Barbara Tsakirgis Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the excavation notes, professional activities, secondary research, and publications and writing of Barbara Tsakirgis. The Excavation Notes consist of documentation created by Tsakirgis’ archaeological fieldwork. The Professional Activities series contains materials related to her academic service, committee work, and collaborations that reflect her engagement in the archaeological community. The Secondary Research consists of collected publications and reference materials. The Publications and Writings includes drafts, manuscripts, and notes related to her scholarly output and research.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 - 2016
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
Biographical / Historical
Barbara Tsakirgis (1954–2019) was a respected American classical archaeologist and longtime professor at Vanderbilt University. Her work focused on ancient Greek domestic architecture and the life of households in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Born in Massachusetts, she earned her B.A. from Yale and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton, where her dissertation focused on the domestic architecture of Morgantina in Sicily.
Tsakrigis joined Vanderbilt University in 1984 and served as a professor of Classical Studies and History of Art. She taught for more than three decades and chaired the department from 2005-2011. She was on the Managing Committee of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and was an Academic Trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America. Tsakirgis died in Nashville, Tennessee on January 28, 2019.
Full Extent
20 Linear Feet (38 Hollinger boxes, 1 oversized roll, 2 A/V items)
Language of Materials
English
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Italian
French
German
Russian
Abstract
The Barbara Tsakrigis Papers, 1963-2016, consists of the notes, writing, teaching files, correspondence, departmental records, and photographs Vanderbilt University professor and archaeologist Barbara Tsakirgis, 1954-2019.
Arrangement
The collection is described according to intellectual arrangement.
I. Excavation Notes
- Agora
- American School of Classical Studies
- Morgantina
II. Professional Activities
- American School of Classical Studies
- Classics Department
- Correspondence
- Director of Graduate Studies
- Events
- Graduate Studies
- Grants
- Nashville Parthenon
- Teaching
III. Publications and Writings
- Articles
- Cambridge University Press
- Chapters and Volumes
- Dissertation
- Greek Houses Book
- Morgantina
- Outlines
IV. Secondary Research
- Agora
- Cambridge University Press
- Culture
- Houses
- Miscellaneous
- Morgantina
- Pompeii
- Sicily
Processing Information
During processing, duplicate and available published materials, primarily photocopies of articles and book chapters, were deaccessioned. An inventory of all deaccessioned materials is available for researchers.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Barbara Tsakirgis Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jillian Austin
- Date
- November 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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