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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Histories, philosophy, biographies, directories, bibliographies, almanacs, catalogues, annuals, religious, educational, and travel literature Subject The topic of the resource These largely non-political works reflect a broad pallette of non-fiction reflections on the history of Italians in the U.S., travel literature, biographies (like that of the Peanut King, Obici), or the religious, like Sister, later Mother, and final Saint Cabrini. Description An account of the resource In these non-fiction works, Italians reflected upon themselves and their American experiences. Representing the non-sovversivi type of immigrant, who were more interested in becoming American and “making it” in America than in stoking class warfare and remaking society, They began to place themselves in the context of contemporary American society and the history in America. The release in 1921 of Alfredo Bosi’s Cinquant’anni di vita italiana in America, the first history of Italians in the United States, represented a watershed - the first 50 years of Italians in America - and allegedly arose from a conversation between journalist Bosi and King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy in 1901, in which the king expressed curiosity about the Italian colony in America. Luigi Roversi’s biography of Palma di Cesnola proudly places that Italian within the august homes of white Anglo-Saxon Protestant America, into which di Cesnola had married, and where he ruled as the first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. More than the first half of Flamma’s “biography” of the greatest mayor New York City had ever seen, Fiorello LaGuardia, has little to do with La Guardia, unfortunately, but the work did reflect his obvious pride that after electing mayors in 29 other cities, Italians “finally” elected (in 1933) a mayor of Italian heritage to the country’s most important city. The directories discussed here, from New York to San Francisco, provide a particularly rich source of information about the different businesses and professions Italians had in virtually every state of the union, from as early as the 1880s (in San Francisco) to the first few decades of the 20th Century (primarily in New York). 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 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 Almanacco Italo-Svizzero Americano Anno 1881 [Italian-Swiss American Almanac Year 1881]. San Francisco: Pub. di J. F. Fugazi, "No. 5 Montgomery Avenue, San Francisco, California," 1881. Description An account of the resource This earliest of the almanacs (of 6 or 7) in the Collection, published in San Francisco, lacks a book catalogue in the rear that the 1894 one by the same publisher in San Francisco possesses, q.v., but there are ads for bookstores and for newspapers, both in San Francisco - La Voce, La Scintilla Italiana, L'Elvezia and a humor magazine, Il Ficcanaso (The Busybody) - and in New York (L'Eco d'Italia, Il Progresso Italo-Americano, and Il Repubblicano, a monthly), see pp. 141-142. See advertisement for M.G. Tonini's Libreria Italiana, at No. 26 Montgomery Avenue (p. 73) and other almanac-like information, such as a monthly phases of the moon, and saint days for each day of the month. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J. F. Fugazi Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Pub. di J. F. Fugazi, "No. 5 Montgomery Avenue, San Francisco, California" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 19 x 12.5cm; 183 p. Language A language of the resource Italian 1881-1890 almanac book ads bookstore ads Elvezia Italo-Svizzero J. F. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Histories, philosophy, biographies, directories, bibliographies, almanacs, catalogues, annuals, religious, educational, and travel literature Subject The topic of the resource These largely non-political works reflect a broad pallette of non-fiction reflections on the history of Italians in the U.S., travel literature, biographies (like that of the Peanut King, Obici), or the religious, like Sister, later Mother, and final Saint Cabrini. Description An account of the resource In these non-fiction works, Italians reflected upon themselves and their American experiences. Representing the non-sovversivi type of immigrant, who were more interested in becoming American and “making it” in America than in stoking class warfare and remaking society, They began to place themselves in the context of contemporary American society and the history in America. The release in 1921 of Alfredo Bosi’s Cinquant’anni di vita italiana in America, the first history of Italians in the United States, represented a watershed - the first 50 years of Italians in America - and allegedly arose from a conversation between journalist Bosi and King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy in 1901, in which the king expressed curiosity about the Italian colony in America. Luigi Roversi’s biography of Palma di Cesnola proudly places that Italian within the august homes of white Anglo-Saxon Protestant America, into which di Cesnola had married, and where he ruled as the first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. More than the first half of Flamma’s “biography” of the greatest mayor New York City had ever seen, Fiorello LaGuardia, has little to do with La Guardia, unfortunately, but the work did reflect his obvious pride that after electing mayors in 29 other cities, Italians “finally” elected (in 1933) a mayor of Italian heritage to the country’s most important city. The directories discussed here, from New York to San Francisco, provide a particularly rich source of information about the different businesses and professions Italians had in virtually every state of the union, from as early as the 1880s (in San Francisco) to the first few decades of the 20th Century (primarily in New York). 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 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 Almanacco illustrato dell'Elvezia: dono agli abbonati del 1895 [Illustrated Almanac of the "Elvezia", a gift for its subscribers in 1895]. San Francisco: L'Elvezia, [1894]. Description An account of the resource One of the earlier of the almanacs (of about 6 or 7) in the Collection. This 1895 Italo-Svizzero Americano almanac was published in San Francisco, with the owner name of Pietro Magetti handwritten on the cover. This is the "Supplemento all'Elvezia no. 7" that appears to have been given as a "strenna" or Christmas gift to subscribers ("dono agli abbonati") of this Italo-Swiss San Francisco newspaper. In the back of this very rare work is a 32-page book catalogue (in pink) of the Libreria Italiana dell'Elvezia, George Cavalli, proprietor. It is a treasure trove of books imported from Italy (mostly - there is Zanolini among New York publications) for any researcher wondering what Italian immigrants in San Francisco in that period in late 19th century were reading (or were being offered to read - as discussed elsewhere on this site, there were "normative" reading lists for Italian immigrants that may have only loosely approximated what Italians were actually reading) . The headings of various sections, e.g., "Biblioteca Romantica Tascabile" (Romantic pocket-size Library) reflect the categories used by book publishers in Italy. Advertisements by New York booksellers at the time in Il Progresso and L'Eco d'Italia of imported Italian books are similar. A wide variety of content, from biographies (with portraits) of prominent Italian and Swiss-Americans to notable figures in Italy and Switzerland. Much of the information is focused on the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland, near the Italian border. There are also long sections of illustrated stories. Apart from the book ads, the text of the almanac also contains advertisements for numerous Italian businesses in San Francisco, from banks to travel agents, booksellers, printers, hotels, and dealers in musical instruments. This is the only copy of this work listed in WorldCat. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elvezia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available L'Elvezia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource [1894] Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 21 x 15cm; [60], 62, [4], + [32 p] catalogue. Language A language of the resource Italian 1891-1900 almanac book ads book catalogue Elvezia Francesco Zanolini Italo-Svizzero newspaper press San Francisco