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Aitala family papers, ca. 1926-2001 (bulk 1940-1954).
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 697
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Aitala family.
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants--Italy.
- Immigrants.
- Italy.
- Immigrants' writings, Italian.
- Genre:
- Manuscripts, Italian.
- Manuscripts, American.
- Diaries.
- Drawings (visual works)
- Notebooks.
- Photographs.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of Tina Aitala, 2008.
- Physical Description:
- 5 boxes + 1 folder in map drawer
- Arrangement:
- Chiefly arranged alphabetically by family member, comprising 4 series. I. Documentation and writings (1 box); II. Notebooks and ledgers (3 boxes); III. Printed material (1 box, 3 items); IV. Miscellaneous oversized material (1 folder).
- Place of Publication:
- ca. 1926-2001
- Language Note:
- Chiefly in Italian with some English, and translation from Italian into English of some poems.
- Biography/History:
- Family members include husband and wife--both teachers--Concetto Aitala and Anna Zaccai Aitala, and their children Franco G. Aitala and Ruggero Aitala.
- Summary:
- Documents, notebooks, and diary entries relaying the narrative of the Aitala family's migration through and immigration from Italy to the United States during and after World War II.
- Finding Aid/Index:
- Finding aid available through the World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 236165988
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