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Cephalonica-Ithaca Association of Toronto fonds
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Business records, receipts, invoices, correspondence, event permits, notes, invitations

File consists of event contracts, event planning notes, and invitations for New Year’s Eve parties hosted by the Cephalonia-Ithaca Association of Toronto. File also contains programs and invitations for events hosted by the House of Kefalos Greek-American Society of Kefalonians & Ithacans in Maryland, including for an event where members of the Cephalonia-Ithaca Association of Toronto were guests for an event regarding the unification of the SevenIslands with Greece.

Cephalonica-Ithaca Association of Toronto fonds

  • F0646
  • Fonds
  • 1977-2009

Fonds consists of records related to the development and activities of the Cephalonia-Ithaca Association of Toronto including correspondence, event planning documents, membership lists, invoices, business records, meeting minutes, newsletters, advertisements and related ephemera.

Cephalonica-Ithaca Association of Toronto general files

File consists of incoming correspondence from St. Irene Christovalantou Greek Orthodox Church and the Olympic Flame Soccer Club, meeting notes from the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto Association Committee (dated 1987), event programs and invitations for events hosted by the Cephalonica-Ithaca Association as well as associated event planning notes and ephemera, including accounting statements and contracts with external vendors. File further consists of outgoing correspondence to Cephalonica-Ithaca Association members, including correspondence that was returned to sender, a copy of the Association’s constitution with annotations, as well as membership lists and contact information. File also contains a pamphlet from the village of Arginia in Kefalonia on the phenomenon of snakes visiting the village’s church annually in the month of August leading up to the Dormition of the Mother of God. File also contains drafts of plaques that were presented to students honouring their scholastic achievements likely presented at events hosted by the Association. File also contains two thank-you cards to the Association thanking them for gifts.

Choir and mandolin orchestra of Athens : promotional material and photograph

File consists of promotional materials related to the Choir and Mandolin Orchestra of Athens, including critic reviews from Greek newspapers, a description of the orchestra and its conductor Mr. Photis Aleporos, as well as a group photograph of the orchestra. File also contains a guide to their world tour that took place in 1990 (ΠΕΡΙΟΔΙΚΟ Ο ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΟΣ ΤΗΛΕΒΟΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΕΦΑΛΟΝΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΧΟΡΩΔΙΑΣ)

Contact lists

File consists of handwrittenlists of contact information for orchestras and event venues, as well as association members. File also includes a copy of text on Saint Gerasimus of Kefalonia as well as a handwrittenreflection.

Correspondence

File consists of correspondence to and from the the Cephalonica-Ithaca Association and other regional associations, the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, the Hellenic-Canadian Federation of Ontario, and others.

Correspondence

File consists of incoming correspondence from the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, the Hellenic Canadian Congress, and other regional assosications (including the Zakynthion Association “Dionysios Solomos”, and the Pan-Macedonian Association of USA and Canada). File further consists of correspondence with Greek political figures, including Panagis Benetatos (Member of Parliament for Kefalonias-Ithakis) , Nikolaos Kon. Frantzis, President of the community of Metaxata, and Marianna Vallianou, President of the Cultural Commitee of the community of Metaxata. File also includes copies of outgoing correspondence from the Cephalonia-Ithaca Association of Toronto to Association members, as well as an invitation to a member that was returned to sender.

Correspondence, certificates to association members from local Member of Parliament

File consists of certificates of recognition to various members of the Cephalonia-Ithaca Association of Toronto from former MP John Cannis, as well as incoming correspondence regarding earthquake relief efforts for the Cephalonia earthquake. There is also correspondence from the Hellenic Home for the Aged asking for donations to the nursing home. There is also a copy of a text on the different municipalities on the island of Cephalonia.

Greek Community of Toronto Women’s Auxiliary: report and event program

File consists of a bound report, “Report on the Hellenic Women’s Issues and Concerns Survey, 1995” prepared by the Department of Women’s Issues, Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto Inc., and a copy of an event program for an event titled “Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling/ Τ’Αδυνατα Δυνατα” that took place on June 18, 2006.

Incoming correspondence

File consists of correspondence sent to the Cephalonica-Ithaca Association. Includes letters from the Greek-Canadian Cultural Association, The Consulate-General of Greece, the Hellenic Canadian Professionals and Businessmen’s Association, the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, and other regional associations and societies. Also includes correspondence from the Toronto and District Liberal Association, the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and from political campaigns for Greek-Canadian candidates. There is also correspondence from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Toronto.

Newsclippings and photograph

File consists of a photograph of Cephalonica-Ithaca Association Members marching in the OXI Day Parade on the Danforth in 1978. File also contains a variety of newspaper clippings, including a brief article in the Toronto Star issued October 18 1982 on the (then) Greek President Constantine Karamanlis’ visit to Toronto. The rest of the newspaper clippings are from Greek-language community newspapers documenting activities of the Association. These newspapers include: Ελληνοκαναδικο ΒΗΜΑ/Ellinokanadiko Vyma (dated 17 November 1994); XRONIKA/ Chronika (dated 2 February 1994 and January 10 1996), and Εβδομαδα/Evdomada (dated 23 March 2001).

Newspapers

File consists of Greek-language newspapers, including the March 31 1992 issue of the Palamos Kefalonias-Ithacas (Παλαμος Κεφαλονιας-Ιθακης) , the June 10 1992 issue of the Hellenic-Canadian Chronicals (ΕΛΛΗΝΟΚΑΝΑΔΙΚΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΚΑ), and the October 31 1991 issue of the Nea Kefalonika (ΝΕΑ ΚΕΦΑΛΟΝΙΑ).

Timeline: Greek Community of Toronto 1909-2009 Women's Issues 1994-2009

File consists of a bound volume titled Timeline: Greek Community of Toronto 1909-2009 Women's Issues 1994-2009”, commemorating 15 years of the Greek Community of Toronto’s Women’s Issues Department. File also includes letters from political leaders including John Tory (thenleader of the PC Party of Ontario), and former Prime Minister StephenHarper, as well as an event program for an event on “Women’s Issues” held on March 8 2009.

Timeline: Greek Community of Toronto 1909-2009 Women's Issues 1994-2009 : dedication page

Item consists of scanned page from the publication "Timeline" acknowledging the one hundred womenof Hellenic descent who supported the publication of the book, and in particular, the Hon. Eleni Bakopanos, Mary Palantzas, HelenSkretas, Georgina Tamtakaridis and Konstantina Chantzis. Features photograph from 1959 of Olga Marinis receiving her ESL certificate.