Title: DAN GEORGAKAS COLLECTION Type: Papers, Dates: 1958-1980 (Predominantly 1967-1974) Size: 3 Linear feet ID#: 1041 OCLC: |
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Scope & Contents
The papers of Dan Georgakas were placed by him in the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs in April of 1981 and were opened for research in April of 1982.
Dan Georgakas was born in Detroit in 1938 and earned a BA in history from Wayne State University in 1959 and an MA in labor history from the University of Michigan in 1961. He later was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for study in Greece in 1962.
He taught English and social studies in Detroit secondary schools from 1959 until 1964, and he also taught at the Overseas School of Rome, Italy. In 1972 he joined the staff of LaGuardia Community College in New York where he lectures in English and history.
Georgakas has published poetry, articles, historical pamphlets, and reviews in addition to his non- fiction books on a broad range of subjects including American Indians, longevity, films, the IWW, the Greek diaspora, and black revolutionaries. Among his works are: The Broken Hoop, Red Shadows, The Methuselah Factors, Detroit, I Do Mind Dying, and Through Another Lens.
The papers in this collection were assembled during his research for Detroit, I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution which he wrote with Marvin Surkin. These papers document the activities of black radical groups in the late 1960's and early 1970's in Detroit and are closely related to those in the Detroit Revolutionary Movements Collection.
Black Economic Development Conference 1:3-7, 4:1-2
Black Star Productions 1:8-15
Black Workers Congress 1:17-24, 4:5
Cockrel, Kenneth 1:20, 2:5-7
1967 Detroit Riot 3:7
Forman, James 4:1-5
Johnson, James 2:16, 3:14
League of Revolutionary Black Workers 2:6, 4:8-12
Motor City Labor League 4:13-17
Police Harassment and Brutality 3:1-6, 4:13
Plant Safety: Eldon Ave Plant (Chrysler) 3:11-18
Quality of Worklife: Black Workers 2:3-4, 3:11-18
Radical Movements: Detroit 1:3-7, 1:17-24, 3:7, 4:8-12
Radical Movements: Political Education 1:8-15, 2:1-2, 2:10-19, 4:13-18
Ravitz, Justin 4:21-24
Watson, John 1:8-15, 1:18, 5:3-8
Wildcat Strikes: Chrysler Corporation 2:3-4
Abbreviations
BEDC - Black Economic Development Conference
BSP - Black Star Productions
BWC - Black Workers Congress
CCC - Control, Conflict, Change
DARE - Detroit Alliance for a Rational Economy
DPD - Detroit Police Department
DRUM - Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement
FGU - From the Ground Up
IRCO - Interregligious Foundation for Community Organization, Inc.
LRBW - League of Revloutionary Black Workers
MCLL - Motor Citv Labor League
PASCC - Parents and Students for Co-unit Control
STRESS- Stop the Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets
UBW - United Black Workers (Ford Motor Plant, Mahwah, N.J.)
Numerous periodicals, books, and pamphlets from the Georgakas collection have been placed in the Archives' librarv. A complete list can be found on pages 7-11.
6 manuscript boxes
Series I, Subject Files, 1964-1980; Boxes 1-5: Reports and publications, correspondence, transcripts of interviews and notes which document the writing of Detroit, I Do: Mind Dying. This series includes general subjects as well as names of people and groups. To Series
Series II, Publications, 1958-1980; Boxes 5-6: General literary and political publications. Included in this series are examples of poetry written by Detroit area poets. To Series