606011 folder1982 Summer155Scope and ContentsConsists of one notebook entitled "Γιάννης Ρίτσος: Translations with Edmund Keeley."
Ritsos Translations/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680312 foldersundated156-7Scope and ContentsConsists of rough drafts and notes by Van Dyck and photocopies of typescripts of Ritsos' poems translated by Edmund Keeley.
The Empire State Building by Margarita Karapanou/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681301 folderundated158Translations from Haris Vlavianos Poetry/repositories/5/archival_objects/156813610 foldersundated161Scope and ContentsConsists of autograph and typed manuscript drafts of Charēs Vlavianos poetry. Also included is a typescript draft of Vlavianos work, Το Αίμα Νερό. Μυθιστόρημα σε Σαράντα Πέντε Πράξεις.
Poems and Translations/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681371 folderundated162Scope and ContentsConsists of photocopies of poems of several Modern Greek poets and a few handwritten notes by Van Dyck. Note on the discarded original folder wrote: "Poems and Translations - Thanasis Maskaleris."
Modern Greek Writers in Translation by Karen Van Dyck ???/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606151 folder1997Essays, Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680161988-2001Diaspora, Transliteration and the Language Question (Article)/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681311 folderundated172Ελληνίδες Συγγραφείς της Διασποράς. Diaspora, Translation, and Women's Writing (Article)/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681321 folder2001173Scope and ContentsConsists of the printed article both in Greek an in English presented at the 1st Symposium of "Greel Writers of Diaspora," Athens, 19-20 December 1998. Article published in the Proceedings of the Scientific Meeting (Athens, Greece 2001).
Greece: Babel Guide to Literature in Translation. Introduced and translated by Karen Van Dyck (Article)/repositories/5/archival_objects/15677051 folder1996-1997174Scope and ContentsConsists of a copy of the article "Greece: Babel Guide to Literature in Translation", correspondence, and related bibliography.
Greek Poetry Elsewhere/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681331 folder2000175Scope and ContentsCopy of the printed article, published in "Γράμμα", Περιοδικό Θεωρίας και Κριτικής ["Gramma," Journal of Theory and Criticism], vol. 8.
Modern Greek Women Writers in Translation (Essay)/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681341 folder1992-1997176Scope and ContentsConsists of typed manuscript drafts; a copy of a printed essay published in Encyclopedia of Literary Translation into English, vol. 1 (A-L) editor Olive Classe; and related correspondence including Peter Mackridge and Olive Classe.
Contemporary Women Poets of the World/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681351 folder1993-1995177Scope and ContentsConsists of a proposal for an introductory essay on contemporary Greek women's poetry to the English and Foreign Languages Dpt. of the California State Polytechnic University. Also included is related correspondence.
Introduction to Translation and Deterritorialization and Other Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681441 folder1988-1995178Series 3: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973761972-2018Angelakē-Rouk, Katerina/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973771 folder1991-2011Greek, Modern (1453-)179The Association of Commonwealth Universities/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973781 folder1987-1988English1710Bien, Peter/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973791 folder2011English1711Broumas, Olga/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973801 folder2006English1712Dēmoula, Kikē/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973811 folder1991-1993Greek, Modern (1453-)1713Doukakis, Olympia/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973821 folder20101714Eagleton, Terry/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974881 folder1988-19891715Friar, Kimon/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974311 folder19851716Galanakē, Rea/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973831 folder1988-20011717Hadas, Rachel/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973841 folder20021718Hidryma Kōsta & Helenēs Ouranē (Kostas and Eleni Ourani Foundation)/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973951 folder20181719Journal of Modern Greek Studies/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974111 folder1988-19891720Kedros Publishers/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973851 folder1988-19961721Keeley, Edmund/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973891 folder1982-19921722Koskiniōtou, Vasilikē
/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974071 folder2008-20091723Laina, Maria/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973911 folder1989-19951724Scope and ContentsIncoming and outgoing letters with autograph notes and annotated typed manuscripts.
Lymperakē, Margarita/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973921 folder1992-1996181Scope and ContentsConsists of incoming and outgoing letters in Greek and in English; and autograph annotated drafts of "Three Summers" by Lymperakē.
Mackridge, Peter/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973931 folder1991-2008182Mastorakē, Tzenē/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973941 folder1991-1997183Modern Language Association of America (MLA)/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974101 folder1992-1994184Papandreou, Margarita/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973961 folder1998-2005185Paul & Company Publishers Consortium Inc. /repositories/5/archival_objects/14973971 folder1996186Phrantzēs, Anteia/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974081 folder19922001187Princeton University Press/repositories/5/archival_objects/14973981 folder1991188Sikelianos, Eleni/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974001 folder1994189Tsitselē, Kaiē/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974011 folder1979-20011810Vakalo, Helenē/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974021 folder19931811Valtinos, Thanasēs/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974181 folder1972-20011812Scope and ContentsConsists of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Icluded also are: Valtinos' excerpt of his book "To Synaxari Antrea Kordopatē"; an annotated abstract of Van Dyck's talk paper for the 1993 Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA) Symposium entitled "A Different Alphabet: Reading into Valtinos's Legend of Andreas Kordopati"; a typescript of Van Dyck's pesentation at the MGSA Symposium 1995 "Diaspora, Transliteration and Other Greek-American Experiences"; and printed articles of other authors. There is also an annotated typescript entitled "Fictions of Law and Customs. Part I: Women's Work at the Turn of the Century."
Service and Achievements Correspondence /repositories/5/archival_objects/14974211 folder1990-19961813Miscellaneous/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974092 folders1982-20161814-15Scope and ContentsConsists of correspondence, mainly incoming letters from Van Dyck's friends and colleagues, including Michaēl Mētras, Yiorgos Kalogeras, Yiorgos Anagnostou, the University of Oxford, the Wesleyan University and many more.
Series 4: Faculty Material/repositories/5/archival_objects/1568017Miscellaneous Courses/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681591 folder2000-20071816Scope and ContentsCourses on Immigration, Translation, and Greek America; Immigration, Travel, and Translation; Language, Diaspora and Setting up the Nation Απ' Έξω; and Translation between Literature and Anthropology; and Translation across the Modern Greek Curriculum at Columbia University. Included also Van Dyck's handwritten notes.
Series 5: Professional Activities/repositories/5/archival_objects/15677031989-2017Talks, Presentations, Seminar, Lectures/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681421989-2017Angels and Excess: The Interdependence of Poetry and Politics in Contemporary Greece/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606191 folder19971817Scope and ContentsConsists of copies of typescript drafts with annotations and related correspondence with Isabel Garcia Galvez. Also included is another presentation by Van Dyck entitled: "Woman as Metaphore of Resistance During the Dictatorship" (photocopy of a typescript with heavy annotations).
Cassandra's Wolf and Wolf's Cassandra/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681491 folder1990 November 51818Scope and ContentsConsists of a typescript draft of Van Dyck's paper delivered at the Center for Literary and Cultural Studies at Harvard University.
Power, Parody and the Experience of Censorship under the Dictatorship (1967-1974), MGSA Symposium/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681541 folder1989191Scope and ContentsConsists of a typescript draft of Van Dyck's abstract of her presentation at the Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA) Symposium.
Talking Through Chapter Three; Cassandra and the Question of Women's Writing/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681501 folder1989 December192Scope and ContentsConsists of a typescript with handwritten corrections of a talk delivered in Princeton, NJ by Van Dyck.
Nicolas Calas the Poet/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681521 folder1989 December 15193Scope and ContentsConsists of a typescript draft with handwritten corrections of Van Dyck's introduction to "A Tribute to Nicolas Calas 1907-1988. Critic - Poet - Polemecist." Also included is the program of the event, which tool place in New York.
Greece in Print - 1996. An Annual Celebration of Books and Culture. United Federation of Teachers Headquarters, New York, NY/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681551 folder1996194Cosmopolitan Translation: Greek Poetry after Homer/repositories/5/archival_objects/15605991 folderundated195Contemporary Greek Writing, Especially Women's, Ann Arbor, MI/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681611 folder1993 January 20196"Lotus Eaters Etc." European Literature Night/repositories/5/archival_objects/15606001 folder2017 June 2197Scope and ContentsConsists of typescript drafts of a seminar that took place at Columbia University in collaboration with the Onassis Foundation.
Lysistrata, Cassandra, Little Red Riding Hood and the Question of Women's Writing in Contemporary Greece. Seminar/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681531 folder1989 December 11198The Norton Anthology of Greek Poetry: Translations, Anthologies and Critical Excess. American School of Classical Studies at Athens/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975401 folder2010-2012 December 11199Miscellaneous Events/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681451 folder1996-20081910Scope and ContentsConsists of handwritten notes and typed manuscript drafts of Van Dyck's participation and presentation to several events, such as Trypanis' Symposium at the University of Oxford (1994); a Translation Seminar Conference at Boston University (1993); Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA) Symposium 1995; and more invitations from other institutions. There is also related correspondence and a certificate of Van Dyck's presentation at the 1st International Symposium of Modern Greek Studies in Athens, Greece in 2008.
Interviews/repositories/5/archival_objects/1568143Interview with the Greek Periodical "Φράση"/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681621 folder2003 April 11911Interviews with the Greek Newspapers "Τα Νέα" and "Καθημερινή"/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681631 folder1998-20061912BBC Radio Broadcasts/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681641 folder1998-20161913Curriculum Vitae/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681842022217Series 6: Writings by Others/repositories/5/archival_objects/14974221984-2003Bialor, Perry A. The Museum of the Greek American Experience. A Proposal/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681691 folder1988 October 11213Frangos, Steve /repositories/5/archival_objects/14975313 folderscirca 1984-19961914-15201Scope and ContentsContains copies of several typed articles; photocopies of letters to and from Neni Panourgiá, İlhan Başgöz, and Paméla J. Dorn.
Hersey, John. Hiroshima. BBC Third Program/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681701 folder1946 October 15214Kostos, Dean. Celestial Rust /repositories/5/archival_objects/14975331 folder1994202Scope and ContentsConsists of a copy of Kostos' book Celestial Rust and loose leaves of his poems.
Leontis, Artemis. Women's Fabric Arts in Greek America, 1894-1994/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975251 folder1994-1995203Mastorakē, Tzenē. Ο Βάρναλης στις Νερατζιές ; Το Πρώτο μου Βιβλίο ; Η Τζένη Μαστοράκη Γράφει στον Κύριο Γουλιέλμο Γκριμ/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975261 folder2003204Mountzoures, H. L. "The Empire of Things and Other Stories"/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975271 folderundated205Nikētas, Zapheirēs. Οι πρωτόπλαστοι. Μια αντί / μυθολογία/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681651 folderundated206Selz Cheronis, Thalia. The Education of a Queen ; The Olive Tree ; Time Rushing Toward Me/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975281 folder1995207Tsitselē, Kaiē/repositories/5/archival_objects/1568167Miscellaneous Writings/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975293 folders1941-1997208-10Scope and ContentsConsists of photocopies of early writings (annotated typescripts) by Tsitselē; photocopies of a notebook with handwritten essays dated 1941; "Lexodrama"; "Still Standing"; photocopies of handwritten drafts of "Τρόποι του λέγειν" dated September 1996 and "Η Τελετή" (Princeton, 1994)΄"Ο χορός των Ωρών."
Eroica/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681661 folder1952 October 32011Scope and ContentsConsists of photocopies of a handwritten manuscript (first draft) by Van Dyck of an unpublished English translation of the novel Eroica by Kosmas Politēs.
Decline/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681681 folder1952-1983211-2Scope and ContentsConsists of a photocopy of an autgograph manuscript of an unpublished work entitled "Decline," which, according to her note, she wrote it at the age of fifteen and it was "perhaps her very first story." Also included are photocopies of other manuscripts, as well as a Canadian TV program and a broadcast on the national Greek television ERT 1 with related correspondence.
Unidentified Author. English translation of: Ο θάνατος του Iππότη Τσελάνο (Ho thanatos tou hippotē Tselano) by Theophanō Kalogiannē/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681791 folder1988215Scope and ContentsConsists of samples (pages 1, 39, 40) of an English translation (typed manuscript draft) of Kalogiannē's work by an unidentified translator. Also, included are a letter and handwritten notes by Van Dyck.
Series 7: Photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/15680151 folder2001Photographs and Photograph Negatives/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681851 folder2001216Scope and ContentsConsists of portrait photograph negatives, a few black-and-white photographs, including images of Van Dyck and Edmund Keeley while translating Ritsos in Limnē, Euboea Island (Greece); also, pictured with them is Kaiē Tsitselē.
Series 8: Printed Material/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975131978-2022Programs of Conferences and Other Events Relating to Hellenic Studies/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975202 folders1994-2022218-9International Workshop on Intralingua Translation/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975211 folder2014 November 27-282110Scope and ContentsConsists of the printed program of the workshop and a copy of an annotated typescript entitled "Translation across the Modern Greek Curriculum" by Karen Van Dyck.
Newsletters/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975141 folder1986-20022111Periodicals/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975171 folder1978-2008 2112Offprints/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975181 folder1995-20052113Playbills/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975191 folder1993-19962114Pamphlets, Postcards/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975231 folder1986-2007221Miscellaneous Printed Material/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975241 folder1988-2012222Newspaper Clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975151 folder1988-2014223Posters/repositories/5/archival_objects/14975221 folder1996-2019224231Scope and ContentsConsists of posters of educational events both in the United States and in Greece.
Book Covers Proofs/repositories/5/archival_objects/15681871 folderundated232