Physical Description Of The Piazza Del Campo In Siena, Italy
Theresa D'Eredita's Little Italy: A Finding Aid
1. Theresa D’Eredita’s “Little Italy” Collection at the Nuova Monopoli Repository Charlene Martin IST 628 April 26, 2010
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3. Most immigrant Italians planned to stay only long enough to earn money for their Italian homestead…only 20 – 30% returned to Italy.Case American Immigration Law Foundation (2004). The Story of Italian Immigration: A Brief History. In Awards Programs. Retrieved from: http://www.ailf.org/awards/benefit2004/ahp04essay.asp Case, Dick. (2003, September 14). Today’s “Little Italy” Different From Yesteryear’s. Post-Standard, pp. B1, B3.
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5. Theresa’s immigration story may create interest in the Repository from those researching Italians who immigrated to Syracuse, which has not received the same documentation that those immigrating to Utica and Rochester have.The Barbarossa
7. The Heart of the Collection: “Collection of Prayer to the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei” with holy cards inserted between the pages, with marginalia in Italian on verso
8. Informational Value unstamped postcard with no saint designation, with marginalia in Italian on verso “…overcome (illegible) to send them the most affectionate welcome and sincere greetings from dear grandparents Onofrio & Crescenza.” “Affectionate greetings for your name day, from Uncle Gio De Michele.”
15. storage in a stainless steel filing cabinet which locks
16. subterranean windows and doors should be secured with barred gates, and an alarm system should be installed
17. folder-view digital images are provided for free via web-based Google Maps; watermarks or “do not copy” overlaid on digital images provided per request
18. matching call slips against folder content before the researcher exits ensures items are not stolen from the reading room
19. copies of the Disaster Plan and all finding aids, along with a high-density hard disc drive containing all Repository digital surrogates, will reside at off-site storage in Pennsylvaniado not copy
20. Series II: Photographs of the D’Eredita Family at 131 John Street
21. Evidential Value The D’Eredita’s 1940’s – 1950’s : the Iconic Family in Front of the Homestead Picture 131 John Street Syracuse, N.Y. Theresa D’Eredita “ ‘La Familiga’ was at the core of Italian immigrant life, and often seen as the root of survival.” American Immigration Law Foundation (2004).The Story of Italian Immigration: A Brief History. In Awards Programs. Retrieved from http://www.ailf.org/awards/benefit2004/ahp04essay.asp
23. “certify…that the black veil attached with a seal here was worn by the sacred stature Thursday and Good Friday, then touched the walls (of the Holy House)…” The Holy House is built on the foundations of the house where Mary was born, which were transported to Loreto, Italy. The Virgin of Loreto is considered the patron saint of emigrants.
27. Evidential and Informational Value Secret family recipe revealed…or was it? it has been verified by D’Eredita descendents that the recipe was censored by Mrs. De Michele
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