Italians in Chicago Project Records

Dates: 1979-1981
Size: 4 linear feet in 8 boxes
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Collection Number: spe.itac
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Donated by the project director in 1981.
Conditions Governing Access: Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use: University of Illinois allows photocopies to be made of this collection with the condition that each copy is stamped on the front with our "For Research Purposes Only" stamp. If a researcher wants to reproduce, in any way, any of this material in a publication or for a presentation etc. they must contact the Richard J. Daley Library's Special Collection Department at the University of Illinois in writing.
Preferred Citation: When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Italians in Chicago Project Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library
Finding Aid Author: Original author unknown. Processed 1981. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ, 2021.

Abstract

Oral history transcripts from interviews with Italian Americans in Chicago; the project was based at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Biographical/Historical

The Italians in Chicago Project was a two-year, multi-faceted program undertaken by the Department of History at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle. The National Endowment for the Humanities provided the funding, for the purpose of documenting the Italian American experience in Chicago. The project included oral history interviews, a symposia series and an exhibition at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center.

Scope and Contents

For the oral history component of the project, 114 Italian Americans of various generations were interviewed. These taped interviews were then transcribed and assembled into booklets. This collection is comprised of copies of these transcripts.

Arrangement

Each transcript is bound separately. The interviews are identified by the subject's name, neighborhood and alpha/numeric code. The transcripts have been arranged alphabetically. Only a few are missing numbers 8, 10, 22, 67 and 70.

Twelve photographs are also included. These are copy prints of images presumably held at the University of Illinois at Chicago (see Related Material note below) and used in an exhibit at the Cultural Center co-sponsored by CPL in 1981. These photos were added to the collection in 2018.

Subjects

  • Italian Americans — Illinois — Chicago
  • Italians — Illinois — Chicago — History
  • Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) — Social conditions — 20th century

Related Material

Other repositories for these transcripts are the Chicago Historical Society, the Italian Cultural Center and the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota. The archival collection, which resulted from this project (photos, documents and artifacts), is housed in the Manuscript Department at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Library.

Collection Inventory

Box 1 Folder 1 Accettura, Nick; Franklin Park, ACC-13 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 2 Amella, Joseph; Bridgeport, AME-71 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 3 Argenzio, Mary; Grand Avenue, ARG-89 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 4 Arrow, Rita; Near West Side, ARR-45 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 5 Augustine, Rosalie; Melrose Park, AUG-101 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 6 Augustine, Sister Mary; 24th & Oakley, AUG-108 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 7 Avignone, Mario; Roseland, AVI-7 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 8 Bacci, Gloria Anna; West Side, BAC-72 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 9 Baio, Sam; Bridgeport, BAI-81 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 10 Baldacci, Eddie; 24th & Oakley, BAL-73 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 11 Baldi, Mary; Highwood, BAL-102 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 12 Bertacchi, Aldo; LaGrange, BER-51 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 13 Bertucci, Frank H.; Bridgeport, BER-38 1979-1981
Box 1 Folder 14 Bonevolonta, Mildred; Melrose Park, BON-93 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 1 Bruno, Mario (2 vols.); Chicago Heights, BRU-39 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 2 Cali, Vito P.; Near North Side, CAL-58 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 3 Carsello, Jean; Grand Avenue, CAR-35 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 4 Casario, Tony; Highwood, CAS-95 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 5 Cassai, Judith; Highwood, CAS-109 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 6 Cassano, Anthony; Burnside, CAS-43 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 7 Catrabone, Frank N.; Grand/Western, CAT-18 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 8 Cesario, Joseph; Melrose Park, CES-19 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 9 Chidichimo, Agnes; Bridgeport, CHI-64 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 10 Clementi, Rose; Chinatown, CLE-47 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 11 Colella, Leonard; West Side, COL-l12 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 12 Corradetti, Frank; Chicago Heights, COR-65 1979-1981
Box 2 Folder 13 Cosentino, Salvatore; Near West Side, COS-2 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 1 DalCason, Nina; Roseland, DAL-16 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 2 Dalle Molle, Ernesto; Roseland, DAL-61 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 3 D'Angelo, Rose (Rosa); Near West Side, DAN-6 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 4 DeFacci, Robert; Roseland, DEF-40 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 5 DeFalco, Terese; Near West Side, DEF-60 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 6 DeFiglio, Jennie; Near West Side, DEF-17 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 7 DeLiberto, Frank; California/Polk, DEL-55 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 8 DeMarco, Antoinette; Roseland, DEM-36 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 9 DeStefano, Marco; Grand Avenue, DES-107 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 10 DiBenedetto, Anna; Belmont/Cragin, DIB-111 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 11 DiCicco, Anthony; Belmont/Cragin, DIC-105 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 12 DiMucci, Dominick; Grand Avenue, DIM-11 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 13 Dina, Umberto; Near West Side, DIN-12 1979-1981
Box 3 Folder 14 Domke, Rena; Near North Side, DOM-87 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 1 Domm, Carmen; Highwood, DOM-97 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 2 Esposito, Louis; Near West Side, ESP-48 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 3 Fantozzi, Alfred; 24th & Oakley, FAN-74 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 4 Faustini, Antonio; Austin, FAU-27 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 5 Fiori, Charles Jr.; Highwood, FIO-l04 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 6 Fumarolo, Donald; Near West Side, FUM-69 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 7 Gentile, Joe; 24th & Oakley, GEN-77 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 8 Giannetti, Theresa; Chicago Heights, GIA-54 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 9 Giuliano, Leonard; Grand Avenue, GIU-31 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 10 Giuseffi, James; Near West Side, GIU-28 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 11 Giustino, Victor; Grand Avenue, GIU-24 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 12 Greco, Dante A.; Highland Park, GRE-66 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 13 Interlandi, Marietta; River Grove/ Near North, INT-15 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 14 Kowalski, Olivia; Chicago Heights, KOW-32 1979-1981
Box 4 Folder 15 Lagatluta, Sarah; Near North Side, LAG-14 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 1 Lazzaretti, Valentino; South Lawndale, LAZ-5 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 2 Leonardi, Emilio; Near West Side, LEO-25 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 3 Leone, Alphonse C.; Chicago Heights, LEO-34 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 4 Licata, Grace; West Side, LIC-23 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 5 LoGiudice, Joseph (2 vols.); Near North Side, LOG-94 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 6 Mancini, Domenico; Belmont/Cragin, MAN-110 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 7 Manella, Mary; Bridgeport, MAN-50 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 8 Mariani, Frank; West Side, Mar-20 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 9 Marro, Nicholas; Melrose Park, MAR-114 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 10 Marsik, Adelia; West Side, Mar-52 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 11 Martorano, Joachim; Near North Side, Mar-90 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 12 Mazzei, Philomena (2 vols.); West Side, MAZ-1 1979-1981
Box 5 Folder 13 Mirabella, Rosemund; 24th & Oakley, MIR-68 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 1 Morandine, Rena; Roseland, MOR-96 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 2 Moreschi, Americo; Near West Side, MOR-3 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 3 Mugnaini, Umberta; Chicago-Pulaski, MUG-4 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 4 Muzzacavallo, Constance and Bruno; Roseland, MUZ-99 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 5 Muzzarelli, Joe; Highwood, MUZ-59 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 6 Neri, James; Belmont/Cragin, NER-106 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 7 Occhipinti, Salvatore; Near North Side, OCC-49 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 8 Ori, Sam; Highwood, ORI-56 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 9 Pandolfi, Dominic; Chicago Heights, PAN-29 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 10 Pane, Angelo; Near North Side, PAN-98 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 11 Panico, Louis; Near West Side, PAN-42 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 12 Parise, Florence; Roseland, PAR-83 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 13 Passarella, Daniel; Melrose Park, PAS-103 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 14 Patti, Angelo; Grand Avenue, PAT-92 1979-1981
Box 6 Folder 15 Penio, Paul; Near North Side, PEN-82 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 1 Perpoli, Thomas; Near West Side, PER-85 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 2 Provenzano, Joseph; Brookfield, PRO-75 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 3 Pulcini, Carlo Mario; Chicago Heights, PUL-41 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 4 Rafaelli, Philip; Near North Side, RAF-84 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 5 Rago, Susan; Belmont/Cragin, RAG-113 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 6 Raia, Louis; Near North Side, RAI-57 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 7 Rosa, Joe; Melrose Park, ROS-100 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 8 Roselli, Florence (2 vols.); Terra Cotta, ROS-44 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 9 Roth, Lois; Chicago Heights, ROT-46 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 10 Sabella, Margaret; Bridgeport, SAB-53 1979-1981
Box 7 Folder 11 Scarrelli, Emilia (2 vols.); Grand Avenue, SCA-91 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 1 Spallita, Lawrence; Lake View, SPA-21 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 2 Sparvieri, Pasqua; Chicago Heights, SPA-33 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 3 Tarabori, Lina; 24th & Oakley, TAR-78 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 4 Tellerino, Rose; Bridgeport, TEL-26 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 5 Terracina, Marisa; Highwood, TER-76 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 6 Teruty, Elena; Melrose Park, TER-9 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 7 Tieri, Nick; Chicago Heights, TIE-3O 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 8 Tonietto, Angeline; Grand Avenue, TON-88 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 9 Ungari, Joe; Belmont, UNG-86 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 10 Valente, Caterina; Bridgeport, VAL-63 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 11 Valiani, Maria; 24th & Oakley, VAL-80 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 12 Yelmini, Amadeo; Chicago/Western, YEL-62 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 13 Zaranti, Nick; Chicago Heights, ZAR-37 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 14 Zoppetti, Carmella; Roseland, ZOP-79 1979-1981
Box 8 Folder 15 12 photographic copy prints of images presumably held at the University of Illinois at Chicago and used in an exhibit at the Cultural Center co-sponsored by CPL in 1981. 1979-1981
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