Item GDA27/AV66 - Recordings relating to the 2nd International Conference on 'Greeks in English Speaking Countries', California, USA, 1994

Videotape recordings including:

A visit to the Speros Basil Vryonis Centre for the Study of Hellenism, Sacramento, California, including Centre Director Dr Speros Vryonis talking about the Centre's library and archive collections (duration: 10 mins). In English.

Recording of conference participants visiting the Napa Valley wineries, California and interviews with Professors Antonia Kokoris (California State University, Sacramento) and Effie Gavaki (Concordia University, Montreal), on their life histories and the preservation of the Greek language and identity (duration: 40 mins). In English and Greek.

Footage from the conference's formal dinner, including the keynote address by George Stephanopoulos (born 1961), President Bill Clinton's Senior Advisor on Policy and Strategy, and speeches by Dr Speros Vryonis, Senator Paul Sarbanes, Phil Angelides (31st California State Treasurer) (duration: 1 hour 2 mins). In English.

See also GDA15/3