Greek and Russian Orthodox Oral History Collection
OH-GRO
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Historical Note
- Scope and Contents
- Administrative Information
- Physical Description
- Collection Inventory
- Linda Apostopoulos
- Jonah Campbell
- Yelena Campbell
- Mary Chakalas
- Catherine Dreesen
- Mia Gilman
- Tetyana Hollands
- Fr. Demetrios Iliou
- Maria Katsigianis
- Anna Keith
- Fr. Onouphry Keith
- Margaret Koutris
- Herman Middleton
- Mary and Angelos Pappas
- Stamatia Sigmon
- Maria Treskas
- Mary Zourzoukis
Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- Greek and Russian Orthodox Oral History Collection
- ID
- OH-GRO
- Date
- 1988
- Extent
- 1.0 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Location
- Located in Special Collections row 3, section 1
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
[Title of Interview], Greek and Russian Orthodox Oral History Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Historical Note
In the spring of 2008 University of North Carolina at Asheville history students helped to organize an exhibit showcasing Asheville’s Greek and Russian Orthodox communities. In conjunction with that exhibit, students of the Public History class interviewed members of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church.
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises interviews with members of the Greek and Russian Orthodox congregations in western North Carolina. Each interview includes a transcript or abstract / tape log. The interviewees describe their personal histories and how their church has influenced them. The scope and contents are described for each interview.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Creator
Interviewers and interviewees as noted
Physical Description
Audio cassettes of interviews, and copies of these on CD or audio cassette. Transcripts or abstracts / tape logs of interviews are described within each individual oral history. Some recordings have gaps and/or inaudible sections. The recording of one interview is missing, and only a transcript exists. One interview includes a digital photograph of the interviewee.
Collection Inventory
Linda ApostopoulosInterview Dates and InterviewerMarch 13, 2008 and April 4, 2008 ; Daniel Osborne FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text ; digital photograph Scope and ContentsLinda Apostopoulos describes joining the Greek Orthodox church after she married, and the role the church, and the Greek community have played in the life or her and her family. She talks about the restaurant called Athens, that she and her husband owned, and the Greek festival that she helped found. Additional MaterialsAbstract ; digital photograph |
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Jonah CampbellInterview Date and InterviewerApril 30, 2008 ; Adam Bittmann FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text Scope and ContentsFather Jonah Campbell talks about the role of the Russian Orthodox Church, both to the general Asheville community and to him personally, including his conversion from Catholicism. Recording NoteThe start of the interview is missing and there is some background noise Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Yelena CampbellInterview Date and InterviewerMarch 28, 2008 ; Elizabeth Stone FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text Scope and ContentsYelena Campbell describes her childhood in Kazakhstan and immigrating to Asheville. She talks about meeting and marrying Father Jonah Campbell, their children, and the church. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Mary ChakalasInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 18, 2008 ; Calan Halford FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape Scope and ContentsMary Chakalas talks about growing up as part of the Greek community in Asheville, and explains the traditions of the Greek Orthodox church. She discusses the changes that she has seen in the church, her marriage, and her daughters. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Catherine DreesenInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 19, 2008 ; Jeremy Compton FormatAudio cassette tape ; audio cassette tape copy Scope and ContentsCatherine Dreesen talks about growing up in Asheville, her relationship with the Greek community and church, and her family. Recording NoteDue to a tape malfunction, the last fifteen minutes of the interview were lost. There is also some background noise. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Mia GilmanInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 29, 2009 ; Stephanie Leiderman FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text Scope and ContentsRaised a Methodist, and later an Episcopalian, Mia Peterson Gilman and her husband joined the Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville in 1970. She talks about the changes in the church, the changes she would still like to see, and the role that the church played in the lives of her family. The interview also covers her work with the Iconographer's Guild. Additional MaterialsTranscript |
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Tetyana HollandsInterview Date and InterviewerMarch 18, 2008 ; Jeremy Compton FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text Scope and ContentsTetyana Hollands talks about immigrating to the US from Ukraine, settling in western North Carolina, and being part of the Russian Orthodox Church in Asheville. She also discusses her family, her life in Ukraine, and the difference in churches in the US and the Ukraine. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Fr. Demetrios IliouInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 29, 2008 ; Calan Halford FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; text Scope and ContentsFather Demetrios Iliou was born in Greece but moved to the US when he was six years old. In the interview he talks about living in New York City, and how he planned to be a plumber before deciding to became a priest in the Greek Orthodox church. He explains that after initially working as a priest in NYC, he and his family moved to Asheville in 2004 Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Maria KatsigianisInterview Date and InterviewerApril 11, 2008 ; Adam Bittmann FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; text Scope and ContentsMaria Katsigianis was born in Asheville, and she talks about growing up in the city, and working with her husband and brother in the Greek restaurant started by the father and grandfather. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Anna KeithInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 27, 2008 ; Stephanie Leiderman FormatText [No audio is available] Scope and ContentsAnna Keith describes her childhood in a Jewish family in Washington, and her marriage to Paul Keith, a Roman Catholic, although neither she or her husband were that religious. She talks about the process that lead to both of them converting to the Russian Orthodox church, her husband becoming a priest, and subsequently moving to Asheville. Later she talks about life in Asheville and raising her daughter. Additional MaterialsTranscript |
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Fr. Onouphry KeithInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 22, 2009 ; Elizabeth Stone FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CDs ; text Additional MaterialsAbstract Scope and ContentsOnouphry Keith talks about being raised in the Roman Catholic church, living in Virginia, and turning to the Russian Orthodox church and becoming a priest at the age of 60. He explains some of the history of the Russian Orthodox religion, and its place in communist Russia. |
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Margaret KoutrisInterview Date and InterviewerApril 17, 2008 ; Daniel Osborne FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; text Scope and ContentsMargaret Koutris was born in Waynesville, NC and grew up in Canton, NC, the daughter of a Baptist pastor. In the interview she describes her childhood, her marriage to Constantine Koutris, and her conversion to the Greek Orthodox religion. She talks about her wedding, and the role that the church has played in her life, and that of her daughter. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Herman MiddletonInterview Date and InterviewerApril 16, 2008 ; Stephanie Leiderman FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text Recording NoteThe recording quality is poor, and audio levels are low. Scope and ContentsHerman Middleton explains how, as the son of a diplomat,he traveled the world during his childhood, experiencing many religions, but considered himself a High Church Anglican, until he discovered Orthodoxy when he was a student at Wheaton College. He tells of his research into the Orthodox religions, including spending six months in a monastery, studying in Greece, and gaining a PhD. He also talks about a further visit to Greece, and compares Orthodoxy and Protestantism. Additional MaterialsTranscript |
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Mary and Angelos PappasInterview date and InterviewerMarch 6, 2008 ; Haley Creasman FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD Scope and ContentsThe Pappas' talk about their family, and Greek traditions. Angelos Pappas describes his childhood in Greece, and moving to the US in 1939, where he lived in several different places before moving to Asheville, where he met his wife Mary. They ran a restaurant in Asheville, for over sixty years, before retiring. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Stamatia SigmonInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 29, 2008 ; Daniel Osborne FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; text Scope and ContentsStamatia Sigmon talks about growing up in Asheville, where her father owned a hat shop, and she attended Greek school every afternoon after regular school. She explains how, in 1913, her father left Greece for the US, eventually moving to Asheville, which is where her mother and father met. She talks about the roles the church and the Greek community played in her life, marrying a non-Greek, and the changes she has seen in the church. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Maria TreskasInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 20, 2008 ; Haley Creasman FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; text Scope and ContentsMaria Treskas talks about moving from Greece when she was 4 and her family immigrated to New York, and she compares living in Greece, New York, and Asheville. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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Mary ZourzoukisInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 19, 2008 ; Adam Bittmann FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy audio cassette tape ; text Scope and ContentsMary Zourzoukis describes how her family moved to Danville, VA in 1947. She attended high school in Danville, and moved to Asheville in 1955, the year she was married. She talks about her family - her sons owned Three Brothers restaurant, and many family members worked there - and the role of the church in her life. She also talks about the Greek festival in Asheville. Additional MaterialsAbstract |
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