Pearl Ahnen Papers

An inventory of the collection at the University of Illinois at Chicago



Collection Summary

Creator:Ahnen, Pearl
Title:Pearl Ahnen Papers
Dates:1920/1986
Abstract: The collection includes photographs of Ahnen's family and friends, some of whom appear in her novel, publicity material regarding her plays, and a manuscript of Tula First Born.
Quantity: 0.25 linear feet
Identification: PAhnen

Biography of Pearl Ahnen

Pearl Ahnen, an award winning playwright and journalist, is the author of a number of books dealing her Greek-American heritage. These include Tula First Born and her Michigan Livingston Arts Council award winning Legends and Legacies, a collection of biographies of Greek immigrants in the Ann Arbor, Michigan region.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes photographs of Ahnen's family and friends, some of whom appear in her novel, publicity material regarding her plays, and a manuscript of Tula First Born.

Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Subjects:
Ahnen, Pearl--Archives.
Greek Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Sources.
Chicago Ethnic Groups
Midwest Women's History

Detailed Description/Box and Folder Listing

Pearl Ahnen Papers, 1920-1986
BoxFolder
11Photograph, Tule Bissias, 1923
2Photograph, Andrew Stemas, 1922
3Photograph, Andrew Stemas, 1922
4Photograph, Mike Stemas and Christina Bissias at Hull-House, 1928
5Photograph, Bissias family, n.d.
6Photograph, Bissias family, 1930
7Photograph, Tule Bissias and Eleni Bissias, 1923
8Photograph, Panagoula and Constatnie Stemas, n.d.
9Photograph, Bissias family, 1920
10Photograph, Panagoula and Constantine Stemas, n.d.
11Photograph, Eleni Bissias, 1923
12Program, The Weeping Icon, 1986
13Flyer, The Weeping Icon [w/brief biography], 1986
14Newspaper clipping, The Weeping Icon, 1986
15Newspaper clipping, The Weeping Icon, [1986]
16Newspaper clipping, The Weeping Icon, 1986
17Printed Greek Icon, n.d.
18Business Card, A.G. Stemas, n.d.
19Manuscript of Tula First Born, n.d.