Ioannis Vlassopoulos (Kioukiouris)is the soldier in the photograph. He was born in Ithaca in1889 and arrived in Australia in 1908. He returned to Greece in 1912 to fight in the Balkan Wars. Ioannis was one of the founding members of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society. He died in Melbourne in 1979, aged 90. UnknownBlack and white photograph in post card format of a Greek soldier. Aghia Paraskevi, Thessaloniki, 14/4/1913.

The minute book was compiled by committee members of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society and is a record of the club's activities from its inception in October 1916 to January 1927. The entries are written in the Greek language as most of the members of then committee during the club's early were more fluent in Greek than English.The first minute book has a record of the inaugural meeting of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society in October 1916 and subsequent meetings until January 1927. Through these records it is possible to gain information about the club's philanthropic objectives, its members and activities during those early decades of the twentieth century. The records also provide an insight into the settlement in Melbourne of Ithacan Greek community and the settlers' determination to succeed in their adopted country while retaining the ties with their homeland. A foolscap size bound book with a tan leather binding and green marbled cloth on the front and back covers. The four corners have been finished in tan leather. There is a white label with blue borders stuck on the top of the fron cover. The inside front and back covers have been finished with mauve, blue and white marbled paper. White cotton cloth tape is along the inner side of the back and front binding. there are 472 pages in the book.On the spine in gold on a red background: MINUTE/BOOK

The minute book is a record of the meetings of a sub-committee set up by the Ithacan Philanthropic Society during World War 2 to raise funds to help war victims in Greece. It includes a list of donors most of whom would have been members of the society at the time. The sub-committee met at members' homes.The book is important evidence of the range of philanthropic activities of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society and the support they have provided for their compatriots in Ithaca.A bound exercise book with a black cover with details of meetings and donations raised during for relief during World War 2 from 1943 to 1947. The information throughout the book is written in Greek donations, fund raising

The minute book is a record of the decisions of the Executive Committee and activities of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society from September 1955 to September 1968. The entries are written in Greek from December 1955 to October 1959. The remaining entries are written in English. It also treasurers' reports detailing the club's finances from its establishment in 1916 to 1923.This minute book is an important record of the decisions of the Executive Committee and club's activities for more than a decade from the middle of the 1950s to the end of the 1960s. It was a period of a second wave of Ithacans migrating to Melbourne following WWII and the 1953 earthquakes on Ithaca. It is also the period during which Ithaca House, the society's clubrooms, was constructed. A foolscap size bound ledger with tan suede binding on the spine and corners with a dark green cover. Dark pink and grey marbled patterned paper is on the inside front and back covers. Four white labels have been stuck onto the front cover, two along the side and two on the cover. a red label with 'Minute Book' printed in gold is on the spine.

The minute book is a record of the activities of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society from 3 December 2007 to May 2009. The entries end on the 7 May 2009 as after that date, the minutes were entered on the computer. All entries in the book have been written or typed in English. The typed pages have been pasted into the book.The fact that the minutes have been written in English reflects the club's membership which is now predominantly made up of Australian born members of Ithacan background.` A foolscap sized bound ledger with tan suede binding on the spine and corners with a grey lotus border along the edges. The cover is red with a feint tan marbled pattern. A blue stippled pattern is around the pages on 3 sides. The red label on the spine has the words ' Collins Minute 4394' printed in gold . Black srtripes are across the spine. A white label has been stuck on the top LH corner of trhe cover. Written on the label: IPS MINUTE BOOK/ FROM/ 3 DECMBER 2007/AND UP TO AND INCLUDING/ 7 MAY 2009