Series 2: Greek Politics, 1945-1978

The Costa G. Couvaras papers contain biographical materials, correspondence, photos, newspaper and magazine articles. The materials are in both Greek and English. The collection is divided into four series: Biographical, Greek Politics, Pericles Mission and Photographs.

The Biographical series (Series 1) is made up of materials that relate to Couvaras' life in general. The series contains biographical materials, correspondence, obituaries, Couvaras' death certificate, last will and testament, and correspondence from his wife Maria regarding gifts bequeathed.

The Greek Politics series (Series 2) is made up of materials that relate to Couvaras' activities in Greek-American politics. Couvaras' activities consisted of the American Relief of Greek Democracy, which consists of materials about war relief efforts. It also contains articles on Greece and Cyprus, which Couvaras wrote about. In addition, it contains correspondence with Andreas Papandreou during 1967-1968, who was in exile at the time.

The Pericles Mission series (Series 3) is made up of four subseries. The first subseries is "Mission Reports and Notes", and it is made up of Couvaras' notes and correspondence from the Pericles Mission, and it is the largest group in the collection. The notes include mission reports and reports on German atrocities. (There is some redundancy in this group, as there are Couvaras' original notebooks, as well as transcriptions and photocopies of the original notes. There are some differences in the order, wording, and organization of the copies, so they have been kept.) The second subseries is "Books", and it is made up of materials concerning the two books that Couvaras wrote regarding his experiences. This includes reviews, correspondence and lists of books given away or sold. The third subseries is the "Stanford Collection". Before Couvaras' death, he sent some material to the Hoover Institution. Most of it consisted of photocopies of original material (e.g., Pericles Mission notebooks). Of the materials sent, only three items were not duplications, and the photocopies of mission reports (those sent by Couvaras to the Hoover Institution) are redacted versions of the originals.

The Photographs series (Series 4) is made up of photographs and scrapbooks pertaining to Couvaras' life and wartime experience. It includes biopics, professional pictures taken by Couvaras (touristic photos and photos of the Venizelos Revolution), War Relief organizations, and Greek Resistance fighters.