Symposium: The Great Central Valley: Heartland in Transition California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. October 11, 1986 Organized by Michael Black.   Description Topics and Speakers (pdf) Transcript (not quite complete) - Richard Rodriquez Essay In the Press: Harold Gilliam in This World section San Francisco Examiner/Chronicle Nov. 9, 1986   Video Talks (added as they can be prepared) Author Gerald Haslam's talk during the Arts Panel for the "Great Central Valley: Heartland in Transition" Symposium October 11, 1986 at the California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The symposium was organized by Dr. Michael Black in conjunction with the photographic exhibition "The Great Central Valley Project" by Robert Dawson and Stephen Johnson. The book from the project was published in 1993 by the University of California Press.   Order Autographed copy from Stephen Johnson Photography Great Central Valley Home Page Stephen Johnson Home Page Last updated on March 8, 2017 . Mail comments to:info@sjphoto.com Copyright ©2017, Stephen Johnso. All Rights Reserved. Speakers retain ownership of their own words and images.