Dear Friends of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection,
I am pleased to announce that the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection has acquired the private
library of the late Thanasis Maskaleris, professor of comparative literature and classics
at San Francisco State University and founder of the former Center for Modern Greek
Studies there. Particularly rich in Modern Greek poetry, this collection consists of ca.
3,000 volumes of books, journals, and magazines; approximately 100 audiovisual recordings;
and approximately nine linear feet of Maskaleris’ writings, notes, and related materials.
Following Maskaleris’ death in 2017, the Modern Greek Studies Foundation (MGSF) acquired
the material from Maskaleris’ son Dionysos; in September 2022 MGSF in turn donated the
collection to Sacramento State for the enhancement of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic
Collection.
“The Modern Greek Studies Foundation was honored to be entrusted with the expansive
library collection of the late Professor Thanasis Maskaleris, founding Director of the
Center for Modern Greek Studies at San Francisco State University,” said Chris Gus Kanios,
President of the Modern Greek Studies Foundation. “We are now honored to gift this entire
collection to the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection, where it will receive the trustworthy
and professional curation it deserves and will serve as a testament to the dedication of
Professor Maskaleris in promoting Hellenic culture and values.”
For more information on the Maskaleris collection, please visit:
https://library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos-hellenic-collection/maskaleris.
Cataloging of the book collection is ongoing, and the archival material is currently being
processed and will be physically accessible in the near future. If you would like to
contribute funds to help pay for the digitization of select materials from the collection,
please visit
https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1894/19/home-hero.aspx?sid=1894&gid=2&a…;appealcode=D626.
Under Designations, click “View all giving options” and select Hellenic Book Fund under
University Library; then, under Gift Instructions type Maskaleris Collection
Digitization.
We are again extremely grateful and honored that MGSF selected the Tsakopoulos Hellenic
Collection as the new home of this rich collection.
Best,
George I. Paganelis
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George I. Paganelis
Curator, Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection
University Library, MS 6039
California State University, Sacramento
2000 State University Drive
Sacramento, CA 95819
Ph: (916) 278-4361 * (916) 278-6877
Fax: (916) 278-5917
paganelis@csus.edu<mailto:paganelis@csus.edu>
http://www.library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos
Schedule a research appointment:
https://csus.libcal.com/appointments/paganelis