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Tom DiSalvo: Beyond the Nets / Art works
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- Italian-American art -- United States -- Art history -- 20th century
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An account of the resource
<span>“Quando un'anima nasce in questo paese le vengono gettate delle reti per impedire che fugga. Tu mi parli di religione, lingua e nazionalità: io cercherò di fuggire da quelle reti. “</span><br /><span>“When the soul is born… it has a slow and dark birth, more mysterious than the birth of the body. When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight. You talk to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly by those nets.”</span><br /><span>James Joyce’s words in “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” inspired the title of this exhibit for they encapsulate the character of Tom DiSalvo. The works in “Al di là delle reti / Beyond the nets” are a small representation of over 310 canvases painted throughout the artist’s career. Many of them measure 7X9 feet, a characteristic to keep in mind while appreciating the details in this virtual format. Several works interlace images and text and beg to be read aloud. Indulge them; and indulge yourself revisiting them for a unique encounter each time.</span><br /><span>Pre-Covid I looked forward to regularly engaging with the selection of canvases displayed at Florida Atlantic Univerity's Boca Raton Campus. They invariably triggered self-reflection. I am honored to share those and others, along with oral histories, commentaries, and personal artifacts that celebrate the passion and talent of Tom DiSalvo. I hope that your own journey through these works leads you on an alluring and unremitting path.<br /><br /></span><br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oLIXSjEVNxI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
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Tom DiSalvo
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Exhibit “Al di là delle reti / Beyond the nets”
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1972-2001
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Domenica Diraviam, Dr. Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini, Dr. Ilaria Serra
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en, it, es, ja, fr, el, lat, hi,
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Painting
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US
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112 x 183 cm
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Reflections: Reds, Whites, and the Blues
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- Italian-American art -- United States -- Art history -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
In "Reds, Whites, and the Blues" DiSalvo commemorates his visit to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC. In this painting he fills his own silhouette with names of Vietcong who perished and includes the name of two of his family members whose deaths were related to their service in the war. This depiction offers a different historical perspective in both a literal and figurative sense.
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Tom DiSalvo
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2002
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Domenica Diraviam
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Oil, sand, linen
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Painting
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US
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https://theexhibit.io/exhibition/al-di-la-delle-retibeyond-the-nets-the-art-of-tom-disalvo/artworks#a-pax-on-both-their-houses
Americana
family
Vietnam Memorial
Washington DC
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Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
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An account of the resource
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<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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paper
Language
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it, nap
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
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Title
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Letter from Rosa and Giuseppe Fruttauro to Giuseppina Vivo
Subject
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
[Missing pages]
Rosina mentions Pasqualino's death. She also refers to a photo of her sister Gemma that she received from her father Vincenzo in New York. Her son Angelo got sick but Rosina tells her mother not to worry. She also discusses money issues and currency exchange.
On the back of the letter, there is an excerpt of Peppino's letter in which he describes Pasqualino's funeral. He mentions that part of the family is from Pozzuoli (Eugenio and Totore). He sent Giuseppina some pasta and cigarettes and invites her not to travel during that moment of the year because of rough sea.
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Rosa Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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N/A
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Viviana Pezzullo
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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Paper
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it
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Letter
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La Spezia, IT
death
family
funeral
money exchange
New York
packages
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Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
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An account of the resource
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<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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paper
Language
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it, nap
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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Title
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March 18, 1947. Letter from Vincenzo Vivo to Giuseppina Vivo
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
Vincenzo is happy to hear that his wife is getting better. Vincenzo can't wait to know when his wife will join him in America, and he hopes that the date will be set soon. He asks her to bring salame and sopressata.
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Vincenzo Vivo
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947-03-18
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Federico Tiberini
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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Paper
Language
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it
Type
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Letter
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Brooklyn, US-NY
family
food
love
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Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
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An account of the resource
<center><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50584755107_d2eefbc081_o.png" width="880" height="100" alt="Letters from the Curbside (1)" style="float:left;" /></center>
<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
paper
Language
A language of the resource
it, nap
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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Title
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March 6, 1947. Letter from Vincenzo Vivo to Giuseppina Vivo
Subject
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
Vincenzo is happy to hear that his wife is getting better. He encourages her to relax ("Stai senza pensieri"). Giuseppina went to Pompei to thank the Virgin ("per aringraziare la Madonna").
Creator
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Vincenzo Vivo
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-03-06
Contributor
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Federico Tiberini
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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Paper
Language
A language of the resource
it
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Letter
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
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Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
Description
An account of the resource
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<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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paper
Language
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it, nap
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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March 6, 1947. Letter from Giuseppe Fruttauro to Giuseppina Vivo
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
Giuseppe makes peace with his brother in law's passing. He shares an update on Angiolino's military medical exam. He was deemed not ready for service yet. His mother is trying to fatten him up by feeding him beaten egg yolks. Interesting dialectic quotes from the letter include: “bisogna rassegnarsi alla volontà di Dio. Io rimorsi non ne o’, o fatto tutto quanto cera da fare, prima e dopo, me lo sono goduto 36 ore al suo capezzale senza abbandonarlo di un minuto.” “Rosina ci batte le uova, e molto batte.” “Quanto andrete in America non destate troppa impressione a chi vi rivede.” “Il vostro nipote Antonio è un bel merlo.”
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Giuseppe Fruttauro
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947-03-06
Contributor
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Ilaria Serra
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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Paper
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it
Type
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Letter
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The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
La Spezia, IT
death
family
news
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Title
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Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
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An account of the resource
<center><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50584755107_d2eefbc081_o.png" width="880" height="100" alt="Letters from the Curbside (1)" style="float:left;" /></center>
<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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paper
Language
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it, nap
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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February 21, 1947. Letter from Giuseppe Fruttauro to Giuseppina Vivo
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
Giuseppe speaks about his mother-in-law's health, cigarettes, family, and inviting people over for lunch. Angiolino has a 39.2 degree fever. He speaks affectionately to his mother-in-law thanking her for her generosity in sending the cigarettes and the pasta ("Vi ringrazio del vostro buon cuore chi mi autorizzato a fumare" "il paese di spaghetti" "ò ricevuto" "non ò mai profittato della vostra generosità").
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Giuseppe Fruttauro
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947-02-21
Contributor
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Tommaso De Angelis Connors
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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Paper
Language
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it
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Letter
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La Spezia, IT
cigarettes
family
health
packages
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Title
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Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
Description
An account of the resource
<center><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50584755107_d2eefbc081_o.png" width="880" height="100" alt="Letters from the Curbside (1)" style="float:left;" /></center>
<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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paper
Language
A language of the resource
it, nap
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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Title
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February 21, 1947. Letter from Rosa Fruttauro to Giuseppina Vivo
Subject
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
Rosina writes her mother thanking her for the spaghetti. She will be sending cigarettes. She is glad to know that her mother enjoyed Alfredo’s company and has received the postcard from Pompei.
Creator
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Rosa Fruttauro
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947-02-21
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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Paper
Language
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it
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Letter
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
La Spezia, IT
cigarettes
family
food
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Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
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An account of the resource
<center><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50584755107_d2eefbc081_o.png" width="880" height="100" alt="Letters from the Curbside (1)" style="float:left;" /></center>
<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
paper
Language
A language of the resource
it, nap
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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Title
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February 17, 1947. Letter from Angelo Fruttauro to Giuseppina Vivo
Subject
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
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Angelo writes to his grandmother and tells her he has been sick. Angelo is sorry because he did not reply to his grandma letters on time. Angelo is happy that she is feeling better. Angelo asks about the weather in Naples, and asks if the sun has hidden itself behind Mt. Vesuvius ("che si è nascosto dietro il Vesuvio il sole?").
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Angelo Fruttauro
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947-02-17
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Federico Tiberini
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
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Paper
Language
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it
Type
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Letter
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
La Spezia, IT
family
letters
nonna
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
Description
An account of the resource
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<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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paper
Language
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it, nap
Type
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letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
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Title
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February 7, 1947. Letter from Giuseppe Fruttauro to Giuseppina Vivo
Subject
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
Giuseppe writes his mother in law to thank her for the pasta ("tagliatelle) and flour (farina) and thanks on behalf of Angiolino for the 3000 lire. He assures her that she is always on their minds and he is tormented knowing that although she is in Italy she is far from them ("non facciamo altro che parlare di voi tutte le ore di tutti i giorni.. come mi tormenta il cervello sapervi in Italia e non avervi con noi"). When she leaves he will come to hug her.
Creator
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Giuseppe Fruttauro
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947-02-07
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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Paper
Language
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it
Type
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Letter
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
La Spezia, IT
distance
family
money
packages
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Vivo-Fruttauro Letters
Description
An account of the resource
<center><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50584755107_d2eefbc081_o.png" width="880" height="100" alt="Letters from the Curbside (1)" style="float:left;" /></center>
<h2><br /><br /><br /><br />Curbside History</h2>
<p>In July 2016, Lisa Giordano of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, arrived at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s midtown Manhattan offices bearing a cache of letters written in Italian. On an early Saturday morning in March that same year, she had come upon the letters strewn on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone on Degraw Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Carroll Gardens was once a significant Italian American community that became gentrified over time, many houses being gutted for renovation by new owners.<br /><br />Giordano thought the Calandra Institute, a City of New York University research institute, might provide a haven for these discarded artifacts. We accepted her donation, even though the Institute is not an archive, with the hope to one day do justice to those epistolary correspondents.<br /><br />Toward that goal, the Institute partnered with graduate students Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, and Federico Tiberini at Florida Atlantic University to make the letters part of the Italian American Memories: Documentary Archive, an online digital collection of letters and ephemera from Italian American lives the three students had created. <br /><br />We are excited to announce the launch of the Vivo-Fruttauro Collection, which features transatlantic correspondence between members of the Vivo-Fruttauro families from Brooklyn, La Spezia, and Bagnoli. The letter writers covered a variety of topics, including pending emigration to the United States, among other quotidian matters.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Sciorra, PhD</strong><br /><em>Director of Academic and Cultural Programs</em><br /><em>John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</em><br /><em>Queens College, City University of New York<br /><br /><a href="https://calandrainstitute.org/"><img src="https://calandrainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-CILogoRGB300-1-1.jpg" alt="Calandra Italian American Institute" width="79" height="79" /></a><br /></em><strong>Collection in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute</strong></p>
<h2>Map</h2>
<h2><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1QpiZYaT5JLEvSqS7LDb3r6we0gJYFa4e"></iframe><br /><br />Relationships</h2>
<p>The recurring people in Giuseppina's letters are: <strong><em>Vincenzo Vivo</em></strong> (Giuseppina's husband), <strong><em>Rosa</em></strong> (or Rosina, Giuseppina and Vincenzo's daughter), <strong><em>Giuseppe Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosa's husband and Giuseppina's son-in-law), <strong><em>Angelo Fruttauro</em></strong> (Rosina and Giuseppe's son, Giuseppina's grandson).<br /><br /></p>
Subject
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creator
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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paper
Language
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it, nap
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
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Title
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February 3, 1947. Letter from Rosa and Giuseppe Fruttauro to Giuseppina Vivo
Subject
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
Rosina writes the first part of the letter to her mother and then addresses a page to her aunt. She expresses her concern about her mother’s health and says that if she lived closer she would have been there immediately. She has received a package with dry items dated October 20. She implores her aunt to take care of her mother and she sends her greetings to the other family members. Peppino adds to the letter telling his mother-in-law that Angiolino returned safely and that his update on his grandmother’s health has Rosina wishing she could immediately go to her.
Creator
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Giuseppe Fruttauro
Source
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Publisher
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Date
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1947-02-03
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam
Rights
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York
Format
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Paper
Language
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it
Type
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Letter
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
La Spezia, IT
distance
family
illness
packages
travel
worry