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Adolpho and Egeria Minuti papers
Alberto Cupelli papers
Alessandro Sisca papers
Alfredo Segre papers
Collection consists of personal correspondence with family members and friends, diaries, travel notes, photographs, professional correspondence with publishers and editors, manuscripts and typescripts of Alfredo Segre's (1908-1960) writings, including articles, poems, short stories, book reviews, and translations.
Amabile Peguri Santacaterina papers
Papers consist of Amabile and Vincenzo Santacaterina's correspondence, including that of Amabile with Ferdinando Offeli; Vincenzo's notes about a trip to South America in 1965; photographs; clippings; "Il calicanto non cresce a Chicago" (1990), Amabile's autobiography; "Chiuppano nel Mondo" (n.d.), by Ferdinando Pffeli; and "Decenale di Vincenza All'Estero, 1953-1962."
Americo Susi papers
Papers (1923-1935) of Americo Susi, an Italian-American laborer from Introdacqua, A'quila, Italy, consist of his membership booklets for "Club Introdacquese" (Youngstown, Ohio) and "Societa Italiana di M.S. Generale Gustave Fara" (Sharpsville, Pennsylvania).
Andrew Canepa papers
Two printed pieces of sheet music (with lyrics): "Inno dei fascisti" and "In Aeroplano"
Angela Bambace papers
Papers (ca. 1930-1976) of Angela Bambace (1898-1975) include correspondence; speeches; newspaper clippings; photographs; and publications. Bambace was a labor organizer and vice-president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Carmelo Zito papers
Miscellaneous letters regarding the newspaper "Corriere del Popolo" and Italian American labor activity. Included are four photocopied letters from Egidio Clemente to Luigi Antonini (1958-1962).
Circolo Culturale Italiano di Baltimora (Baltimore, Maryland) records
The Circolo Culturale Italiano di Baltimora was founded in 1955 by Dr. Raffaele Canevaro, Helen F. Knipp, and Dr. Regina Soria for those interested in Italian culture. Records (ca. 1940-1970) contain correspondence; financial records; membership lists; flyers; and announcements. Also included are newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to the Italian-American Committee of the National War Fund.
Club Politico Independente (Rockford, Illinois) records
16-page manuscript document containing the constitution and by-laws of the Italian American Club Politico Independente established in Rockford, Illinois, in 1932.
Eduardo Migliaccio papers
Papers (1909-1958) of Italian American character actor Eduardo Migliaccio "Farfariello" (1880-1946) consist of photographs, playbills, correspondence, manuscript and published sheet music, and scrapbooks of memorabilia. Photographs from the collection have been digitized and are available in the U Media Archive digital repository, please see a link in the "Digital material" section below.
Egidio Clemente papers
Papers (1925-1970) of Clemente Egidio (b. 1899), an Italian American editor and journalist, relate mostly to publication of the labor magazine La Parola del Popolo, the organ of the Italian Socialist Federation, of which he was editor and publisher. Included is correspondence with prominent Italians and Italian Americans relating to the Socialist movement in the United States and Italy, the Vietnam war, and other topics.
Foti Family papers
Papers of the Foti family consist mainly of photocopied letters written by Luigi Foti from Messina, Italy to his son Salvatore Foti in Brooklyn, New York. Included is an extensive personal account of the December 1908 earthquake in Messina.
Francesco Pitea papers
Papers (1910-1965) of Francesco Pitea consist of manuscripts and typescripts of his poetry. Pitea worked in Paterson, New Jersey, textile mills. Much of his poetry takes the form of political satire, and was published in La Scopa and other anti-fascist publications. Also photocopied manuscripts and photos along with a biographical sketch written by Pitea's son, Joseph.
Frank J. Montemuro, Jr. papers
George Lancelot Quilici papers
George Pozzetta papers
Gino Mariani papers
Correspondence, photos, diplomas/certificates, memorabilia, chiefly from and about poet Nino Caradonna. Also includes some print material.
Giovanni M. Di Silvestro papers
Giuseppe Ferri papers
Records of Italian American organizations in Wallingford, Connecticut. Included are ledgers, constitutions and by-laws, and anniversary booklets.
Gregorio Morabito papers
International Ladies Garment Workers' Union, Local 48, Italian Cloak, Suit and Skirt Makers' Union records
Records (1920-1965) of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Local 48, Italian Cloak, Suit and Skirt Makers' Union (New York) consist of minutes of the Executive Board.
Italian American Ephemera collection
Collection includes sheet music entitled "Valorosi Emigranti," along with postcards; frontispieces from La Morte di Francisco Ferrer; a calling card of Anthony Caminetti, Commissioner General of Immigration; and Italian Canadian centennial decals.
Italian Book Company (New York) records
Papers (1911-1930) of the Italian Book Company, New York consist of office records; coorespondence with other publishers; affidavits concerning litigation; and sheet music and lyrics collected and/or published by the company.
Italian Foresters of America, Lodge Savoia No. 28 (Silverton, Colorado) records
Photocopied officers' roll books and list of standing committees, constitution, and by-laws.
Italians in Chicago Oral History Project records
The Italians in Chicago collection consists of 113 transcripts and 7 video tape cassettes of oral histories of Chicago area Italian Americans. The video tapes include an interview with Egidio Clemente and scenes from a Melrose Park Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Feast, ca. 1920s.
Italy. Office of the Commissioner of Emigration (Commissariato Generale dell' Emigrazione) records
Records of the office pertain to emigration and immigration legislation (Italian and foreign), office activities, office personnel, and field offices in border towns and port cities. Inventory available (in Italian only). Negatives held by Centro Studi Emigrazione, Rome. Originals in Archivio Storico Diplomatico, Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Roma, Italia.
Iwan Padiak papers
Certificates, clippings.