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Argenzio, Mary. Interview. (Folder 11)

 

Oral history interview transcript covering involvement with Chicago Commons, education, mother working as a 'quack doctor', family origins, white slavery, successful relatives in the United States, Italian food, prohibition and Italian organised crime, community leaders, inter-ethnic relations, the Great Depression, marriage, her florist business, religion and changes in traditional Italian neighbourhood in Chicago. Includes a picture of Mary Argenzio.

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Title:
Argenzio, Mary. Interview. (Folder 11)
Date of Original:
24 Feb-2 Jul 1980
Identifier:
UIC_IAC_01_0001_0011
Permalink:
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Subject--Name
Argenzio, Nicholas
Porto, Joe
Porto, Felix
Porto, Milly
Porto, Dominic
Porto, Mary
Batmick, Mary Ellen
Rego, Johnnie
Tayler, Leah
Mondino, John
Rago, Henry
Amoned, Tessie
LaRocce, Grace

Interviewee:
Argenzio, Mary

Form:
Oral histories

Language:
English

Collection Information


Collection:
Italian American Collection records
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Box:
1.0
Folder:
11
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library


Geographic Information

Peoria, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Tokyo, Japan