Συλλογή Ιωάννη Μέγα
- Megas Ioannis Collection; Syllogi Ioanni Mega
Extent and Medium
Books and postcards
Biographical History
Ioannis Megas was born in 1945 in Thessaloniki, where he grew up and studied civil engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Engineering. He worked as an engineer in England, Nigeria, and Athens. In 2000, he returned to Thessaloniki. For the past 30 years, he has been collecting materials on the history of Thessaloniki for the period 1850-1950, consisting of everything based on paper, namely postcards, photographs, engravings, books, magazines, maps, shares, brochures, theater and cinema programs, letterheads, etc. He has written eleven books on subjects that are always related to the history of Thessaloniki, using materials from his collection for the illustrations.
Acquisition
The collection was donated by Ioannis Megas to the AUTh Library & Information Centre in October 2016.
Scope and Content
The Megas Ioannis collection includes letters, photos, postcards related to the history of Thessaloniki. A large number of postcards depicts Jewish people or buildings belonging to members of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki.
Conditions Governing Access
The books of this collection cannot be loaned, but they can be read on site. Some of the books have been digitized and can be read online. The postcards are under digitization process and cannot be loaned.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Reproduction under the Greek Law concerning Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Ν.2121/1993.
Finding Aids
The book collection may be searched through the: https://search.lib.auth.gr/Search/Results?filter%5B0%5D=collection:%22dMega%22&type=AllFields&lng=en”>Library Catalog. Some of the books have been digitized and can be read online. The Catalog includes books from other collections that may be of interest to Holocaust researchers. They can be found by using keyword search, or subject search.
The postcards are currently being digitized. They will be available at the AUTh Library: http://digital.lib.auth.gr/collection/Megas%20collection?ln=en”>Psifiothiki digital library.
Publication Note
The postcards of the collection have been used in two Greek publications.
- Megas, G., & Benmayor, J. (2017). The Jews of Thessaloniki: testimonies from non-Thessalonikians 50 AD-1912. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press. ISBN: 9789601223100
- Megas, G. (1993). A Memory of The Life of The Jewish Community: Thessaloniki 1897-1917. Thessaloniki: Kapon. ISBN: 9789607254023
Archivist Note
15.03.2023. Creation of the archival description. Maria Pantazi & Sofia Zapounidou
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0