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International Greek magazines

File consists of individual issues of Κrikos Greek Review: Australia and New Zealand Tribute, σζοχοι (newsletter of the Hellenic Culture Centre, New York, USA) and Εηικαιρα (weekly magazine of Greek and international news, Thessaloniki, Greece)

Periodicals

Series consists of Greek language newspapers, magazines and journals accumulated by George Papadatos primarily during his time in Canada and relating to his work as a journalist and editor as well as to his interest in politics and his position as an active member of the Greek Canadian community cultural and political scene. The majority of the newspapers in the series were produced by and for the Greek Canadian community in Toronto and include a number of political and satirical publications as well as ones providing local news. Series includes issues of the newspaper Metanastis (The Immigrant), owned and produced by Papadatos, as well as Ta Nea, to which he contributed articles and served as editor for a time. A number of the newspapers in the collection were published by Deca printing house (owned by Dimitrius Aivalis) who played an important role in the Toronto Greek Canadian community as printer of many publications and ephemera relating to cultural and political, anti-dictatorship, events. Series also includes a variety of publications relating to the Greek diaspora across Canada and globally, including a few English-language publications that contain articles relating to Greek politics and culture, particularly items relating to the Trojan Horse coffee house. 

Audiovisual recordings

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.

George Papadatos fonds

  • F0661
  • Fonds
  • 1957-2015, predominant 1967-1983

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.

Papadatos, Giorgos

Gathering in support of Cyprus

A panel of three speakers on stage with a banner on the background that reads “Long live the National Independence and the Territorial Integrity of Cyprus”. Συγκέντρωση για την υποστήριξη της Κύπρου. Στην σκηνή πάνελ τριών ομιλητών με φόντο πανό που αναγράφει "Ζήτω η Εθνική Ανεξαρτησία και η Εδαφική Ακεραιότητα της Κύπρου".

Political pamphlets and newsletters

File consists of pamphlets and newsletters produced by various political and cultural organizations, mostly within Canada, including the KKE (Communist Party of Greece), the Greek Democratic Association, Concordia University Greek Students Association, the Greek Cultural Association (Chicago), including a booklet of a speech by George Papadopoulos. File includes a satirical newsletter, το λάχανο/η λαχαγιs

Professional and personal records

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).  

Newsclippings. Music and politics

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.

NEOI KAPOI = New Times (Toronto)

File consists of issues of Neoi Kapoi. See also the publishing group’s subsequent newspaper ΝΕΟΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΣ = New World, one of the first weekly anti-dictatorship newspapers published in Toronto – 2014-044/015(06)

Photostatic reproductions related to Greek anti-dictatorship movement

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.

Canadian federal and provincial government reports on multiculturalism and immigration

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

Mikis Theodorakis sheet music

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.

Der Spiegel

File consists of two copies of Der Spiegel with cover story entitled Griechenland: Anatomie einer Diktatur (September 30, 1968)

Promotional materials and ephemera

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).

Collected ephemera – cultural and political events

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.

Greek anti-dictatorship movement and Greek-Canadian democratic organizations. Ephemera and other records.

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”.

Greek Canadian community associations – Toronto event programmes

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.

Arrival of Andreas Papandreou

Arrival of Andreas Papandreou in Toronto. Leaving the airport. Followers gathered on the left and right of the road where the cars of the entourage are passing through, holding posters. One poster reads "Welcome Andreas". Άφιξη του Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου στο Τορόντο. Φεύγοντας από το αεροδρόμιο. Οπαδοί του συγκεντρωμένοι στα αριστερά και δεξιά του δρόμου από όπου περνούν τα αυτοκίνητα της συνοδείας, κρατούν πανό με συνθήματα, ένα εκ των οποίων αναγράφει "Καλώς Ήρθες Ανδρέα".

Reception for Andreas Papandreou

Gathering at a stadium for the speech of Andreas Papandreou. Audience seated around and below the podium on which a poster reads "Long Live PAK" in Greek. A banner at the gallery reads "Free Greek Workers". Σύναξη σε στάδιο για την ομηλία του Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου. Θεατές καθισμένοι γύρω και κάτω από την εξέδρα στην οποία αναγράφεται "Ζήτω το Π.Α.Κ.". Ένα πανό στον εξώστη γράφει "Ελευθερώστε τους Έλληνες Εργάτες".

Greek newspapers – U.S.

File consists of 1 issue of ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ = The National Herald: Greek-American Daily and Sunday Newspaper (New York) and 1 issue of The Greek Star: The Voice of Chicago’s Hellenic Community

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