Main content
Iōannēs Despotopoulos Collection of Photographs
Notifications
Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
The collection comprises (440) black-and-white photographs of the international acclaimed and pioneer Greek architect, Iōannēs Despotopoulos. Photographs are part of six photograph albums, attached on both sides of the leaves, one to eight a page, captioned in Greek on the negative or the mat board measuring from 1.5 x 3.5 cm to 13 x 18.2 cm. String bound albums. There are also a few loose photographs. They depict portrait photography of Despotopoulos or group photographs with his family members, friends and colleagues in several places in Greece such as Athens, Chios, Mytilēnē, Mega Spēlaion, Chalkis, and Chaerōnea; Constantinople and Prince island in Turkey; Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich in Germany; buildings in Romania; street scenes in Bulgaria; and Paris.
The photograph albums have been arranged in a chronological order.
Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund (AM 2023-095).
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.
This collection was processed by Kalliopi Balatsouka in March 2023. Finding aid written by Kalliopi Balatsouka in March 2023.
No materials were removed from the collection during 2023 processing beyond routine appraisal practices
Subject
Place
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Author
- Kalliopi Balatsouka
- Finding Aid Date
- 2023
- Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
-
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.
Collection Inventory
Consists of (1) photograph album containing several family photographs.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of a photograph album (12 x 16.5 cm) containing black-and-white single and group portrait photographs. Images are attached only on the recto, one to two a page.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) photograph album (13 x 19 cm) containing black-and-white portrait and group photographs of Despotopoulos with family members and friends in Chios, Mytilene, Athens (Greece), Constantinople (Pole), and Prince island. All photographs bear handwritten captions and dates on the negative. Photographs are attached on both sides of the leaves, one to four per page.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of a small photograph album (8 x 11 cm) including images of Despotopoulos at the Naval Base while he was serving in the navy; group portrait photographs in Chios island.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of a photograph album (17 x 26 cm) containing portrait photographs of Despotopoulos and group portrait photographs of family members, friends and colleagues. Photographs were taken in the Naval Base during his military training in Constantinople; Prince Island; Glyphada (Athens); the Kleiston Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary; Chios island; Athens (Greece); Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich (Germany). Photographs are mounted on mat board, one to eight a page; captions in Greek on the negative.
Physical Description1 folder
Cosnists of a photograph album (17 x 26 cm) containing photographs of several places in Greece, including Delphi, Leivadeia, Mega Spēlaion, Tatoi in Athens, Glyphada, Chalkis, the Lion of Chaerōnea, Mytilēnē, Athens (one photograph depicts breadlines for orphans in Peukakia and one photograph of King George II supervising orphan kids); buildings in Romania; street scenes in Bulgaria; and Paris. Photographs are attached on both sides of the leaves, one to six a page. Handwritten captions in Greek on the mount.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of loose portrait photographs of Despotopoulos; group portraits with his friends and colleagues; and images of sculptures.
Physical Description1 folder