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Fonds consists of materials created and accumulated by George Papadatos in the course of his activities as a member of the Toronto Greek Canadian political, arts and cultural community while living in exile in Canada during the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. It includes records relating to his work as a journalist and newspaper editor (as editor of Metanastis and contributor to Ta Nea, amongst other publications); political activist; music promoter, event organizer and co-owner of the Trojan Horse coffee house; East York community service worker; and as tutor of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Toronto (Scarborough College).

The fonds largely consists of photographs, newspapers, promotional material, posters, sound and video recordings. Many of these items were collected by Papadatos to document the coffee house scene on the Danforth, the Greek musical acts who toured Canada and the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as student organizing and protests related to local opposition to the military dictatorship in Greece. The records reflect the impact that the cultural and political activities of the Greek community in Canada had on political affairs in Greece. The fonds also includes handwritten and typed correspondence and other printed material created or received by George Papadatos, as well as photographic material from Papadatos' later life in Greece, where he operated an antiquarian bookstore. Records in the fonds have been arranged into five series based on record genre. See series level descriptions for details.

Series primarily consists of George Papadatos’ professional records pertaining to his various activities as an engaged member of the Toronto Greek-Canadian cultural and political community, including materials relating to his involvement with organizations such as the Greek-Canadian Cultural Association, the Greek-Canadian Cultural Workshop of Toronto, the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, the Greek-Canadian Democratic Organization and the Hellenic Canadian Organization, amongst others. Series also includes records relating to Papadatos teaching career at Scarborough College (University of Toronto), employment assisting new Greek immigrants at Eastminster Community Services and activities performed as a music promoter and as owner of the Trojan Horse café. Series includes correspondence, legal and business documents, reports, meeting minutes and agenda, news clippings, scrapbooks, writing and research materials such as journal articles, papers, newsletters, proposals, government and education-related documents, pamphlets and brochures. While consisting predominantly of collected ephemera, file 2014-044/001(04) also contains a number of professional records relating to political organizing.  Very few personal records are included, however the series does contain some records relating to Papadatos’ immigrant status and employment. Other items relating to personal events such as invitations to his birthday party and to a farewell event prior to his return to Greece in 1984 can be found in 2014-044/001(02) and 2014-044/001(06).  

File consists of correspondence and other records created or received by George Papadatos in the course of his work in various roles for the Greek-Canadian Cultural Workshop of Toronto, particularly relating to planning of performances in Toronto by visiting musicians such as Maria Fantouri in 1980 (notably a sold out event that drew over 4,000 people), Christos Leontis and Los Companeros. File also includes discussion for a Month of Greek Culture planned for May 1983 (an event that did not come to fruition). Records relating to the Greek-Canadian Cultural Workshop of Toronto and related musical performances include their constitution, contracts and other legal and business documentation. Records relating to the musical group Los Companeros include logistics, song translations and a poem composed by Papadatos, entitled “Of What Use”. File also includes some items of ephemera.

File consists of records relating to Papadatos’ work with Greek Immigrants at Eastminster Community Services, as well as to his career as a journalist and teacher. File includes letters of appreciation and other employment-related correspondence, including invitations to speak at university events (particularly relating to the Athens Polytechnic 1973). It also includes minutes from the first editorial committee meeting for Papadatos’ newspaper Metanastis (Voice of the Immigrant) and an item relating to an effort to create a union for Greek Media of Toronto. It includes records relating to the Greek-Canadian Cultural Association (including their Constitution) and the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto (including a number of records relating to the organization’s 1982 elections), as well as records relating to the organization of cultural events at Scarborough College and the University of Toronto. The final item in the file is an invitation to a farewell event for Papadatos ahead of his return to Greece.

Consists of a letter, poster and pamphlet sent by George Papapetrou, president of the Hellenic Student Association of the University of Western Ontario, inviting George Papadatos to speak at an event organized for November 15, 1981 to honour the students killed during the demonstrations at the Metsovio Polytechnical Institute in Athens on November 17, 1973.

File consists of correspondence and other records related to a Greek cultural event at the University of Toronto organized by George Papadatos.

File consists of legal documents for the Greek Canadian Democratic Organization, The Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, Inc., and the Hellenic Canadian Organization.

File consists of a photocopy of a typescript presentation written by George Papadatos while at Scarborough College. The paper was translated by S. Mittler and presented at the meeting of the Assocation of Greek Students of the University of Western Ontario.

File consists of assortment of news clippings, photographs and ephemera documenting Papadatos' activities as co-owner (with Kosmas Marinatos) of the Trojan Horse Cafe (located at 179 Danforth Avenue) including legal documents regarding the purchase, mortgage and sale of the property.

File consists of photo album used as scrapbook containing news clippings and correspondence with politicians and community leaders around issues of immigration, refugee rights, particularly around Papadatos' work with Eastminster Community Services.

File consists of writing by George Papadatos, likely first drafts and notes pertaining to his journalistic work on various subjects including the Greek Community of Toronto, Giannis Ritsos and Kostas Varnalis, a vote of solidarity with the Chilean people (from 1981), a critique of the Greek community of Toronto (from 1980) and a speech for a farewell gathering at the Thessaloniki Association of Toronto (1984) – a fundraiser to send Papadatos to Greece, described (with heavy sarcasm) as a speech resembling a radio broadcast.

File consists of meeting programme, media release, event photographs (colour photocopies), music lyric sheets and correspondence.

File consists of two small books of poetry by Christos Ziatas - Trianta tessera ki hena paraloga gia ton erōta and Enteka poiēmata

File consists of collected newsclippings, mostly relating to Greek politics and activism as well as some articles relating to the death of musician Manos Loizos, The Trojan Horse coffee house and to Papadatos’ work as head of Eastminster Community Services. Includes a Sunday Star article about The Trojan Horse by then owner (1972-1973) Gwendolyn MacEwen.

File consists of a photocopy of descriptions by the donor of the contents of the audio cassettes.

File consists of reproductions of illustrations, articles and posters (some with handwritten annotations in Greek) related to the Greek anti-dictatorship movement in New York and Canada, collected by George Papadatos for various uses in the Toronto Greek community. For example, see 2014-044/001(01) for a reproduction of the “Down with junta” image incorporated in a concert programme cover.

File consists of a booklet promoting the Modern Greek Language Programme at University of Toronto, an analysis of the Greek language curriculum for public schools by the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, ΝΕΟΙ ΟΡΙΖΟΝΤΕΣ (an educational review), and a booklet from the Lyceum of Folklore Studies.

File consists of two telephone directories

File consists of two telephone directories

File consists of sheet music by Mikis Theodorakis with bound copies of Arcadia I-V and Arcadia VII, and photocopies of Arcadia II, III and VI as well as Chansons de la Patrie Amere, Etat de Siege and Notre Soeur Athina. The music of Theodorakis was banned in Greece under the Junta.

File consists of Songs of Struggle, a songbook of Greek and Latin American songs of resistance edited and translated by George Papadatos, as well as Canciones de la Resistencia Popular Chilena (a booklet of Chilean resistance songs) and Dedicado a Mi Pais by Compañeros lead singer, Marcelo Puente.

File consists of symposium report from the final event held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Multiculturalism policy and program in Canada as well as a newsclipping interleaved (“Canadian Smugness on rights criticized”, Globe and Mail, Nov. 13, 1968) and federal and provincial government publications relating to immigration statistics

File consists of a copy of “Memory of Andreas Papandreou” a publication produced in conjunction with an exhibition (at Zappeio Megara June 22-30, 1998) commemorating the accomplishments of Papandreou from his entry into politics in 1964 to PASOK’s victory in 1981. George Papadatos is noted as a contributor of archival material to the exhibition.

Series consists of promotional materials and ephemera relating to Toronto Greek-Canadian community political and cultural events organized or attended by George Papadatos during his time in Toronto.  Series includes materials relating to the coffee house scene in Toronto; concert tours featuring Greek musicians, for which Papadatos acted as promoter; political events by various pro-democracy groups such as PAK, EAM and Rigas Fereos; theatrical events; exhibitions and cultural festivals (such as The Images of Greece festival, organized by Papadatos); as well as Annual Dances and sporting events. Materials include posters, event tickets, invitations, flyers and programmes. Some items of ephemera can also be found in 2014-044/001(05), 2014-044/001(10) and 2014-044/001(12).

File consists of printed ephemera, posters, flyers, circulating letters and press releases related to Papadatos' activities as a political activist, music promoter and member of the Greek diaspora in Toronto during the 1970s and early 1980s. Includes items relating to a wide variety of events, such as flyers for a Greek Canadian Cultural Association meeting to discuss insurance, pensions and by-laws governing Greece and Canada; for an event at the Greek Community Centre (speaker Peter Belegris) commemorating 30 years since the death of Aggelos Sikelianos (speaker Peter Belegris); and for student Greek association events at Scarborough College and York University. A number of items have hand-written notes, set-lists etc overleaf.

Flyer in Greek advertising an event organized by Greek Students Association of York University.

Flyer calling on "Greek patriots" to participate in an event remembering the Polytechnic student revolt, to be held on November 14, 1976 at the Danforth Technical School at 840 Greenwood Avenue.

File contains posters, flyers, tickets and event programmes for various cultural performances and political events and includes the founding meeting of the Greek NDP Committee (Lynn McDonald, M.P.), a meeting at Lyra to celebrate OXI Day, an event for Greek writer Kostas Varnalis,and events at Lyra and Titania celebrating 39 years of EAM-ELAS (Papadatos was the speaker at the Lyra event). Also includes materials relating to a screening of “The Age of the Sea” at Titania; a theatrical performance of “Intermeria” (also at Titania, April 7, 1984); an experimental reading of a play by P. Belegris; and a presentation of Sikelianos (Trojan Horse, March 9, 1980). Some of the items have notes and set lists on verso and some relate to photographs in the Papadatos fonds e.g. of visiting dancers from Trikala. File also includes an invitation to an event at Lyra celebrating George Papadatos’ birthday.

Flyer in Greek announcing that over 3,000 people attended a remembrance event held at the Titania Music Hall for the Polytechnic student revolt.

Flyer advertising the screening of the BBC film "Greece: Seven Black Years" at the Trojan Horse Coffeehouse located at 179 Danforth Avenue, Toronto.

File consists of two flyers advertising events hosted by George Papadatos in collaboration with the Greek Canadian History Project , drawing upon his archival holdings.

File predominantly consists of ephemera for political events organized by pro-democracy groups, such as protests and rallies related to the Greek military dictatorship; events for visits to Toronto by Andreas Papandreou (including Greek Freedom Week at York University, 1972); NDP events; Greek political organizing in Canada; and local political organizations in Toronto such as the Association (later Committee) for Restoration of Democracy in Greece, the Greek-Canadian Democratic Association, the Democratic Organization of Cypriots as well as student organizations. Materials include event tickets, a logo for PAK Toronto, posters, flyers, and pamphlets and a photocopy of a membership card (1967-1968) for the Association for Restoration of Democracy in Greece. The file also includes other non-ephemeral materials such as scanned and transcribed political speeches; constitutions, position statements and by laws; meeting minutes and correspondence relating to organizations including the American Committee for Democracy and Freedom in Greece (New York City, NY) and the Greek Canadian Democratic Organization (including notes from their founding assembly, held at the King Edward Hotel Nov 2, 1975; a copy of a congratulatory note to PASOK on its victory in the 1981 Greek elections; a flyer for their women’s club evening of protest; flyer for a meeting against price increases; and a document relating to their proclamation of OXI day). File also includes a letter from Berlin, 24 May 1970, addressed to Greek Anti-Dictatorship Committees Abroad/Rigas Feraios wishing success for its newly formed council and a document outlining the internal rules of the committee of Restoration of Democracy in Greece “Rigas Feraios”.

Image of a flyer in Greek regarding events related to the Polytechnic student uprising held at York, the University of Toronto and Scarborough College.

File consists of programmes for the PASOK annual dance (1983), the Thessalonian Association annual dance (1973), the Greek Easter dance of Gortinia (1972), the Greek Canadian Educational and Recreational Association (Homer) dance (Jan. 1972) and others.

File consists of theatre programmes including the Greek Student Theatre production of Toromeiko in Toronto, May 1976 (first performed in Montreal, 1973), a Toronto performance of an adaptation of Gogol’s The Diary of a Madman in Greek (1979), and ΕΝΑΣ ΕΛΛΗΝ ΣΤΗΝΟΝ ΤΑΒΛΑ a theatrical satire about the Greek Community (Toronto, 1983).

File consists of programmes for two Greek Film Festivals (in Toronto and Thessaloniki, 1983) and the Panhellenic Organization of Canada Wine Festival (1974)

File consists of programmes for musical performances including George Dalaras’ first major concert tour in North America (1983), Το ΤΡΙΟ ΣΥΚΑΛΥ, a musical group from Cyprus, and a concert of Greek folklore and popular music organized by the Hellenic-Canadian Music Society of Ontario (1982).

File consists of programmes for events organized by the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, Inc., The Canadian Arcadian Association, the Order of Ahepa and the Sanga Association of Toronto and includes commemorative events and conventions, including the 29th Convention of Greece, USA and Canada.

File consists of the Greek Canadian Educational and Recreational Association (Homer) Yearbook for 1974 and commemorative programmes for the Orpheus Greek Canadian Art Association and the Ion Dragoumis Association

File consists of posters for musical concerts (Niko Xilouri and Quilapayun) and political events: “Workers League Young Socialists: 60 Years Since the Russian Revolution” and ”Commemoration of the events of the Greek Polytechnical School organized by the Hellenic Stud. Assoc. of U.W.O.”

Poster advertising a commemoration event regarding the Greek Polytechnical School Uprising held at the Central Secondary School Auditorium located at 508 Waterloo Street in London, Ontario. Speakers and performers include: George Papadatos, Yannis Bourikos, Haris Polatos, Domenico, Fotis Zavitsanos, Pandelis (bouzouki), Lambros Vasiliou, Ant. Mihailiois, N. Lolis (composer), P. Krias and Yannis Haranas.

Poster reading "Fight to liberate Greece - P.A.K." featuring a graphic of a Greek temple and bound hands clenched into fists.

File consists of various posters relating to Greek cultural and political events, predominantly musical performances (many at coffee houses such as The Trojan Horse, Lyra and Esperides), but also including theatrical performances, events organized by political organizations, such as EAM, and exhibitions. Some of the posters have annotations overleaf (which appear to be event set lists or table plans). Includes posters for musicians such as Manos Loizos, the Companeros, Marcelo Puente (poster is inscribed to George Papadatos) and Maria Farantouri (the concert tour of North America presented by Sotos Kappas). File also includes poster advertising Papadatos’ weekly newspaper, Metanastis, a reproduction of a political poster featuring a quote by Aggelos Sikelianos and posters for the 1980 University of Toronto event “Images of Modern Greece”, organized by Papadatos.

Poster advertising series of talks, performances and exhibits titled "Images of Modern Greece" featuring a lino print of a shepherd, cypress tree, birds in flight and grazing sheep.

Poster advertising Greek Freedom Week.

Poster advertising an evening of remembrance held at The Hellenic Community Center, 4500 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, featuring information in Greek and English. Event includes: "actual footage of the Polytechnic student takeover in 1973, live music, open discussion period, guest speaker from Toronto George Papathatos." [sic].

Poster advertising for an event featuring Marcelo Puente, Campaneros, Nancy White, Gwedolyn MacEwan, Expresion Latina, Nightwood Theatre, and Cheryl Cashman.

Poster mentions the Trojan Horse and includes an inscription.

Poster advertising for an event hosted by the Nightwood Theatre and Open Experience Theatre with music composed and performed by Companeros.

Poster advertising an event at the Titania Music Hall.

Poster advertising an event at the Olympion Room.

Poster advertising an event at the Titania.

Poster advertising a performance in English with an Ancient Greek chorus with forty actors and musicians, directed by Cynthia Grant, and music composed by Christos Hatzis at Nightwood Theatre.

Series consists of live performance recordings created by George Papadatos at cultural and political events in Canada as well as recordings of interviews and oral histories created in the course of his work as a journalist. A number of the recordings are of musical performances organized by Papadatos, mostly at Toronto venues such as coffee houses including the Trojan Horse, as well as larger venues in Toronto and Montreal. Titles have been supplied in English based on donor information - see file 2014-044/001(17) for archivist-created photocopies of this information. Most recordings are of good quality. See item level descriptions for exceptions.  Series also includes some commercially produced CDs and DVDs.

File consists of four commercially produced CDs (some of which appear to be promotional copies, distributed by newspapers such as Ta Nea) and one commercial DVD. The discs’ content mostly relates to the Polytechnic Uprising. One is a CD of music. There is also a chronicle of the military Junta 1965-1974.

Recording of composer Christos Leontis in concert at Titania (Music Hall). Opening remarks by George Papadatos.

Recording of composer Christos Leontis in concert at Titania (Music Hall). Opening remarks by George Papadatos.

Recording of composer Christos Leontis in concert at Titania (Music Hall). Opening remarks by George Papadatos.

Recording of Achilleas Costoulis performing at the Trojan Horse Coffee House.

Recording of Greek Community members (including Dr. Polymenakos, Peter Belegris, Steve Arvanitis, Perecles Econohidis and Paul Iannoy) recorded 15 July 1972 for the CBC show "Identities."

Recording of Greek Community members (including Dr. Polymenakos, Peter Belegris, Steve Arvanitis, Perecles Econohidis and Paul Iannoy) recorded 15 July 1972 for the CBC show "Identities."

Recording of Greek Community members (including Dr. Polymenakos, Peter Belegris, Steve Arvanitis, Perecles Econohidis and Paul Iannoy) recorded 15 July 1972 for the CBC show "Identities."

Recording of George Papadatos and Merjas Papathanasiou talking about modern Greek music at Esperides Coffee House in March 1980.

Recording of George Papadatos and Merjas Papathanasiou talking about modern Greek music at Esperides Coffee House in March 1980.

Recording of George Papadatos and Merjas Papathanasiou talking about modern Greek music at Esperides Coffee House in March 1980.

Composer Marcopoulos speaking in Toronto in 1974.

Recording of the General Gathering at the Greek Community, DTBF from Ebvomada newspaper.