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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
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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.
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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
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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
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paper
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it, nap
Type
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letters, cultural artifacts
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Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
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January 12, 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 writes to his wife whom his affectionately calls “his dear Giulietta”. He is overjoyed to learn of her good health over this past year since she has suffered so many headaches in the past. His prayers are being answered. He recognizes that life is fleeting, and that happiness is so important, and he feels that it is an injustice that they have comforts that his own grandchild does not. He asks his wife not to hesitate to ask him for money for these needs. Vincenzo praises his wife’s beauty and tells her how much he cherishes the photo she sent. It seems like a century since he last saw her and cannot wait to embrace her. He awakes in the morning depressed because she is not there and leaves for the store (“storo”) at 8 with Tomasso. He spends the day there. His leg no longer hurts since he is in America. Vincenzo discusses the breakdown of the items he has sent, including mention of a dress for her and for Rosina and a suit for Giuseppina’s brother. $50 was sent to don Guigliermo for Giuseppina. He thanks her for deciphering something that was in a letter he had written to Peppino which they thought was English but apparently they just could not interpret Vincenzo’s handwriting. Vincenzo is happy to learn that his wife has been dancing (reference to Angelino playing the tarantella in previous letters). He says she will have a good time when they attend parties (“pari’”) in America or when they go to “campagna” (which may be a reference to the region or to the countryside). Vincenzo mentions that he received seven letters from various family members and is responding to one per day. He learned that of a warehouse in Napoli which housed packages from America was burned by arson. He hopes none of the packages he has sent were lost. He signs Vincenzo Vivo Romeo.
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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
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1947-01-12
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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
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it
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Letter
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Brooklyn, US-NY
America
christmas
dance
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family
fire
health
letters
money
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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
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
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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
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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
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paper
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it, nap
Type
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letters, cultural artifacts
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Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
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January 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
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Vincenzo writes to his wife who is in La Spezia with their daughter Rosina. She will be headed to Bagnoli with Peppina. Vincenzo hopes that this will facilitate her return to America. We learn that she has been in Italy for a few months at this time. He wants them to live a different lifestyle once they are reunited and be happy together until death do them part. He speaks of the items he has sent: a suit for her brother, cigarettes for her, flour for Rosina, 20 pounds of maccheroni, $50 for his brother (to be exchanged on the black market, expecting an exchange rate of 500 lira per dollar). He asks her to go to Resina and collect $25 from “that clown” ("quel buffone" whom we can infer is Don Gugliermo). He is broken hearted to know that his grandson cannot even afford to buy socks. Vincenzo has sent some socks and would like to send more but now that the war is over he is no longer earning like before especially now that he is older. He is happy to learn that the $75 he sent for the holidays were spent on leisure. He will try to send his wife a ticket soon. He mentions that he had heard about his wife’s brother’s death. When she comes to America, she will see that the family has purchased a Victrola radio. He closes conveying everyone’s greetings.
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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
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1947-01-18
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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
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it
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Letter
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Brooklyn, US-NY
dresses
exchange rate
family
health
letters
money
packages
work
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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
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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
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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, nap
Type
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letters, cultural artifacts
Coverage
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Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
Text
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January 30, 1947. Letter from Maria Teresa Domiello 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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Giuseppina laments not having met Maria Teresa. She tells them about her family's health and her son's travels.
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Maria Teresa Dominello
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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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1947-01-30
Contributor
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Hristo Joseph
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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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San Giovanni di Gerace, IT
family
health
travel
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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
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
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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
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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
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paper
Language
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it, nap
Type
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letters, cultural artifacts
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Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
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January 30, 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
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Vincenzo begins his letter to his wife updating her on their previous correspondences and telling her that he is happy she had a good trip from (La) Spezia to Napoli. He understands that she is sad to no longer be with their daughter but he reminds her that she has family members anxiously awaiting her in America. He hopes that by God's grace he will live to see their emigration issues resolved and be reunited. Vincenzo is happy that Antonio received her well and even kissed her hands. He discusses items sent including cigarettes and maccheroni. He would like to add $5 in his letters but fears they would go missing. If she is up to it, he suggests she take a trip to visit their son in law’s family in Calabria.
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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
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1947-01-30
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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
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Letter
Coverage
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Brooklyn, US-NY
Calabria
family
health
La Spezia
Napoli
packages
travel
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Badia Family Collection
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All the letters present in this collection come from the private collection of Patricia Badia-Johnsonn, who decided to share them with the Italian Program of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature at Florida Atlantic University.
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en, it
Type
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Handwritten and typed letters
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US, 1938-1945
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Italian-American, Letters, Second World War, 1943-1945
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Danny Badia, Leona Badia, née De Nardo
Date
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1938-1945
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Domenica Diraviam, Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini, Dr. Ilaria Serra
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Paper
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Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
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Patricia Badia-Johnsonn holds the rights over the resources in this collection.
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Badia Family Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<img src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/ed39ab4b4f258d93fab5ceb875435b0d.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=mLbxOdFGSiGE9cgC7Md7hYgBUeKbmDYs0nwGtmceGUb1~sa4~8eaFgNCDH2otVpklPbrysgk2WouC~ZD57xn0V9JBx54eZaS6IusFfUi7tFIYWae8lzX4znkVnaoswsH50pUXOnseAOySo5ru5ZrLitK6W97WPXwXxLTIPPlMqKXTXJKnWFdIapSfjF2XjAsGBvSXiWvTWxEggAnIIfDUti5ji9-8spUFocxVF9orpJ8U~Q~d-2PbDQOr7aKmZMAY-XlbKQoA76dTZVZ-nEL3ATaoUgIsb74cpWrci9k7kcr0jT97Dk5xNdKUr3BqC0pK25rO8XZRUPOjOWNGZA8YQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" alt="family picture" height="450" /><br /><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>Danny Badia</strong>, whose full name was <strong>Dante Alighiero Badia</strong>, was born on April 14, 1922 and died in 2006. His father,<strong> Angelo Badia</strong> was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a <span>town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother <strong>Laurina Badia, née Buccilli</strong>, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in </span>1962 and <span>1984.</span><span><br /><br /></span>Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: <strong>Orienta Christina</strong> (December 25, 1918), <strong>Bambina Aurelia</strong> (born on October 8, 1920), and <strong>Hiram Sylvester Julius</strong> (August 1, 1937). <br /><br /><span><strong>Leona Badia, née De Nardo</strong> was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. 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He changed many camps through the years: he was in <a href="http://www.vandornmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=37">Camp Van Dorn</a>, <a href="http://fortwolters.com/camp_wolters.html">Camp Wolter</a>, <a href="http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2262">Camp Joseph Robinson</a> and then he even traveled overseas. <br /><br /><img height="350" alt="NDoST0dV1HYFn_4armSE5sh9lRL9TvH45oiV6i7oiaEloWpLPQhE0x7gbYWH1LM4BVeiLWx7O9625bT0uZv6cvybAsEdZsOSZRLxO6Lj1qIfxV8ZvtHyC-Hfw-CnhRLXOoEnC2f6E-qchyjlmN5ZQFUZmaC89QQPAHfFfah3GcszlLjnur17tmtwDuTKJlT-KLpLEwcTgO0j2Jks3FGIUJNV65aYRuvZroEV65VtSfA0KRfiQON42YdbZ9W5MFDTNh423etQT4V-1ChFzabFsGEZJ1YLbL0B2C2d2ivfAbGUfnWrl94nFiR3VFqfs10m869Wi4Xy19u-p-4VhD-0UqmqNcc-vhakXoABZxSIMju6N1U0b7zLQ79UkaptWiB-l8RnPbC_egbEfX8grLD_EXPXUVTt5wTnbwZJPA3RyySqglnJgersvAgSrVwhZSdKqzMylAarLAU7dzuF85DN0COvTWQ0BSEJQVvRf2GBzx1Rrqn0JnxcU1z4yuRchtxUJ456lgLzXUP2qbwZLerRyFX0CMGdW6Fo0NjPS98-7ZPv91-XiMAMTzw21J024jluiMoByqQauVWe8jL-QfnrykDardpG2ndJDRn_HRG46rRdJdGBRULSLFhZ67BBUk0hkmJgoaERX4mJ0yEH5h7_Zty7ayi95LLLs0RYJGPOEdp37ksi2wR2_zCi9Xo2zXhJT6N-iWwiqBg8KMVC5A=w501-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/5092c8ebe9dc90824bdf959501f1c96e.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=iNcEfpst8C7w8E~L-w0WfXGAYVO2XS6LBf3gHAfcV-zZRRHqEg9g7Cjny9N3LXALC64Gqx3dPDqGe5hWOD5Uo~GOGCB5ArLr7A50Kb0EGysKzeaYAASdXYgAgDmvXWgDFdf7eePLcP1Ek7nu4OVMG7aGXNU002OP7DKQMJLyCBsVMfSB9ozr5BELsGIx~qxloD-ka-SsoazNCfI7cUnXcaKXQ~C7W388LkOduq7vn6~fYReXD5gXbH8CMf0q~GWCYYQbAJLx0hcXifSY0z-wznMLkbh3CgzMkglOrdDEtfh4FbLQ~NxFFdW6mK3VGw0Byfrz9zSYVTthjNrR1gBSYg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br />He documented his life in the army through his letters to Leona, to whom he wrote passionate reports on his experience far from home. An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.<br /><br /></span></span></span>
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<p style="font-weight:400;"> </p>
<p style="font-weight:400;"><em>Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much. Your cousin Dan</em></p>
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Text
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Title
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July 12, 1943. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia
Subject
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Italian-American, 1943
Description
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Leona has not received any mail from Danny for three days, but she read his letter at his mom's house She talks about the weather at home and asks about his weather. She updates on Gracie and Jeanette whose husband was put in the 7th Service and will never have to go overseas due to his bad feet. Emilio was rejected because they must have found a bone out of place. His ex brother-in-law is a master sergeant. and is going overseas soon. She tells about the employee dissatisfaction at Packard for switching to 10 hour shifts and instituting pay cuts. She complains about her work schedule realizing that civilians should not gripe considering what poor soldiers have to go through. She expresses her love and missing him.
Creator
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Leona Badia, née De Nardo
Source
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Badia Family Collection
Publisher
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Italian Program, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Date
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1943-07-12
Contributor
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Nicoletta Sorice
Rights
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Patricia Badia-Johnson
Format
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Paper
Language
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en
Type
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Letter
Coverage
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Detroit, US-MI
health
war
weather
work
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Title
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Badia Family Collection
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
All the letters present in this collection come from the private collection of Patricia Badia-Johnsonn, who decided to share them with the Italian Program of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature at Florida Atlantic University.
Language
A language of the resource
en, it
Type
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Handwritten and typed letters
Coverage
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US, 1938-1945
Subject
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Italian-American, Letters, Second World War, 1943-1945
Creator
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Danny Badia, Leona Badia, née De Nardo
Date
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1938-1945
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini, Dr. Ilaria Serra
Format
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Paper
Publisher
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Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Rights
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Patricia Badia-Johnsonn holds the rights over the resources in this collection.
Identifier
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Badia Family Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<img src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/ed39ab4b4f258d93fab5ceb875435b0d.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=mLbxOdFGSiGE9cgC7Md7hYgBUeKbmDYs0nwGtmceGUb1~sa4~8eaFgNCDH2otVpklPbrysgk2WouC~ZD57xn0V9JBx54eZaS6IusFfUi7tFIYWae8lzX4znkVnaoswsH50pUXOnseAOySo5ru5ZrLitK6W97WPXwXxLTIPPlMqKXTXJKnWFdIapSfjF2XjAsGBvSXiWvTWxEggAnIIfDUti5ji9-8spUFocxVF9orpJ8U~Q~d-2PbDQOr7aKmZMAY-XlbKQoA76dTZVZ-nEL3ATaoUgIsb74cpWrci9k7kcr0jT97Dk5xNdKUr3BqC0pK25rO8XZRUPOjOWNGZA8YQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" alt="family picture" height="450" /><br /><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>Danny Badia</strong>, whose full name was <strong>Dante Alighiero Badia</strong>, was born on April 14, 1922 and died in 2006. His father,<strong> Angelo Badia</strong> was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a <span>town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother <strong>Laurina Badia, née Buccilli</strong>, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in </span>1962 and <span>1984.</span><span><br /><br /></span>Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: <strong>Orienta Christina</strong> (December 25, 1918), <strong>Bambina Aurelia</strong> (born on October 8, 1920), and <strong>Hiram Sylvester Julius</strong> (August 1, 1937). <br /><br /><span><strong>Leona Badia, née De Nardo</strong> was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. Her parents, <strong>Giovanni</strong> and <strong>Maria De Nardo</strong> were from Abruzzi too.<br /><br />Danny and Leona got married on January 15, 1944, and celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary before Danny passed away.<br /><br /><img height="300" alt="szgu3Q3RiMFY0JraDU2-g6WGFhBBlgfo4SnV33c28_bnwI9XOr6JvuX7L5HtOhDpfUbF5gI06k4KgXoePe2sx7-FZvA6HAqogHQqn5s9ygVMOl8P4ntAw-RulT7cowc5mr6SA1tuJychJ1jhXq8JEhj11QoEQ2nxGU_WY88PYCNPnoPtxHc-PFMo8wo_RnFOW339OIgWSEVZ-ChzN9T2BMgTdXRIdrSEcYO3C7qAluZja0qWDevqACHOP--cZDo81CcPQNWcYi6Nks0diPPTSchifdSUkixwCTQH-lhO-Jho2xW_cFtwtcYcxkACV2u0S2BvVjg9VwnLEA_4XtPPkpobbdeVHhOPYrFr0HNpRSotITZo13343dc4CYUjHhgKG93uKGNKTwKmFebwG2GmQDJFyoKPqRMfc9KsKsZ3m8kI7cBUSIGVfczrH6EdhKW1gfREY2UkHgOHG_oZxmSF8n2o5FexzqXv_DA2nv2GViANVOtDaj-fA5WhOa-_jgp294_7g03xty-a5wObIZ7eTCH1u9qA6E6kUWs1kgH2SUtzXU4FJ1ObUxDW1zvw2Ku_REssaOBwH5gtrCEpuAUhbbQnOg6OYA6Jr8zRoZuhGTAJKI-k-hw3t-8LPFGtSzCM0o6SyVHOSSxmhUXZxZuLzp6K47jPzLZVf2PbcDXCtv0opf4owAxVUnNxaJEPNmKoof6kchbgH_25FLDxNQ=w901-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/9f241cc55e3f73c7ef71540d4d5b6d38.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=UIs3jAFHxOQOr9tmCmytU2Cv36nr0RDFAWFZkEXBu~PuV4a16iXW9bANnuq4pO0Ny~3PZDLLhtqjQcdpOup7qzafJCjhVULMm6B9akR5dZDVW7zGwmcDVC3~9SK6bscCgvfJq3mUfCswBURcJw7w49HJFSGO16u1lCwH4FouvEeUws8JsbRjKw~0iAeC8Uex4cNOZqSnga6O~0ScNO2YlGhrqtUbRd69r~96zbVqA0V-Jwt0-h8Pgns~zIYG~QJx9TGp6~yleHvM4FqxcHF7xGpfYijvdpR9BV3e4SmVRwGpL3-yagS37AbnvN4bSiOKcEpgP51I8oa7TLOnI0TBpw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><img height="300" alt="ocyH67ko6_Ea0SE5DGpXFejhOuyQ2Yf6zKrULcRrr5xH_FHGndH7vNhMsz7bkE0k3x0gItaH7uahMd95pnhwKD400ZlOh6X5Cbm_mYoQkSw4mt-ObWpoMoKMsxqo66YXgTN0TNnVctYbSJHlOiehAkJ4sgult_uIG-h4d5BOMaMw7iEG9KsseHoY1hsSKK6Yijsz_8Q6KFckZPrajiDfxZJTjRRPBqSoyI1VPFxxJ6RydJpKnLOJSO0rb447_8lJ_MTSvtMax-LtzY0YWgC2Qw7Dc7ZRA14PIvsOi1l6uYOaoWtPcLK4I7Siw3iy5v_az890vsIlYEl0lQ1y6Ugd6cC3MMVb7xRm4f9aeag1N5GEGxWFRp0-jn1yDIqW8sDjzaL_u4Hw9nDY-OLRKT2FYGFyjvZcc-eL_Bn3UiEkNa32chdWdD2TikV4394v8XRrx7W1XFwuR4qoGjy_muaKIJSqa4shPpcjQ8UVs6fnzNJ2kbcoib9V7tyELJIAAwTpcjvbY6IVM3pIPU4zGAi95HlJjwEuzxZVB36Mlix1LhBvJgXeigW2HJGq8MV2D-OsWyvnEYBPZ4ofJpdwoOjM7mcu0PnK8X8pNp7FNRL61DhdnqEppQxKMwdnvb0bDpj7wuFhBD04jdOb0atNtSiG3wW0YJdvYuzHvT8H1Fu-jHkB-JOhYF4L9qU19SRQUlma2WCptKLzSpFYJGw05A=w464-h330-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/a67da39cde0ddbe1f29ea1b2f01ff763.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=F1-bJ1ilsgosYXb22N7Ne5YQcZKJ0TlgSjIzmjLfELkBbKjsZ43kNRxGpLFjv7EXChSXSx6ZxMY9LLEL-oWN5dxyAmzj3XMddtrw2q3bQkR5NLOPfO4I7Qg1Eaj5yrBHntsxHfWSUN~7okPeHPUv~DK7gP~XquswXYsS2onXja0uVPJnH4rgmXLOUYqYhxU6qmvteO16N3rYIH8OncbL-nkAHho2q5nnhjGE5xrQ3WypZdnog~M8OGQ3muYzc~hsgZoGxZy2v8IXSAHdfHvgDnU252YVSiW0I7RzQpclpFZwNQFSRyYOelBUYAPtbg7y5AfB07Om3pixxPagPf91Jg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br />Danny, like any other young boy of his age, enrolled in the army during the Second World War and he worked as a cook. He changed many camps through the years: he was in <a href="http://www.vandornmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=37">Camp Van Dorn</a>, <a href="http://fortwolters.com/camp_wolters.html">Camp Wolter</a>, <a href="http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2262">Camp Joseph Robinson</a> and then he even traveled overseas. <br /><br /><img height="350" alt="NDoST0dV1HYFn_4armSE5sh9lRL9TvH45oiV6i7oiaEloWpLPQhE0x7gbYWH1LM4BVeiLWx7O9625bT0uZv6cvybAsEdZsOSZRLxO6Lj1qIfxV8ZvtHyC-Hfw-CnhRLXOoEnC2f6E-qchyjlmN5ZQFUZmaC89QQPAHfFfah3GcszlLjnur17tmtwDuTKJlT-KLpLEwcTgO0j2Jks3FGIUJNV65aYRuvZroEV65VtSfA0KRfiQON42YdbZ9W5MFDTNh423etQT4V-1ChFzabFsGEZJ1YLbL0B2C2d2ivfAbGUfnWrl94nFiR3VFqfs10m869Wi4Xy19u-p-4VhD-0UqmqNcc-vhakXoABZxSIMju6N1U0b7zLQ79UkaptWiB-l8RnPbC_egbEfX8grLD_EXPXUVTt5wTnbwZJPA3RyySqglnJgersvAgSrVwhZSdKqzMylAarLAU7dzuF85DN0COvTWQ0BSEJQVvRf2GBzx1Rrqn0JnxcU1z4yuRchtxUJ456lgLzXUP2qbwZLerRyFX0CMGdW6Fo0NjPS98-7ZPv91-XiMAMTzw21J024jluiMoByqQauVWe8jL-QfnrykDardpG2ndJDRn_HRG46rRdJdGBRULSLFhZ67BBUk0hkmJgoaERX4mJ0yEH5h7_Zty7ayi95LLLs0RYJGPOEdp37ksi2wR2_zCi9Xo2zXhJT6N-iWwiqBg8KMVC5A=w501-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/5092c8ebe9dc90824bdf959501f1c96e.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=iNcEfpst8C7w8E~L-w0WfXGAYVO2XS6LBf3gHAfcV-zZRRHqEg9g7Cjny9N3LXALC64Gqx3dPDqGe5hWOD5Uo~GOGCB5ArLr7A50Kb0EGysKzeaYAASdXYgAgDmvXWgDFdf7eePLcP1Ek7nu4OVMG7aGXNU002OP7DKQMJLyCBsVMfSB9ozr5BELsGIx~qxloD-ka-SsoazNCfI7cUnXcaKXQ~C7W388LkOduq7vn6~fYReXD5gXbH8CMf0q~GWCYYQbAJLx0hcXifSY0z-wznMLkbh3CgzMkglOrdDEtfh4FbLQ~NxFFdW6mK3VGw0Byfrz9zSYVTthjNrR1gBSYg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br />He documented his life in the army through his letters to Leona, to whom he wrote passionate reports on his experience far from home. An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.<br /><br /></span></span></span>
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<p style="font-weight:400;"> </p>
<p style="font-weight:400;"><em>Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much. Your cousin Dan</em></p>
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July 24, 1943. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia
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Italian-American, 1943
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Leona addresses Danny for the first time as "My Darling (Husband)" . She jokes that she will give him "a good spanking for a welcome instead of a big kiss". She and Danny's mom question the silence between letters and thanks him for a poem he wrote her. Jean and her sister will be coming and staying at Emil's. She praises him for receiving a shooting medal and reminds him to be careful. There is talk of a surprise and also about where people they know are stationed, or those who were sent home on leave. She mentions work at Packard and the sale of his family's house.
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Leona Badia, née De Nardo
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Badia Family Collection
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Italian Program, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
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1943-07-24
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Nicoletta Sorice
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Patricia Badia-Johnson
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Paper
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en
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Card
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Detroit, US-MI
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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>
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<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>
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
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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
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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
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paper
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it, nap
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letters, cultural artifacts
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Brooklyn, US-NY
La Spezia, IT
Bagnoli, IT
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Title
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Letter from Rosa Fruttauro to Giuseppina Vivo
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Italian letters, Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Rosina writes to her mother. She speaks about her son, Angiolino, who was ill but is doing better. She speaks extensively about receiving goods from her family including coffee, soap and cherries (bottiglia di cigilie). She sends cigarettes to her mother in Naples to sell.
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Rosa 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
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N/A
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Hristo Joseph
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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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cigarettes
food
health
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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
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Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Italian letters
Italians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Vincenzo Vivo, Angelo Fruttauro, Giuseppe Fruttauro, et al.
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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 1, 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
He writes this letter to his mother in law. He excuses the late response, he just found out about his brother's terrible condition. He went to his house and he found him unconscious. After 36 hours, his brother's heart stopped beating in his hands. He washed him and dressed him as if he were heaing for a walk. He sacrificed himself so that the family could rest and he spent the following day planning for the funeral. Eugenio and Totore said he did everything he could till the end, everyone understood. Vincenzo continues answering her previous letter. He says he's not trying to hide the bad news about his son. Angiolino simply had an ulcer. But then it got worse. After the first shot he was fine; he may need more shots. Angiolino never mentioned to his family that he was sick. Giuseppe deduced it when he discovered his son's dirty underwear. He doesn't know if it was work related, related to the ulcer or an incorrect diagnosis from the doctor. Giuseppe encourages his mother-in-law not to worry. He asks her to send some cigarettes.
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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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1947-03-01
Contributor
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Giuliana Barile
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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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death
family relations
health
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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
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
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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
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 1, 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 writes in response to Giuseppina’s letter from February 19th. His prayers have been answered, she is cured. He was pleased to hear that Alfredo and family received her and treated her well. He requested her not to argue with Gugliermo and said that he would take care of the relations when he came to America. He sent a suitcase with 20,000 lira through a new company. That morning he went to the bank regarding her ticket for passage to America and they will be contacting her. She would be traveling on the Saturnia or the Vulcania. He worries when he does not regularly receive letters from her. Gianni is preparing to come to Italy to see his paralyzed father. Vincenzo cannot wait for his dear wife to come to America and hug everyone. He feels weird writing her what he is feeling. He closes with regards from: Maria, Gianni, Dali, Rossella, Elenuccia, Tommaso, Elena and Giuseppina and Gemma.
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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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1947-03-01
Contributor
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Giuliana Barile
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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
Brooklyn, US-NY
health
money exchange
shipment
travel
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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
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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March 13, 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 iin 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.
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Giuseppe 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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1947-03-13
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
Language
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it
Type
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Letter
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La Spezia, IT
health
packages