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Italian Americans -- Personal narratives.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Anna and David Yona papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IHRC2874
Abstract

Papers (ca. 1971) of Jewish-Italians David Yona (1901-1975), a civil engineer and writer, and his wife Anna (Foa) Yona, consist of two typed manuscripts of memoirs. David's memoirs cover his childhood through 1932; Anna's cover the years 1932-1945. Also included is a list of David Yona's articles which appeared in "La Controcurrente."

Dates: 1971

Giuseppe Camilletti papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IHRC401
Abstract

Papers (1982) of Giuseppe Camilletti consist of a translation by Robert Scott of Camilletti's autobiography, published in 1982 by the Italian Study Group of Troy, Mich.

Dates: 1982

Grace Darin papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IHRC508
Abstract

Papers (1981-1984) of Grace Darin, a journalist and author, consist of family histories, including "The Darin Family: A Century Chronicle"; "The Darin Family: A Supplement"; "The Rileys of Iron Belt: A Family Memoir"; and "The Darin Family: Looking Toward the Future - A New Generation".

Dates: 1981-1984

Italians in Dobbs Ferry, New York Oral History collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: IHRC1106
Abstract

Collection consists of 39 interviews conducted by Helen Barolini of Italians in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Narrators discuss primarily their lives in the Dobbs Ferry Italian American community, with emphasis on work, family, cultural traditions, and perceptions of ethnic identity. Included are cassette recordings and handwritten indexes (and some supplemental materials) to the interviews.

Dates: 1977-1979

Marie Hall Ets papers

 Collection — Box Oversize 1
Identifier: IHRC633
Abstract

Papers (1930s-1960s) of author-illustrator Marie Hall Ets (b. 1895) consist of stories told to Mrs. Ets by Rosa Cassettari, as well as research notes and manuscript drafts forming the basis of Mrs. Ets' book, Rosa, The Life of an Italian Immigrant (Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1970).

Dates: 1930-1969

Michael Lamont papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IHRC1326
Abstract

Papers of Michael Lamont (Michaelangelo Lomanto) consist of an autobiography dealing with his childhood in the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Ohio as well as life in Cleveland's Little Italy.

Dates: 1904-1976