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III. Italian-American Societies & Organizations
Gennaro Capobianco papers
A Guide to the collection at the Connecticut Historical Society
Collection Overview |
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| Repository: | Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Creator : | Capobianco, Gennaro |
| Title : | Gennaro Capobianco Papers |
| Dates : | 1901-2004 |
| Extent : | 15.25 linear feet (28 boxes) |
| Abstract : | Personal papers and research materials on Italian-Americans in Hartford, Connecticut, of a newspaper editor, funeral home director, security guard, and advocate for all things Italian. |
| Location: | Ms 100476 |
| Language: | English |
Biographical Sketch
Gennaro "Jerry" Joseph Capobianco was born on September 23rd, 1948, the second of five children. His parents were Ciriaco "Jerry" Augustine Capobianco (born February 16th, 1926) and Ada "Ida" Constance Capobianco (nee Mazzafera; born February 26th, 1926). He had one older sister and three younger siblings: Kathleen Marie Capobianco (born August 18th, 1947), Richard Wayne Capobianco (born April 5th, 1951), Ronald Thomas Capobianco (born October 9th, 1952), and Donna Lee Capobianco (May 14th, 1956).
Jerry's parents were married on June 8th, 1946. His father, Ciriaco, served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a machinist and rose to the rank of Petty Officer First Class. He was born in Hartford but his family came from Frigento, Province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Jerry's paternal grandparents, Gennaro and Catherine (DiLeo) Capobianco, were both born in Frigento, Gennaro. Gennaro was born on December 21st, 1889 (died September 22nd, 1962) and Catherine on February 16th, 1892 (died November 22nd, 1970). They were married on April 5th, 1913 and lived in Hartford for decades.
Ciriaco had two siblings: Rocco Thomas (born November 24th, 1924, died March 16th, 1987) and Josephine Mary (born June 3rd, 1923, died March 27th, 1991). He died on November 2nd, 1964 at the age of 38.
Jerry's mother's family came from Mormanno, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. His maternal grandparents, Giuseppe and Maria (Fortunato) Mazzafera, were married in 1924. They were niece and uncle. Giuseppe's parents were Cristoforo and Maria Stella (Blotto) Mazzafera. He married his sister Caterina's daughter. Her husband was named Francesco Fortunato. They married in 1905; both died in 1953.
Giuseppe was born on October 23rd, 1891 and fought in World War I. He was taken prisoner in Austria. Maria was born in 1907; she was 17 when they were married. Giuseppe was 33. The two moved to the United States and settled in Connecticut. They had seven children, several of whom died very young. Daughters Ida (born February 16th, 1926) and Gloria Ann (born in 1928) married brothers Ciriaco and Rocco Capobianco. A younger brother Christopher Anthony was born in 1938. Giuseppe died on October 3rd, 1963; Maria died in 1995.
Jerry's older sister Kathleen had a child in 1971, Joanne, who she gave up for adoption. The two later reconnected. Joanne had three children of her own. Kathleen married Kenneth William Jardine in 1978. She died on October 10th, 2002.
His younger brother Richard was born premature and was mentally retarded. He was blind and could not speak, although he understood English. He was institutionalized for many years and died on December 23rd, 2003.
His other brother, Ronald, married Donna Margaret Patterson and had a daughter, Catherine Ann (born August 11th, 1974). The two later divorced and Ronald married Gail Elizabeth Saul in 1985. They had two children: Ronald Thomas, Jr. (born September 30th, 1982) and Ciriaco "Jerry" Gennaro (born January 20th, 1985). Ronald died on September 11th, 1995.
Donna Lee, Jerry's youngest sibling, married Carl Sferrazza on August 15th, 1987. They have three children: Alex Christian (born March 6th, 1993), Audra Rosalyn-Fay (born May 3rd, 1995) and another child (born June 16th, 1996). As of September 2009, Donna Lee is still alive, having outlived all four of her siblings.
As a child, Jerry wrote in a school binder that he wanted to be three things when he grew up: an undertaker, an artist and a priest. In one way or another, he fulfilled all of these goals. He attended St. Patrick-St. Anthony Elementary School through eighth grade, graduating in 1964 (he was kept back in first and fifth grades), and then Weaver Public High/Hartford Public High School, graduating in 1968. He received an associates degree from the Greater Hartford Community College in May of 1971.
While in college, Jerry spent time working on his art and had at least one drawing published in a student art booklet. In 1975 he participated in an independent study at the University of Connecticut where he worked on an Italian-American Curriculum Guide that was later published in 1976.
Beginning roughly in 1968, Jerry began throwing himself into Italian-American culture in the Greater Hartford area. He helped found the Italian-American Historical Society of Greater Hartford and joined many societies, including Order Sons of Italy, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society, the Young Italian American Society, UNICO and the St. Anthony Society. He was also a member of Connecticut's Commission on Cultural Affairs in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
In the early 1970s, Jerry ran for East Hartford town councilman and state representative as an independent candidate but was never elected. He participated in the Mayor's All-American Council/Festival in the mid-1970s and was active in the Thalassemia Foundation of Greater Hartford working for a cure for Cooley's Anemia. He worked on the bilingual Connecticut Italian Bulletin (and Review) from 1968 to 1975, eventually becoming managing editor, and launched La Voce, a bilingual newspaper, in 1973.
In 1973 Jerry received his Connecticut license as a funeral director. In 1978 he founded the Greater Hartford Funeral Home and Chapel. He was a proponent of low cost funerals and wrote a nationally syndicated article in 1981 decrying the expense of funerals and the funeral industry itself. His license was suspended from August 12th, 1984 to February 12th, 1985. He was an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church and a member of the American Society of Notaries
Other jobs held by Jerry included Pinkerton security guard, student funeral director, bowling alley maintenance worker, cab driver, ambulance driver, store clerk, computer stock and record clerk, library assistant, chauffeur for funerals and weddings and funeral home assistant.
For many years he planned on writing a history of Italian-Americans in Hartford to be titled The Italians of Hartford and Other Towns: From Colonial Times Until 1900. He later expanded the scope of the work to the present day and hoped to publish it in 1976 and later 1979 but never did. He worked on the "Our Roots" project in the mid-1970s, part of the Peoples of Connecticut Project, and co-wrote a study on Italian-Americans that was never published.
Jerry died on August 25th, 2005. He never married and had no children. He left his research on Italian-Americans to the Connecticut Historical Society.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of research material related to Italian-Americans collected by Gennaro Capobianco as well as personal school records and documents and family photographs and artifacts. It has been organized into the following eight series.
Series I: Gennaro Capobianco includes Jerry's school records (report cards, notes, artwork), correspondence (some in Italian) and personal effects (passports, an invitation to the 1969 Presidential Inauguration, articles and letters written by Jerry).
Series II: Capobianco Family is organized by family member and consists of correspondence, prayer cards, sympathy letters, immigration documents and more. It also includes documents relating to a family trip to Italy.
Series III: Italian-American Societies & Organizations is made up of documents relating to a variety of Italian-American organizations in Connecticut; some of these Jerry was a member of and others he only researched. For the Young Italian-American Society, for example, there are pamphlets and correspondence to Jerry in addition to four books of minutes (1903-1949) and historical booklets.
Series IV: Connecticut/Hartford General Organizations deals with groups Jerry was involved with that were not specifically Italian-American, including the Thalassemia Foundation of Greater Hartford the Commission on Cultural Affairs.
Series V: Historical Documents contains correspondence and documents collected by Jerry relating to Italian-Americans in Hartford during the first half of the 20th century. Included is a large collection of material from the Martino Family (letters, medical licenses, post cards, an autograph book) as well are newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and passports from other people.
Series VI: Italian-American Culture focuses on Italian-American Culture and is split into five subcategories: General Interest (flyers and pamphlets for festivals, restaurants and music), Politics (Dominick DeLucco election certificates and scrapbook), Publications (the Italian Journal, La Voce and the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura), Religion (dedication booklets, prayer cards, drawings) and Miscellaneous (an essay, retirement home booklets).
Series VII: "Our Roots" Project includes notes and drafts of chapters for the "Our Roots" project. Ten chapters are represented, many of which have copious notes and several drafts. For the most part these do not appear to be final drafts.
Series VIII: Research Material consists of Jerry's notes and research material. His interviews with Italian-Americans are included, as are scholarly works (a manuscript for a potentially unpublished 1974 book titled "Hartford's Italian Immigrants"), lengthy notes from The Hartford Courant (including an index running from 1794 to 1900), the Connecticut City Directory, Geer's Hartford City Directory, and many notes that are either from unidentified sources or may have been research for his proposed book. There are also folders of newspaper clippings from The Hartford Courant and The Hartford Times (births, obituaries, and wedding announcements).
Of particular interest are historical documents relating to Giuseppe and Maria Mazzafera. Many of these are in Italian. There are two postcards written by Giuseppe while he was a prisoner of war. There are also several passports (some of which exist in the collection only as photocopies), deeds, insurance papers and correspondence.
Also of note are documents relating to Dominick DeLucco, who was the first Italian-American mayor of Hartford; minute/record books for the Young Italian American Association and the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society; copies of The Connecticut Italian Bulletin and Review and La Voce; Jerry's invitation to the 1969 Presidential inauguration and his 1972 letter to President Nixon; and Jerry's drafts for his proposed "Our Roots" book on Italian-Americans in Connecticut.
The collection also contains a sub-collection of documents, correspondence and photographs relating to the Martino family: Torquato, a doctor, Frances, his wife, and their children Virginia and Antoinette. Several of Torquato's medical licenses are in the collection, as are copies of Antoinette's resume and some of her sketches.
See also photographs and objects from Gennaro Capobianco in the graphics and art & artifacts collections.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
Use Restrictions
Use of the material requires compliance with the Connecticut Historical Society's Research Center regulations.
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Subject Headings
Personal Names
Family Names
Corporate Names
Subjects
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Item, Collection Title, Collection number (Box #, Folder #). Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut.
Processing Details
Collection was processed by Robert Johnston in 2009.
EAD Finding Aid created December 2010.
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Contents:
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Return to the Table of Contents I. Capobianco, Gennaro |
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| School Documents | |||||||||||
| St. Patrick-St. Anthony Elementary School | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Report Cards, Photographs, Class Lists 1962-1964 | |||||||||
| Weaver High School/Hartford Public High School | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Photocopied Binder 1964-1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Report Cards, Handbook, Class Lists 1965-1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Seven Issues of "The Owlet," 1965-1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Yearbook Pages June 1968 | |||||||||
| Greater Hartford Community College | |||||||||||
| General | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Admissions Papers December 1967-August 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Alumni Documents 1971-1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Miscellaneous Documents and Booklets, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Ten Issues of "The Sequassen," 1968-1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Transcripts, Commencement, Grades, January 1969-May 1971 | |||||||||
| Notes | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Art Appreciation and History, Fall 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Biology Notes, Spring 1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | History Notebook, Fall 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Math/Algebra, Fall 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Physiology/Anatomy Notes and Tests | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Western Civ. I, Fall 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Western Civ. II, Summer 1969 | |||||||||
| Trinity College | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Application Documents, 1972-1973 | |||||||||
| University of Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Application Documents 1974-1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Registration Documents, 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Connecticut Independent Study Documents, 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Independent Study/Curriculum Guide, 1975-1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Miscellaneous Documents, Undated | |||||||||
| Queens College | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Assistant Application, 1975 | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | School Typing Tests, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 3-5 | School Artwork, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Miscellaneous School Documents | |||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Letters from Di Leo Giuseppe fu Rocco, 1963-1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Letters from Italy, 1963-1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Letters to and from Italy, 1964-1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Letters from Friends and Relatives, 1965-1985 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Thank You Cards, Greeting Cards, Post Cards, 1967-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12-13 | Letters from Kathleen Cornett, 1967-1975 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1-3 | General Correspondence, 1972-1978 1981-1985 1987 1990-1996 2004 Undated | |||||||||
| Personal Effects | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Alter Boy Instruction Books, c. 1965 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Selective Service Documents, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Invitation to Inauguration 1969 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | S.O.I Inc. Chapel Building Documents, 1971-1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Letter to Nixon and Response, 1972 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | American Society of Notaries Membership Card and | |||||||||
| Documents, 1976 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Italian Language Tests and Notes, c. 1970s | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | St. Benedict Gravestone Controversy, 1980 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Folder 12 Newspaper Articles, 1980-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Response to Article about Funeral Costs, 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | WFSB "To Italy with Love" Television Documentary Letter and | |||||||||
| Press Release, 1980 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 15 | 150th Anniversary of the Hartford Archdiocese, c. 1993 | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | Certificates and Diplomas | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Letters and Articles Written By | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Baptism Certificate, Vita Sheet, Other Documents | |||||||||
| 3 | 19 | Business Card Collection | |||||||||
| 3 | 20 | Contents of Wallet | |||||||||
| 3 | 31 | Passports | |||||||||
| 3 | 22 | ID Cards/Registration Cards | |||||||||
| 3 | 23 | Photocopied Scrapbook, c. 1970-1995 | |||||||||
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| Capobianco, Catherine Ann | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Wedding Announcement, 2002 | |||||||||
| Capobianco, Ciriaco | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Death Certificates, IDs, Funeral Documents, Navy Discharge Papers, 1946-1987 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3-4 | Sympathy Letters, 1964 | |||||||||
| Capobianco, Donna Lee | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Postcards from Jerry, 1972-1974 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Baptism, Birth Certificates, Children's Birth Certificates, 1990s | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Confirmation and1st Communion Certificates, Diploma and Wedding Booklets, 1930s/1940s | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Letters and Postcards, 1967-1994 | |||||||||
| Capobianco, Kathleen Marie | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Baptism Record, Report Cards, Wedding Documents, 1947-1998 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Sympathy Cards and Letters, 2002 | |||||||||
| Capobianco, Kathleen Marie | |||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Sympathy Cards and Letters, 2002 | |||||||||
| Capobianco, Richard Wayne | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Sympathy Letters and Funeral Photos, 2003 | |||||||||
| Capobianco, Ronald | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Marriage Certificate, Children's Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, 1971-1995 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Obituaries and Prayer Cards, 1995 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Sympathy Cards, 1995 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Sympathy Cards and Letters, 1995 | |||||||||
| Fortunato Family | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Census Documents, 1954 | |||||||||
| Genealogical Research | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 8-9 | Notes, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Notes, 1994 | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Notebook, 1995 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Online Sources, 2001 2003 | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | Notes, Undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1-2 | Notes, Undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Family Trees/Charts | |||||||||
| Mazzafera, Joseph | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Immigration Documents, 1917-1926 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Deeds, Insurance, Adjustments, 1939-1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Deed and Insurance Document, 1951 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Tax Papers, Contracts, Endorsements, 1951-1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | Rent Receipt Booklet, 1953-1959 | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | Rent Increase Petition, 1956 | |||||||||
| Mazzafera Family | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | Photocopied Marriage Certificate/Passports, 1920s | |||||||||
| Mazzafera, Maria | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 11 | Letters and Postcards, 1934-1993 | |||||||||
| 6 | 12 | Obituaries and Newspaper Clippings, 1995 | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous Documents | |||||||||||
| Capobianco Family Trip to Rome | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 13 | Schedule, Tickets, Map, Correspondence, 1969 | |||||||||
| Coats of Arms Documents | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 14 | Capobianco/Mazzafera Family Coats of Arms | |||||||||
| Documents | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 15 | Letters, Obituaries, Cemetery Papers, 1956-1991 | |||||||||
| Pandolfa, Angela Fortunato | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 16 | Correspondence for Visa, 1963 | |||||||||
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| American Italian Historical Association | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 17 | Booklets, IDs, Correspondence, 1972-1975 | |||||||||
| Americans of Italian Descent | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 18 | Correspondence and Bills, 1968-1977 | |||||||||
| Columbus Day Celebration Committee | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 19 | Historical Booklets and Correspondence, 1957 1964 1968 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Booklets, Correspondence, Proclamations, 1971-1980 | |||||||||
| Italian Alliance Clubs, Inc. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Historical Correspondence and Documents, 1948-1958 Undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Correspondence, 1970-1973 | |||||||||
| Italian American Civil Rights League | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Letters and Newspaper Article, 1970 | |||||||||
| Italian-American Historical Society | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Anniversary Pamphlets, Press Releases, 1975-1988 | |||||||||
| Italian American Home (Hartford) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Historical Dedication Book and Financial Documents, 1949 1959 | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | Application and Correspondence, 1974-1975 | |||||||||
| Italian American War Veterans | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | Newsletter, Pamphlets, Invitation, 1971-1974 | |||||||||
| 7 | 9 | ITAM Vets Torch Newspaper, 1972-1978 | |||||||||
| Italian Community Center (Bridgeport) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | Booklets, Proposal, Membership Application, 1973-1974 | |||||||||
| Floridian Society of Hartford | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 11 | Historical Booklets, 1947 1951 | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 12 | Various Historical Rulebooks, By-Laws and Constitutions, | |||||||||
| 1910s-1950s | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 13-14 | Various Booklets and Newsletters, 1970-1980 | |||||||||
| Mormannese Ladies Society | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | By-Laws and Meeting Cards, 1972-1982 | |||||||||
| National Italian American Bicentennial Tribute Dinner | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Invitation and Correspondence, 1976 | |||||||||
| Order Sons of Italy | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Correspondence, 1964 1968-1972 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Correspondence, 1973 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Correspondence, 1974-1978 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Notebook Pages/Directory, 1973-1974 | |||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Newspaper, Newsletter, 1972-1974 1976 1992 | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Gennaro's Notes, 1973-1974 | |||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 60th Convention Documents, 1974 | |||||||||
| 8 | 10 | Pamphlets, Constitution, Stationary, Gennaro's IDs | |||||||||
| Our Lady of Grace Society | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 11 | Correspondence, 1975-1976 | |||||||||
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 12 | Historical Booklets, 1940-1952 | |||||||||
| 8 | 13 | Chapel/Pavilion Plans, 1966 | |||||||||
| 8 | 14 | Photocopied Record Book, 1967-1971 | |||||||||
| 8 | 15 | Financial Documents, 1968-1976 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Correspondence, 1969-1979 Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | Gennaro's Notes, 1970-1976 | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | Pamphlets, Meeting Postcards/Invitations, 1974-1976 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Press Releases, 1974-1976. | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 50th Anniversary Documents, 1976 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Minutes Book, 1941-1950 | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | Minutes Book, 1951-1965 | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Minutes Book, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| St. Anthony Society | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | Correspondence, Meeting Cards, 1974-1982 | |||||||||
| St. Leone Society | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Historical Booklet, 1935 | |||||||||
| St. Patrick's-St. Anthony's Men's Club | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | Correspondence, IDs, Meeting Cards, 1968-1974 | |||||||||
| Santa Lucia Society | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | Feast/Dinner-Dance Documents, 1974-1976 | |||||||||
| Society of Maria S.S. del Carmine | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 5-6 | Historical Applications, 1936-1973 | |||||||||
| Umberto I. Society | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Booklets and Pamphlets, 1989 1918-1919 | |||||||||
| UNICO | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | The Pavane Documents and Booklets, 1960-1975 | |||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Pamphlets, Applications, Publications, 1970s | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Correspondence, 1971-1972 | |||||||||
| Vittoria Ladies Society | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | Historical Receipt Books, Membership Applications, 1949 1957 | |||||||||
| Young Italian-American Society | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 12 | Historical Booklets and Correspondence, 1939-1969 | |||||||||
| 10 | 13 | Boys' Town Scrapbook, c. 1949-1951 | |||||||||
| 10 | 14 | Correspondence, 1970-1980 | |||||||||
| 10 | 15 | Late Dues, Postcards, Pamphlets, 1974-1977 1992 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Minutes Book, 1903-1910 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Minutes Book, 1911-1925 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Minutes Book, 1925-1933 | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Minutes Book, 1934-1949 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Monthly Costs, 1917-1931 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | Membership Lists, 1922-1929 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Receipts, 1931-1941 | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Member Deaths, 1938-1944 | |||||||||
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| Commission on Cultural Affairs | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 5 | Minutes, 1979-1981 | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Correspondence, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
| 12 | 7 | Memoranda, Guidelines/Rules, 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 8 | Miscellaneous Documents, 1980s | |||||||||
| Friends of Janice Pockett Committee | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 9 | Correspondence, Newspaper Clipping, 1973-1974 | |||||||||
| Mayor's All-American Council/Festival | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 10 | Correspondence, 1972-1974 | |||||||||
| 12 | 11 | Gennaro's Notes, 1972-1973 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Flyers, Programs, Tickets, Invitations, 1972-1976 | |||||||||
| Thalassemia Foundation of Greater Hartford (Cooley's Anemia) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Correspondence, 1972-1973 | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Correspondence, 1974 | |||||||||
| 13 | 4 | Correspondence, 1975-1976 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Pamphlets and Newsletters, 1970s | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Miscellaneous Documents and Gennaro's Notes, 1970s | |||||||||
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| Allen, Wilson | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Notary Certificate, 1924 | |||||||||
| D'Atro, Vincent | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Deeds, 1910 1917 | |||||||||
| Lacquas, Joseph A. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 9 | Plumbing Papers, c. 1911 | |||||||||
| Martino Family | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 10 | Antoinette Martino Scrapbook, c. 1927 | |||||||||
| 13 | 11 | Antoinette Martino Baptism Certificate, Resume, Job | |||||||||
| Description, Ration Book, Sketches, Italian Language Book, c. 1930s/1940s | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 12 | Frances (Francolini) Martino Autograph Book, 1905 | |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | Frances (Francolini) Martino Correspondence, 1936-1956 | |||||||||
| 13 | 14 | Torquato Martino Stationary/Medical Certificates, c. 1905 | |||||||||
| 13 | 15 | Miscellaneous Documents and Gennaro's Notes | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 1-3 | Martino/Francolini Postcards, 1901-1916, 1918-1930 and undated | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 4 | Various Papers, Letters, Death Certificates, 1903-1949 and undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 5 | Papers and Pamphlets in Italian, 1910 1979 Undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 6 | Theater Programs, c. 1914, 1918, 1921 | |||||||||
| 14 | 7 | Unidentified Scrapbook, c. 1963/1964 | |||||||||
| Papa Family | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 8 | Clippings and Wedding Invitations, 1953-1965 | |||||||||
| Ragone, Marco Antonio | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 9 | Scrapbook, c. 1957 | |||||||||
| Strammiello Family | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 10 | Domenico and Lucrezia Strammiello Passports, 1878-1890 | |||||||||
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| General Interest | |||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | Flyers and Pamphlets, Books and Classes | |||||||||
| 15 | 2 | Flyers and Pamphlets, Festivals and Celebrations | |||||||||
| 15 | 3 | Flyers and Pamphlets, Music and Concerts | |||||||||
| 15 | 4 | Flyers and Pamphlets, Restaurants | |||||||||
| 15 | 5 | History of the Luna Social Club | |||||||||
| 15 | 6 | I and N Reporter, 1970-1973 | |||||||||
| 15 | 7 | Zia Giuliana Poetry | |||||||||
| 15 | 8 | Miscellaneous Flyers, Pamphlets and Brochures | |||||||||
| 15 | 9 | Immigration Pamphlets | |||||||||
| Politics | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 15 | 10 | Dominick DeLucco Scrapbook, 1945-1949 | |||||||||
| 15 | 11 | Dominick DeLucco Election Certificates & Cards, 1949-1959 | |||||||||
| 15 | 12 | Dominick DeLucco Correspondence, Certificates, 1954-1970 | |||||||||
| 15 | 13 | Dominick DeLucco Newspaper Articles, 1961-1974 | |||||||||
| 15 | 14 | Miscellaneous Political Documents, 1949 1969 1976 | |||||||||
| Publications | |||||||||||
| Connecticut Italian Bulletin (and Review) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | Press Releases Received, 1966 1971 1973-1976 Undated | |||||||||
| 15 | 16 | Correspondence, 1968-1975 | |||||||||
| 15 | 17 | Press Pass Documents, 1970-1976 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | Correspondence from Gennaro, 1971-1972 Undated | |||||||||
| 16 | 2 | Invoices and Subscriptions, 1971-1972 | |||||||||
| 16 | 3 | 25th Anniversary Documents, 1975 | |||||||||
| 16 | 4 | Articles Notes and Documents, 1970s | |||||||||
| 16 | 5 | Stationary and Promotional Items, Undated | |||||||||
| 16 | 6 | Miscellaneous Documents | |||||||||
| Istituto Italiano Di Cultura | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | Miscellaneous Pamphlets and Booklets, 1968-1976 | |||||||||
| 16 | 8 | Booklets Listing Translated Works, 1969-1972 | |||||||||
| 16 | 9 | Facts About Italy Pamphlets, 1970-1973 | |||||||||
| 16 | 10 | Booklets Listing Artists, Audiovisual Aids, 1970s | |||||||||
| 16 | 11-13 | Newsletter, January 1973-July 1978 | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 17 | Italian American Journal | ||||||||||
| 17 | 1-6 | Vol. 1, No. 4 through Vol. 9, No. 3 1987-1995 | |||||||||
| Italian Americana | |||||||||||
| Volume 1, Numbers 1 and 2 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 18 | Volume 2, Numbers 1 and 2 | ||||||||||
| Volume 3, Numbers 1 and 2 | |||||||||||
| Volume 4, Numbers 1 and 2 | |||||||||||
| Volume 5, Numbers 1 and 2 | |||||||||||
| La Fratellanza | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 18 | 1 | Two Newsletters, 1975 | |||||||||
| Italian Identity | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 18 | 2 | Volume 1, Numbers 1-5 January -May 1977) | |||||||||
| La Voce | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 18 | 3 | Correspondence, 1973-1976 | |||||||||
| 18 | 4 | Miscellaneous Documents and Article Drafts | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 18 | 5 | Various Italian Language Magazines | |||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||||
| Dedication Booklets | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 18 | 6 | Dedication Booklets, 1911 1948 1950-1953 | |||||||||
| 18 | 7 | Dedication Booklets, 1958-1962 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 19 | 1 | Dedication Booklets, 1962-1967 | |||||||||
| 19 | 2 | Dedication Booklets, 1967 | |||||||||
| 19 | 3 | Dedication Booklets, 1968 | |||||||||
| 19 | 4 | Dedication Booklets, 1969 | |||||||||
| 19 | 5 | Dedication Booklets, 1970-1971 | |||||||||
| 19 | 6 | Dedication Booklets, 1971-1974 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | Dedication Booklets, 1974-1979 | |||||||||
| 20 | 2 | Dedication Booklets, 1982 1992 1997 | |||||||||
| Church Bulletins | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 20 | 3-4 | Church Bulletins | |||||||||
| 20 | 5 | St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church, 1964-1994 | |||||||||
| 20 | 6 | Church of St. Roch, Vol. 4, #s 7-11, November 1932 | |||||||||
| Artifacts | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 20 | 7 | Drawings and Paintings | |||||||||
| 20 | 8 | Prayer Cards | |||||||||
| 20 | 9 | Scapulars and Pendant | |||||||||
| 20 | 10 | Booklets, Some in Italian | |||||||||
| 20 | 11 | Flyers and Pamphlets, Some in Italian | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 21 | Books | ||||||||||
| Manuale Di Filotea Nuova Edizione Con Aggiune (In Italian, 1893) | |||||||||||
| Riva La Filotea (In Italian, 1889) | |||||||||||
| Frattenimento Divoto Giornata Del Cristiano -- Perhaps Owned by | |||||||||||
| Mariangiola Francolini (In Italian, 1879 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| Box 22 | Documents | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 22 | 1 | Church Histories | |||||||||
| 22 | 2 | Death of Father Ratucci Documents, 1981 | |||||||||
| 22 | 3 | Padre Pio Magazines/Pamphlets, c. 1970s | |||||||||
| 22 | 4 | Various Cards, Pamphlets, Newspaper, Coloring Book, 1968 | |||||||||
| Catholic Directory of the Bronx | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 22 | 5 | D'Esopo Family/Funeral Chapel Booklets, 1963-2005 | |||||||||
| 22 | 6 | Middletown Bulletin, Five Issues, 1972 | |||||||||
| 22 | 7 | Villa Scalabrini Retirement Home Booklets, 1983-1984 | |||||||||
| 22 | 8 | "Joy of Growing Up Italian" by Cono Trezza, Undated | |||||||||
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| 22 | 9 | Project Documentation and Outline | |||||||||
| 22 | 10 | Correspondence, 1974-1976 | |||||||||
| 22 | 11 | Chapter 1 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 22 | 12-14 | Chapter 2 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 22 | 15 | Chapter 3 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 22 | 16 | Chapter 4 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 23 | 1 | Chapter 4 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 23 | 2-4 | Chapter 5 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 23 | 5 | Chapter 6 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 23 | 6 | Chapter 7 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 23 | 7-9 | Chapter 8 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 23 | 10 | Chapter 10 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 23 | 11 | Chapter 11 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
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| 24 | 1 | Chapter 11 Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
| 24 | 2 | Miscellaneous Notes and Drafts | |||||||||
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| Interviews | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 24 | 3 | Interviews, A-B | |||||||||
| 24 | 4 | Interviews, C-D | |||||||||
| 24 | 5 | Interviews, F-N | |||||||||
| 24 | 6 | Interviews, R-Y | |||||||||
| 24 | 7 | Various Interviews | |||||||||
| Papers, Texts and Studies | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | Scholarly Papers on Fascism | |||||||||
| 24 | 9 | Draft of Catholic Elementary Schools Enrollment Study 1967 | |||||||||
| 24 | 10-11 | Manuscript of "Hartford's Italian Immigrants" by Terrence | |||||||||
| Marselle, 1974 | |||||||||||
| Hartford Courant Index | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 25 | 1 | Donna Mazzafera Hours Worked Typing Notes, 1976 | |||||||||
| 25 | 2 | 1794-1829 | |||||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1830-1850 | |||||||||
| 25 | 4 | 1851-1860 | |||||||||
| 25 | 5 | 1861-1869 | |||||||||
| 25 | 6 | 1870-1878 | |||||||||
| 25 | 7 | 1879-1887 | |||||||||
| 25 | 8 | 1888-May 1892 | |||||||||
| 25 | 9 | June 1892-July 1894 | |||||||||
| 25 | 10 | August 1894-Sep. 1896 | |||||||||
| 25 | 11 | October 1896-December 1899 | |||||||||
| Hartford Courant Notes | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 25 | 12 | December 1853-May 1880 | |||||||||
| 25 | 13 | January 1891-December 1891 | |||||||||
| Connecticut City Directory | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 25 | 14 | Notes on Marriages, 1883-1990 | |||||||||
| 25 | 15 | Notes on Migrations, 1884-1900 | |||||||||
| 25 | 16 | Notes on Deaths, 1881-1900 | |||||||||
| 25 | 17 | Notes on Births, 1883-1889 | |||||||||
| Geer's Hartford City Directory | |||||||||||
| Notes, August 1877-July 1895 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 25 | 19 | Notes, August 1897-July 1907 | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous Sources | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 25 | 20 | Censuses, Newspaper Indexes and Bibliographies | |||||||||
| 25 | 21 | Folder 21. Board of Health Reports, Atlases, Scrapbooks, Book Lists | |||||||||
| Unidentified Notes | |||||||||||
| 26 | 1 | Religion, Priests and Churches | |||||||||
| 26 | 2 | Jobs and Professions | |||||||||
| 26 | 3 | Italian Parishes in the United States | |||||||||
| 26 | 4 | Hartford Courant Research | |||||||||
| 26 | 5-6 | Italian People | |||||||||
| 26 | 7 | Italian Sports Figures | |||||||||
| 26 | 8 | Photocopied Sources | |||||||||
| 26 | 9-10 | Various Sources | |||||||||
| Newspaper Clippings | |||||||||||
| The Catholic Transcript | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 26 | 11 | Priest Postings and Obituaries, 1980-1991 | |||||||||
| The Hartford Courant | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 26 | 12 | Articles about Gennaro, 1970s/1980s | |||||||||
| 26 | 13 | Obituaries, 1970-1971 | |||||||||
| The Hartford Times | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 26 | 14 | Anniversaries, 1971 | |||||||||
| 26 | 15 | Anniversaries, 1974-1975 | |||||||||
| 26 | 16 | Births, 1976 | |||||||||
| 26 | 17 | High School Graduations, 1968 | |||||||||
| 26 | 18 | Engagements, 1974-1976 | |||||||||
| 26 | 19-21 | Obituaries, 1971 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 27 | 1 | Obituaries, 1971 | |||||||||
| 27 | 2 | Obituaries, 1974-1975 | |||||||||
| 27 | 3 | Weddings, 1971 | |||||||||
| 27 | 4 | Weddings, 1974-1976 | |||||||||
| The Herald | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 27 | 5 | Articles, Obituaries and Ads, 1976-1990 | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 27 | 6 | Various Articles from Various Papers | |||||||||
| Mixed (Hartford Courant/Times) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 27 | 7 | Anniversaries, 1969 | |||||||||
| 27 | 8 | Anniversaries, 1970 | |||||||||
| 27 | 9 | Obituaries, 1967-1969 | |||||||||
| 27 | 10 | Obituaries, 1968-1969 | |||||||||
| 27 | 11-12 | 11-12 Obituaries, 1969 | |||||||||
| 27 | 13 | Obituaries, 1970 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 28 | 1 | Obituaries, 1970 | |||||||||
| 28 | 2-3 | Obituaries, 1971 | |||||||||
| Unknown Source | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 28 | 4 | Births, 1968-1969 | |||||||||
| 28 | 5 | Obituaries, 1968 | |||||||||
| 28 | 6 | Obituaries, 1970 | |||||||||
| 28 | 7 | St. Patrick-St. Anthony's Births, 1971 | |||||||||
| 28 | 8 | Weddings, 1970 | |||||||||
| 28 | 9-10 | Weddings, Unknown Date | |||||||||
| Newspapers and Newspaper Articles | |||||||||||
| IX. Oversized | |||||||||||
| Historical Documents | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 29 | Societa' di Mutuo Soccorso Certificate (1910) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Torquato Martino's Medical Certificate (1901) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Torquato Martino's Military Certificate (1902) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Virginia Martino's Baptism Certificate (1918) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Governor's Horse Guard Enlistment (1896) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Ferdinand D'Esopo, Jr. Grammar School Diploma (1932) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Government Proclamations, 1973-1980 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Calendars with Religious Images | ||||||||||
| 29 | Papal Decree Recognizing East Hartford's Mount Carmel Society (1976) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Religious Drawings and Texts | ||||||||||
| 29 | Gennaro Capobianco American Society of Notaries Certificates | ||||||||||
| 29 | Capobianco/Mazzafera Family Coats of Arms | ||||||||||
| 29 | Capobianco/Mazzafera Family Genealogical Charts | ||||||||||
| 29 | UNICO Event Poster 1976 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival Posters 1974-1975 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Posers Recognizing Dominick DeLucco 1954-1961 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Italian-American World War Veterans Charter (1932) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Joe Adinolfi Democratic Candidate for May or Poster (Undated) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Our Lady of Grace Festival Poster 1974 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Santa Lucia Society Festival Poster 1974 | ||||||||||
| 29 | "Casa Persa" Play Poster 1936 | ||||||||||
| Artwork | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 30 | 11" x 17" Sketches | ||||||||||
| 30 | Tile Collages | ||||||||||
| 30 | 18" x 24" Sketches | ||||||||||
| Newspapers | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 31 | General Interest Connecticut/Hartford Newspapers | ||||||||||
| 31 | Articles Relating to Gennaro from The Hartford Courant (Full Pages) | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 32 | La Voce, Volumes 1-3 1973-1975 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Various Italian Language Newspapers | ||||||||||
| 32 | Various Italian-American Newspapers | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 33 | Connecticut Italian Bulletin and Review, Vol. XIII-XIX 1964-1969 | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 34 | Connecticut Italian Bulletin and Review, Vol. XX-XXV 1970-1975 | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 35 | Connecticut Italian Bulletin and Review, Vol. XXVI-XXXI 1976-1981 | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 36 | Florida Italian Bulletin, Vol. I-XXV 1968-1975 | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 37 | The Italian Bulletin 1978-1980 | ||||||||||