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Letter to George Papadatos from Hellenic Student Association of U.W.O.

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.

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.

Official Opening Mariposa Folk Festival (For Broadcast)

Radio station recording of the opening ceremonies of the Mariposa Folk Festival, August 17, 1961, featuring an introduction by Orillia's mayor and performances on bagpipes. (ASCA00089)

Recording of final concert performance of 1961 festival by The Travellers, including the songs "This Land", "Black Flies", Jacques Labreque's "The Road to Ol' Grandmere", two unknown Spanish songs, and unknown song in English, "Old Swansea Town Once More", "The Squid-Jiggin' Ground", "The Frozen Logger", "Zemerl?" (an Israeli harvest song), "Sita Ram?", the Puerto Rican song "Que Bonita Bandera", a medley of South African folk songs and closing the concert (and the 1961 festival) with "The Quilting Bee". There are occassional pauses in the recording and several songs are cut-off or faded out prematurely. (ASCA00090)

Recording of an unknown duo or trio of male and female singers [Mary Jane and Winston Young? Finvola Redden?] singing Irish folk songs at the 1961 Mariposa Festival, including "Eggs and Marrow Bones | There Was An Old Woman In Our Town", Go From My Window", "Whiskey In The Jar", "Liverpool Gals". (ASCA00091)

Recording of a bluegrass group (The York County Boys?) performing several songs at the 1961 Mariposa Folk Festival. (ASCA00091)

Recording of a square dance (held Friday August 18, 1961?) with a caller. (ASCA00091)

Recording of a performance by a male singer (Omar Blondahl?), including "Lots Of Fish In Bonavist' Harbour" an unknown ballad and "Cod Liver Oil". (ASCA00091)

Recording of a performance by a female performing a Mexican song in Spanish at the 1961 Folk Music Festival. May be Bonny Dobson, Sylvia Tyson or Mary Jane Young. (ASCA00091)

Recording by male and female duo (Mary Jane and Winston Young?) on banjo performing the Australian folk song ""On The Road. (ASCA00091)

Recording of a female singer performing "Jam on Gerry's Rock". May be Bonnie Dobson, Finvola Redden, Mary Jane Young or Sylvia Tyson. (ASCA00091)

Recording of a female singer performing "The Blues Jumped The Rabbit". May be Bonnie Dobson, Finvola Redden, Mary Jane Young or Sylvia Tyson. (ASCA00091)

[0616] Dini Petty Show

Consists of Canada Day Special episode featuring previously aired clips of Dini Petty Show episodes taped around Canada. Includes clips from episodes filmed in Halifax, Montreal, Edmonton, Regina, Banff, Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver. Includes guests Earle McRae (founding director of Elvis Sighting Society), Vancouver real estate agent Andrea Eng, architect Jin Cheng, alderwoman Garole Taylor re. Asian immigration and housing in Vancouver; clips from "The Heart of Quebec" interview with children's film producer Roch Demers, entertainer and writer Pauline Julien, cartoonist Terry Mosher on francophone culture; unemployed fish plant worker Pat Ferguson, United Mine Workers rep Joe Burke and Al McDonald of CFB Summerside on economic depression in the Maritimes; financial advisor Brian Costello on recession issues in London, Ontario; retail analyst John Winter on cross-border shopping; Debbie Reynolds of the Elizabeth Fry Society and Lynn Karpetz (daughter was a murdered prostitute) on street kids; Theresa Stephenson on 'Chili for Children' program in Winnipeg; Fred Caswell (heart recipient), Heather Fisher (liver recipient) and Sally Galsworthy (donated daughters organs) on transplants; Andrew Morton ("Diana: Her True Story") on Princess Diana; Toronto police horse 'King', George Smith an Alzheimer's patient; John C. Charyk, Lorna Jarvis and Eugene Kush (town fool) of Hanna, Alberta; three unidentified female impersonators; "Mr. Tomorrow" futurist Frank Ogden; transsexual activist Angela Wensley; National Ballet School performers, music performers Luba, Jim Corcoran, Jean Marc [of band La Bas?], Daniel Lavoie, Colin James, Rita McNeil, The Rankin Family, Michelle Wright, George Fox, impersonator Andre Phillipe Gagnon, Celine Dion and local activists Jim Taylor ("Save Canada" billboards) and Agnes Potts and Connie Micallef ("Canadian First" t-shirts) .

[0611] Dini Petty Show : Kids Kidnapped by Cult/Weight Watchers

Consists of an episode featuring interviews with mother Judith Seymour and Montreal-based Info-Cult spokesperson Mike Kropveld re. religious cult the Northeast Kingdom Church, based in Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia and Seymour's efforts to regain custody of her son being kept there by her former common law husband. Also includes interview with founder of Weight Watchers, Jean Nidetch, including a testimony from audience member Jeff Gray.

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