Speakers and Events
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Delphian speakers are selected for their subject matter expertise and belong to our local academic communities and universities to enhance lifelong learning.
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Testimonios: Early California through the Eyes of Women, 1815-1848 and "Write Long and Beautiful Letters": The Vallejos' Californio Correspondence, 1846-1888
Rose Marie Beebe is Professor Emerita of Spanish literature and Robert M. Senkewicz is Professor Emeritus of History, both at Santa Clara University. Rose Marie and Bob have collaborated on a number of books on the history of Spanish and Mexican California including, The History of Alta California; Lands of Promise and Despair: Chronicles of Early California, 1535–1846; Testimonios: Early California through the Eyes of Women, 1815–1848; Junípero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary; a complete translation of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo’s Recuerdos; and Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo: Life in Spanish, Mexican, and American California.
Rose Marie and Bob have received numerous teaching and scholarship awards at Santa Clara University. In 2015 they were recognized with the University Award for Sustained Excellence in Scholarship. additionally they have received awards from The Bancroft Library, the Historical Society of Southern California, the California Mission Studies Association, and the California Council for the Promotion of History. Rose Marie received a year-long fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the Vallejo project. In 2019 they were awarded the Oscar Lewis Award for Western History by the Book Club of California for their book Junípero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary.
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April Halberstadt
History of Silicon Valley: An Exploration and Explanation
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Deborah Rosengaus
Americana: The Evolution of Music in America
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Andrew Fraknoi
Exploring the Universe: From Mars to the Stars
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Michael Meyer
Happiness and the Meaning of Life
https://www.scu.edu/cas/philosophy/faculty-and-staff/michael-meyer/
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Susan McGough
The Long Road to Suffrage and Equality
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Bob Senkewicz
From Margins to Mainstream: California in the 20th and 21st Centuries
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Delphian Study Club Calendar of Events 2024-2025
September 20 Introduction
October 4 Santa Clara Valley: Sun, Soil, Wind & Water
October 18 Native Americans:We Walk Among You
November 1 Local Ranchos Build International Trade
November 15 Early California through the Eyes of Women, 1815-1848 part one
December 6 Early California through the Eyes of Women, 1815-1848 part two
December 13 Holiday Party
January 17
February 7 "Write Long and Beautiful Letters": The Vallejos' Californio Correspondence, 1846-1888
February 21 Compassionate California: Agnews and the Osborne Home
March 7 Annexation and the Sewer Plant Fifteen Cities of Santa Clara Valley Develop
March 21 Spring Luncheon
April 4 Factories in the Field: the Bracero Movement
April 18 Growth and Redevelopment
May 2 IBM: You Never Have Enough Storage
May 16 The Death of Downtown
May 30 End of Year Party