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Center for Italian Culture Archives

Center for Italian Culture Collection consists of donated materials from individuals, families, and organizations, presents archival documents and artifacts related to the history of Italian- Americans in New England

Sogni d'Oro Oral History - Digital Collection

Sogni d'Oro  oral histories contain oral interviews conducted from 2001-2002 to document the experience of Italian-Americans in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Organized by the individual, the files contain documentation and sound recordings of the interviews. 

This collection is located online and you can access it by clicking on the links. 

Digital access to the Sogni d'Oro interviews was enabled by the award of a Fitchburg State University Gallucci-Circio in 2011. The project includes migration of the audio files into appropriate electronic format and transcription of the interviews by a professional transcription service.

The digital collection to date has been completed by volunteer archivist, Nichole Shea, under the supervision of Special Collections Librarian, Kate Wells. Under the award of the 2011 Gallucci-Circio Grant, the collection currently includes interviews with 26 individuals.

The University Archives will submit for a Galluci-Circio grant again this fall to complete the remaining interviews with 5 individuals. 

Current interviews include: 

Annelisa Addante Gloria Mulcahy & Marion Madonia
Joe Addante Theresa Mastrangelo Mahoney
Quintina Chiarelli Angelini Fred Mastrangelo
Atillio and Robert Antonini Aldo and Anna Mazzaferro
Pia Catel Ballarin Anna Mazzaferro
La Banda music group Frances Mercadante
Leo J. Battista Settimo "Babe" Pellechia
Phyllis Lanza Caligaris Salvadore "Sal" Pisciotta
Julia Casey Dorothy Giadone Poirier
Anna, Matthew & Sarah Colangelo Peter & Francesco Spacciapoli
Robert and Joanne Frigoletto Daniel Tata
Amelia Galluci-Circio Mary Anne Taylor & Rosemary 
George Antonioni Mazzaferro Pepin
John Clementi Doris Cattel Desjean
Christina Bisol Kelley Arthur DiGeronimo
Sandro Clementi Educators

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