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As the archives grew, so did the need to catalogue, digitize, present and preserve these materials, and to help Greek Canadians tell their stories through recorded oral histories and other methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sept. 22, the Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies announced an important $1.4-million gift from the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) that will help York preserve, catalogue, digitize and teach these histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of this new gift, the Greek Canadian History Project will receive a new name; starting Sept. 27, the project will be known as\u00a0<strong>The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Hellenic-Heritage-Foundation-gift-event-photo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Above: From left, Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies Dean JJ McMurtry; Hellenic Heritage Foundation President Tony Lourakis; York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton; and, Acting Vice-President Advancement E. Louise Spencer\" class=\"wp-image-293388\"\/><figcaption>Above: From left, Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies Dean JJ McMurtry; Hellenic Heritage Foundation President Tony Lourakis; York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton; and, Acting Vice-President Advancement E. Louise Spencer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis support from our partners at HHF will allow us to add resources that will expand the archives and increase our capacity to engage with our community\u2019s past and present,\u201d says Gekas. \u201cIn collaboration with the Clara Thomas Archives, York libraries and community partners, our intention is to digitize a lot of the paper material that we already hold and will acquire in the future for preservation and dissemination purposes, primarily in research and teaching. For example, historical material such as photographs and films, but also written records like old newspaper articles, which would otherwise be destroyed without preservation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gift from HHF will help expand the existing physical archive and establish a digital archive to be housed at York University. As well, the funding will provide a framework for the study of Greek diaspora around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFocusing on the experiences of average Greek Canadians has tremendous importance,\u201d says Grafos, who is currently the project\u2019s director. \u201cThat\u2019s because during the early days of the project, almost everyone said that they never saw themselves as important enough to preserve their story in an archive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYork University is profoundly grateful for its longstanding partnership with the Hellenic Heritage Foundation,\u201d said&nbsp;<strong>Rhonda Lenton<\/strong>, president and vice-chancellor. \u201cFor more than two decades, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation has been a generous supporter of the University and the Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies. Today\u2019s landmark $1.4-million contribution will serve to expand the newly renamed Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives, providing indispensable resources for scholars and researchers exploring the immigrant experience in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership between HHF and York University started in 2000, when the Foundation made a landmark contribution to create the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Modern Greek History, an endowed chair position currently held by Prof. Gekas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe establishment of the HHF Chair in Modern Greek History was a visionary act,\u201d says&nbsp;<strong>JJ McMurtry<\/strong>, dean of LA&amp;PS. \u201cUnder Prof. Gekas\u2019 exceptional leadership, the Chair has opened up new lines of inquiry, which have led to important new academic activity focusing both on Modern Greece, and on Greece\u2019s many intersections with modern Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For HHF President Tony Lourakis, the most exciting part of the Foundation\u2019s investment is the long-term and infinite possibilities that will come from expanding the archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInvesting in the HHF Greek Canadian Archives represents the foundation of what we hope to achieve,\u201d says Lourakis. \u201cThe archives will be public and available for people to study. 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