Domenico Saudino papers

Papers (1927-1961) of Domenico Saudino consist of publications, books, essays, and newspaper articles, many of them in manuscript form. Also included are a diary of a trip to Europe (1957-1957), a typescript of a work on American fascism, and miscellany.

The earliest materials in the collection date from the thirties. There are three manuscripts which can be assigned to this period: first, an untitled work on various features of the Fascist system in Italy (folders 2-4); second, studies of Mussolini's career and writings (folder 5); and third, a work entitled "Fascismo e Massoneria" (folder 6). Parts of these works were incorporated into Saudino's book, Sotto il Segno del Littorio: La Genesi del Fascismo. However, they appear to be separate pieces which may have been published elsewhere.

The collection contains a large number of newspaper clippings of Saudino's writings, most of which were published in La Parola del Popolo of Chicago and Il Corriere del Popolo of San Francisco during the years 1940 to 1952. The bulk of these clippings deal with war-related developments (folders 8-12).

Most of the manuscripts writen after 1950 were published in La Parola del Popolo. These include typescripts of the "Civil Calendars" compiled by Saudino for the years 1954 and 1955. These calendars commemorate and describe important events in the history of the socialist movement and in the history of man's quest for scientific enlightenment and intellectual "emancipation." Hundreds of handwritten notes for this project are found in folder 17-20.

One of Saudino's "specialities" was anti-clerical and anti-religious propaganda. There is an assortment of writings on these themes, most of which focus on historical issues rather than current questions (folder 18-20).

The lengthy diary of Saudno's trip to Europe in 1956 and 1957 is found in folders 21-22.

The final categroy of materials requires a brief explanation. Saudino had planned to publish a second volume of his 1933 work on Fascism to deal with the activities of Fascist groups in the United States. This volume was to be compiled from articles written by Saudino for Il Nuovo Mondo in the early thirties. However, owing to limitations of space in the original volume, or perhaps to some other reason, the project never reached fruititon at that time and remained dormant until the later fifties. Chapters from his long delayed book were eventually published in two special issues of La Parola, Vol. 9 (Dec. 1958 - Jan. 1959)and Vol. 11 (Feb. - March, 1961), section 2. A nearly complete typescript of this work on American Fascism is contained in folder 24. Found with this manuscript were a large number of newspaper clippings from the early thierties, perhaps used in the preparation of the manuscript (folder 27-28).

The Saudino Papers were deposited in the Immigrant Archives by Mr. Egidio Clemente, editos of La parola del Popolo of Chicago in June of 1967.

Biographical Referenecs:

Domenico Saudino, "I miei Genitori," La Parola del Popolo 10 (Oct. - Nov., 1960), pp. 18-21

"E Morto Domenico Saudino," ibid, 14 (Oct. - Nov., 1964), p.1.