Events › Delphian Study Club Lecture Series: Santa Clara Valley - Exploration & Explanation

A lecture series presented by the Delphian Study Club - providing the opportunity for lifelong learning and friendship via lectures and events. The current series is on the topic of the History and Culture of Silicon Valley with various guest lecturers.

Our January 17th topic is - a screening of  the documentary "The Valley That Was" with Guest Presenter Steve Longstreth (Writer, Editor, Director, & Producer)

Steve Longstreth has a BA in Mathematics from Antioch College and an MA in Communications/Film from Stanford University. Following graduate school, he formed a film production company in Palo Alto. For almost four decades, working with two partners, Steve Longstreth produced, directed, wrote, and edited a wide variety of documentary, educational and informational films. 

The Valley That Was is a co-production between his company, Variation Films, and KTEH, the PBS affiliate in San Jose when the film was made in 1977. The film presents a 30-minute history of agriculture in Santa Clara Valley through the recollections of people who had worked in orchards, canneries, and wineries in the early part of the 20th century.

Other upcoming topics in this series:

• Feb 7th - Bob Senkiewicz and Rose Marie Beebe Write Long and Beautiful Letters: The Vallejos' Californio Correspondence, 1846-1888

• February 21, 2025 - Combating the Sixth Mass Extinction - Making it Personal - Guest Lecturer Rod Diridon

• March 7, 2025 - Education in the Valley - Schools and Colleges - with Guest Lecturer April Halberstadt

• April 4, 2025 - Native Land and Labor: Appropriation and Resistance during the Mexican and Early American Era with Guest Lecturer Loretta Fowler

• April 18, 2025 - The Road to Tribal Sovereignty: United States Policy, 1934 to the Present, and the Native Cultural Resurgence Movement in California - with Guest Lecturer Loretta Fowler

• May 2, 2025 - The World Wide Web Comes to America Via Silicon Valley - with Guest Lecturer Bebo White

• May 16, 2025 - Analysis, Insights and Trends of the 2024 Election - with Guest Lecturer Larry Gerston

Guests are always welcome and encouraged.

Free. No registration required.

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