Manuale degli Stati Uniti: istruzioni ad uso degli immigranti e stranieri [Manual of the United States: Instructions for the Use of Immigrants and Foreigners]. Washington: Società Nazionale Figlie della Rivoluzione Americana, 1930.
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Manuale degli Stati Uniti: istruzioni ad uso degli immigranti e stranieri [Manual of the United States: Instructions for the Use of Immigrants and Foreigners]. Washington: Società Nazionale Figlie della Rivoluzione Americana, 1930.
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There were 91 editions of this work published between 1923 and 2001 in 17 languages, and more entries in OCLC for this work than any other.
Author Elizabeth C. Barney Buel (or Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel)(1868-1943) was a member of the Connecticut chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The impressive work of the Connecticut chapter of the DAR in the education of immigrants is recounted at some length in John Foster Carr's "What the Library Can Do for our Foreign Born," Library Journal, Oct. 1913 (Vol, 38, No.10), New York: Publication Office, 141 E. 25th Street. There Carr exhorts librarians to recognize that their role is far more important than that of schools in the welcoming, education and Americanization of the immigrant, with particular though not exclusive attention to the Italian immigrant, because adult immigrants do not attend schools. He recounts how in his town, Mount Vernon, New York, the library has worked with Italian groups to sponsor evenings of Italian culture mixed with an explanation to members of those groups of how to use the library.
And key to the entire process is the initial lecture given at a local school, in Italian (or Yiddish, Swedish, etc.) based on Carr's own "Guide to the United States for the immigrant," followed by a trip to the local public library at which the Italian Group (in the case of Mt. Vernon that Carr recounts, the Verdi Club) begins the meeting with Italian music, followed by a talk on the use of the library. Inspiring!
Author Elizabeth C. Barney Buel (or Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel)(1868-1943) was a member of the Connecticut chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The impressive work of the Connecticut chapter of the DAR in the education of immigrants is recounted at some length in John Foster Carr's "What the Library Can Do for our Foreign Born," Library Journal, Oct. 1913 (Vol, 38, No.10), New York: Publication Office, 141 E. 25th Street. There Carr exhorts librarians to recognize that their role is far more important than that of schools in the welcoming, education and Americanization of the immigrant, with particular though not exclusive attention to the Italian immigrant, because adult immigrants do not attend schools. He recounts how in his town, Mount Vernon, New York, the library has worked with Italian groups to sponsor evenings of Italian culture mixed with an explanation to members of those groups of how to use the library.
And key to the entire process is the initial lecture given at a local school, in Italian (or Yiddish, Swedish, etc.) based on Carr's own "Guide to the United States for the immigrant," followed by a trip to the local public library at which the Italian Group (in the case of Mt. Vernon that Carr recounts, the Verdi Club) begins the meeting with Italian music, followed by a talk on the use of the library. Inspiring!
Creator
Elizabeth C. Barney Buel
Publisher
Società Nazionale Figlie della Rivoluzione Americana
Date
1930
Format
18 x 12cm; 72 p.
Language
Italian
Citation
Elizabeth C. Barney Buel, “Manuale degli Stati Uniti: istruzioni ad uso degli immigranti e stranieri [Manual of the United States: Instructions for the Use of Immigrants and Foreigners]. Washington: Società Nazionale Figlie della Rivoluzione Americana, 1930.,” Italian-Language American Imprints: The Periconi Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://italianamericanimprints.omeka.net/items/show/23.
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