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The Italian-American Collection was compiled as part of the "Italians in Chicago" project by the Department of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. The project was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and interviews were largely conducted during 1979 and 1980. Donations included photographs, booklets and pamphlets, as well as various other family memorabilia.

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Manella, Mary. Interview. (Folder 328)

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Oral history interview covering childhood in Chicago, education, Italian businesses in Chicago, dating, non-religious Italian societies, housing, father's work, community leaders, religious societies, religious traditions, interaction with Croatians, relations with Chinese and the fear caused by the 'Tong wars', political leaders within the community, organised crime, discrimination, the Great Depression, Pearl Harbour and the Second World War, racial changes and discrimination subjected to as a woman.

Date:: 1980-04-19

Collection:: Italian American Collection records

Access:: Public access

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Repository: University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)