Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of an incomplete run of issues of the Greek Star newspaper, printed in Chicago for the city’s Greek population. Earlier editions are almost entirely in Greek, while more recent editions are in English.

Provenance

This collection was transferred to the Special Collections and Preservation Division from the Sulzer Regional Library in 1999.

Access

The Greek Town Newspaper Collection is available to the public for research in the Special Collections and Preservation Division Reading Room on the 9th floor of the Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center, 400 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60605. The collection does not circulate, although photocopy and photoreproduction services are available depending upon the condition of the original materials. First time patrons to Special Collections must present photo identification and complete a Reader Registration Form. Telephone inquiries on this collection and other Special Collections holdings can be directed to 312-747-4875.

Some copies of these issues may be found at the Sulzer Regional Library.

Inventory

The Greek Star

1948
July 23
Sept. 3,17,24
Oct. 1,8,15,22, 29
Nov. 5,12,19, 26
Dec. 3,10,17,31

1949
Jan. 7,14,28
Feb. 18
March 25
April 8
May 13,20
June 3,17,24
July 1,15,22
Aug. 12,19,26
Sept. 9,16,23,30
Oct. 7, 21,28
Nov. 11, 25
Dec. 2,9,23,30

1956
Jan. 13,20,27
Feb. 3,16
March 2,9,16,23,30
April 6,13,20,27
May 4,11,18,25
June 1,8,15,22
July 6,13,20,27,29
Aug. 3,17,24,31
Sept. 7,14,21,28
Oct. 5,12,19,26
Nov. 2,9,23,30
Dec. 7,14,21,28

1957
June 14,28
July 5,12,19,26
Aug. 2,9,16,23,30
Sept. 6,13,20,27
Oct. 4,11,18,25
Nov. 1,8,15,22,29
Dec. 6,13,20,27

1958
Jan. 3,10,17,24,31
Feb. 7,14,21,28
March 7,14,21,28
April 4,11,18,25
May 2,9,16,23,30
June 6,13,20,27
July 4,11,18,25
Aug. 1,8,15,22,29

1959
Jan. 2,16,23,30
Feb. 13,20,27
March 7,14,21,28
April 4, 11, 18, 25
May 1,8,15,22,29
June 5,12,19,26
July 3,10,17,31
Aug 7, 14, 21, 28
Sept. 4,11,18,25
Oct. 2,16,23,30
Nov. 6,13,20
Dec. 4, 11, 25

1963
Jan. 4,11,18,25
Feb. 13,20,27
March 6,13,20
April 10,17,24
May 1,8,15,22,29
June 1,8,15,22,29
July 6,13,20,27
Aug. 3,10,17,24,31
Sept. 7,14,21,28
Oct. 5,12,19,26
Nov. 2,9,16,23,30
Dec. 7,16,21,28

1964
Jan. 4, 11,18, 25
Feb. 8,15,22,29
March 7,14,21,28
April 4,11,18,25
May 2,9,16,23,30
June 6,13,20,27
July 4,11,18,25
Aug. 1,8,15,22,29
Sept. 5,19,26
Oct. 3,10,17,24,31
Nov. 7,14,21,28
Dec. 5,12,19,26

1965
Jan. 2,9,16,23,30
Feb. 6,13,20,27
March 6,13,20,27
April 3,10,17,24
May 1,8,15,22,29
June 12,19,26
July 3,10,17,24,31
Aug. 7,14,21,28
Sept. 4,11,18,25
Oct. 2,9,16,23,30
Nov. 6,13,20
Dec. 4,11,18,25

1966
Jan. 1,8,15,22,29
Feb. 5,12,26
March 5,12,19,26
April 2,9,16,23,30
May 7,14,21,28
June 4,11,18,25
July 2,9,16,23,30
Aug. 6,13,20,27
Sept. 3,10,17
Oct. 1,8,15,22,29
Nov. 5,12,19,26
Dec. 3,10,17,24,31

1967
Jan. 7,14,21,28
Feb. 4,11,18,25
March 4,18,25
April 1,8,15,22,29
May 6,13,20,27
June 3,10,17,24
July 1,8,15,22
Aug. 5,12,19,26
Sept. 2,9,16,23,30
Oct. 7,14,21,28
Nov. 4,11,18,25
Dec. 2,9,16,23,30

1969
Jan. 4,11,18,25
Feb. 1,8,15,22
March 8,15,22,29
April 5,12,19,26
May 17,31
June 7,14,21,28
July 5,12,19,26
Aug. 2,9,16,21,28
Sept. 4,11,18,25
Oct. 2,9,16,30
Nov. 6,13,20,27
Dec. 4,11,18,25

1970
Jan. 1,8,15,22,29
Feb. 5,12,19,26
March 5,12,19,26
April 2,23
May 21,28
June 4,18,25
July 9,16,23
Aug. 13,27
Oct. 3,17,22,29
Nov. 5,12,19,26
Dec. 3,10,17,24,31

1971
Jan. 21,28
Feb. 4,18,25
March 4,11,18,25
April 8,15,22,29
May 20
June 3,10,24
July 1,8,15,22,29
Aug. 5,12,26
Sept. 2,9,16,23,30
Oct. 7,28
Nov. 4,11,18,25
Dec. 2,9,16,30

1972
Jan. 6,13,20,27
Feb. 3,10,17,24
March 2,9,16,23,30
April 6,20,27
May 4,11,18,25
June 1,8,22,29
July 6,13,20,27
Aug. 3,10,17,24,31
Sept.7,14,21,28
Oct. 5,12,19,26
Nov. 2,16,23,30
Dec. 7,14,28

1973
Jan. 4,18,25
Feb. 1,8,15
March 1,8,15,22,29
April 5,12,19,26
May 3,10,17,24,31
June 7,14,21,28
July 6,13,20,27
Aug. 2,23,30
Sept. 6, 13,20,27
Oct. 4,11,18,25
Nov. 1,8,15,22,29
Dec. 6,13,27

1974
Jan. 3,10,17,24,31
Feb. 7,14,21,28
March 7,14,21,28
April 4,11,18,25
May 2,9,16,23,30
June 6,13,20,27
July 4,11,18,25
Aug. 1,8,15,29
Sept. 4,11,18,25
Oct. 3,10,17,24,31
Nov. 7,14,28
Dec. 12,19,26

1975
Jan. 2,16,23,30
Feb. 6,13,20,27
March 6,13,20,27
April 3,10,17,24
May 1,8,15,29
June 5,12,19
July 3,10,24,31
Aug. 7,15,21,28
Sept. 4,11,18,25
Oct. 2,9,16,23,30
Nov. 6,13,20
Dec. 4,11,18

1976
Jan. 1,8,15,22,29
Feb. 5,12,19,26
March 11,18,25
April 1,8,15,22,29
May 6,13,20,27
June 9,16,23,30
July 1,15,22,29
Aug. 5,12,19,26
Sept. 2,9,30
Oct. 14
Nov. 11,18,25
Dec. 2,9,30

1977
Jan. 6,13,20,27
Feb. 3,10,17
March 3,17,24,31
April 7,21,28
May 5,12,19
June 9,16,23,30
July 7,28
Aug. 4,11,18,25
Sept. 1,8,15,22,29
Oct. 6,20,27
Nov. 3,10,17,24
Dec. 1,8,15,22,29

1979
Jan. 4,11,18,25
Feb. 1,8,15,22
March 1,8,15,22,29
April 5,19,26
May 3,10,17,24,31
June 7,14,21,28
July 5,12,19,26
Aug. 2,9,16,23,30
Sept. 6,13,20,27
Oct. 4,11,18,25
Nov. 1,8,15,22,29
Dec. 6,13,20,27

1980
Jan. 3,10,17,24,31
Feb. 7,21,28
March 6,13,20,27
April 3,10,17,24
May 1,8,15,22,29
June 5,12,19,26
July 3,10,17,24,31
Aug. 7,14,21,28
Sept. 4,1l,18,25
Oct. 2,9,16,23,30
Nov. 6,13,20,27
Dec. 4,11,18,25

1981
Jan. 1,8,15,22,29
Feb. 5,12,19,26
March 5,12,19,26
April 2,9,16,23,30
May 7,14,21,28
June 4,11,18,25
July 2,9,16,23,30
Aug.6,13,20,27
Sept. 2,9,16,23,30
Oct. 1,8,15,22,29
Nov. 5,12,29,26
Dec. 3,10,17,24,31

1982
Jan. 7,14,21,28
Feb. 4,11,18,25
March 4,11,18,25
April 1,8,15,22,29
May 6,13,20,27
June 3,10,17,24
July 1,8,15,22,29
Aug. 5,12,19,26
Sept. 2,9,16,23,30
Oct. 7,14,21,28
Nov. 4,11,18,25
Dec. 2,9,16,23,30

1983
Jan. 6,13,20,27
Feb. 3,10,17,24
March 3,10,17,24,31
April 7,14,21,28
May 5,12,19,26
June 2,9,16,23,30
July 7,14,21,28
Aug. 4,11,18,25
Sept. 1,8,15,22,29
Oct. 6,13,27
Nov. 3,10,17,24
Dec 1,15,22,29