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Fred A. Granata research papers, circa 1880-2010
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Granata, Fred A., 1931-
- Title
- Fred A. Granata research papers
- Dates
- circa 1880-2010 (inclusive)18802010
1991-2010 (bulk)19912010 - Quantity
- 11 cubic feet, (9 record cartons, 1 document case, and 1 slim document case)
- Collection Number
- Coll 793
- Summary
- Writings and compiled material (largely reproductions) from Fred Granata's research on a variety of historical topics and individuals from the 1990s and 2000s.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Fred A. Granata was born in Portland, Oregon, and was one of three children of Italian immigrants. He graduated from Columbia Preparatory School in 1949, then served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. In 1957, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oregon School of Law, after which he spent 32 years in private law practice and another 18 years as senior counsel for a Portland law firm; the Oregon State Bar recognized Granata for his 50 years of service in 2007. Granata frequently traveled, including annual trips to Italy. He also held a lifelong interest in history, and spent his later years in the study of historical topics, particularly relating to Oregon, and the history of Italians and Italian-Americans in Oregon. He died in July 2010.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of papers and photographs created or gathered by Fred A. Granata for historical research. Large sections of the collection concern Granata's research into the history of Italian-Americans in Oregon, including his histories of the Catholic churches St. Michael the Archangel and St. Vincent de Paul Parish's Downtown Chapel in Portland, Oregon. The materials also concern Granata's research on World War II prisoners of war held in the United States, particularly Italian prisoners who volunteered for the American-organized Italian Service Units, such as the 25th Italian Service Unit stationed at the Vancouver Barracks in Washington state. Additional topics represented in the collection include war crimes, with an emphasis on the Nuremberg Trials, Nuremberg Trials judge James T. Brand, and the trial of Tomoyuki Yamashita and prosecutor Robert M. Kerr; the early 20th century trials of Marie Equi and Emma Goldman, and their significance in relation to civil liberties and governmental powers; general research regarding Italy and Italian-Americans; biographical information about Italian fashion designer Emilio Pucci; and biographical information about writer Joaquin Miller. In addition to Granata's own writings, drafts, notes, and correspondence, the collection includes large amounts of photocopied materials and web page printouts, as well as some original photographs and documents. The collection also includes books that Granata read for his research.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Fred A. Granata research papers, Coll 793, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series: Series 1. Oregon history; Series 2. Italians and Italian-Americans; Series 3. World War II Prisoners of War; Series 4. War Crimes; Series 5. Research on Marie Equi, Emma Goldman, civil liberties, and government powers; Series 6. Research on Emilio Pucci; Series 7: Research on Joaquin Miller.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Oregon history, circa 1880-2010, (bulk 1991-2010) Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries 1: Italians and Italian-Americans in Oregon
Materials created and gathered by Granata regarding the history of Italians and Italian-Americans in Oregon, including materials gathered specifically for Granata's planned book Italians in Oregon, to be co-authored with Vincenza Scarpaci.
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1915-2010; 1999-2010 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 5 | Records and correspondence |
2008 |
2 | 6 | Loose files |
2007-2008 |
2 | 7 | Notes, printouts, etc. |
2007 |
2 | 8 | Notes |
2007 |
2 | 9 | S. N. Arrigoni research file |
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2 | 10 | Charles Ferdinand Candiani research file |
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2 | 11 | Joe Colasuonno wedding photograph; program from 501st Columbus anniversary celebration (donated by Joe Colasuonno) |
1915, 1993 |
2 | 12 | Co-Operative Farmer's Market photographs |
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2 | 13 | Corno's Food Market photograph (original) |
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2 | 14 | Louis Crucciola and others at 1935 American Legion event, photograph |
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2 | 15 | Captain Giovanni Domonis research file |
2000-2005, undated |
2 | 16 | D'Urbano's Italian Band research file |
2020 |
2 | 17 | D'Urbano's Italian Band flyers |
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2 | 18 | Leonetti family photographs (original and reproduced) |
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2 | 19 | Joe Loprinzi research file |
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2 | 20 | Admiral Alejandro Malaspina research file |
1999-2007, undated |
2 | 21 | Admiral Malaspina image |
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2 | 22 | Gary W. Martini research file |
2000-2005 |
2 | 23 | Porter-Scarpelli Macaroni Company advertisements |
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2 | 24 | Porter-Scarpelli Macaroni Company photographs |
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2 | 25 | St. Michael's Church photographs |
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2 | 26 | Joe Scafidi photographs |
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2 | 27 | Anthony Ravalli (Ship) photograph |
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2 | 28 | Tarola's Used Cars photograph |
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2 | 29 | Colonel Francesco Vigo research file |
2000, undated |
2 | 30 | Col. Vigo image |
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2 | 31 | G. Zanello research file |
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2 | 32 | Portland research file |
2001, undated |
2 | 33 | Portland photographs |
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2 | 34 | Portland transparencies |
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2 | 35 | St. Helens, Oregon research file |
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2 | 36 | Stonemasons research file |
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2 | 37 | Photograph miscellaneous |
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2 | 38 | Articles (copies and printouts) |
2001, undated |
2 | 39 | Photographs miscellaneous |
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2 | 40 | Transparencies |
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2 | 41 | Unsorted materials |
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11 | 4 | Photographs, word documents, and PDFs on "OHS file transfer" CD |
2009 |
Subseries 2: St. Michael the Archangel Parish and St. Vincent de Paul Parish Downtown Chapel
Contains materials created and gathered by Granata regarding St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Portland and St. Vincent de Paul Parish's Downtown Chapel for St. Michael's centennial celebration and for Granata's histories, "The Biography of a Parish: Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 1894-1994" and "The Urban Missionary: Portland's Downtown Chapel, 1919-1994: St. Vincent de Paul Parish."
The parish of St. Michael the Archangel Church began as Portland, Oregon's first Catholic house of worship in 1851. After changing location several times, a church was erected in 1894 at what would become SW Mill and 4th; this church still served the parish congregation in the early 21st century.
The St. Vincent de Paul Parish's Downtown Chapel was established in 1943, following two earlier attempts at running a Cathlolic parish in downtown Portland. It was located at 516 W Burnside Street until 1973, when US Bank purchased the property for its new headquarters; the chapel then moved to 601 W Burnside Street.
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circa 1880-2001; 1994-2001 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 49 | Correspondence re St. Michael's centennial celebration |
1994 June-September |
2 | 50 | St. Michael's Centennial Committee meeting summary |
1994 August 18 |
2 | 51 | Draft copies of "Biography of a Parish" and enclosed notes |
1994 |
2 | 52 | Handwritten draft pages of "Biography of a Parish" |
1994 |
2 | 53 | Draft copies of sections of "Biography of a Parish" |
1994 |
2 | 54 | Draft copies of "Biography of a Parish" |
1994 |
2 | 55 | Draft copy of "Biography of a Parish" |
1994 June 28 |
3 | 1 | Mock-up of Biography of a Parish |
1994 |
3 | 2 | "Working copy" of "Biography of a Parish" |
1994 |
3 | 3 | Unmarked copies of "Biography of a Parish" |
1994 |
3 | 4 | Unmarked copy of section of "Biography of a Parish" |
1994 |
3 | 5 | Photo captions for "Biography of a Parish" |
1994 |
3 | 6 | Letter to Catholic Sentinel and enclosed items |
1994 July 20 |
3 | 7 | Issue of Catholic Sentinel sent to Granata |
1994 August 14 |
3 | 8 | Loose correspondence |
1994 |
3 | 9-10 | Compiled notes, etc. re St. Michael's |
1994 |
3 | 11-12 | Loose notes, photocopies, etc. re St. Michael's |
1994-2001 |
3 | 13 | Deeds for church properties other than St. Michael's |
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3 | 14 | Photograph - corner of 4th and Mill, which had once been site of chapel |
circa 1880 |
3 | 15 | Photograph reproductions |
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3 | 16 | Photocopied materials that had been stored with photograph reproductions |
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3 | 17 | Reproduction negatives |
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3 | 18 | Reproduced images of Father Anthony Villa and of remodel plan for St. Michael's |
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3 | 19 | Photocopies, 1893 property deed |
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3 | 20 | Photocopies of records re St. Michael's refurbishment |
1978, undated |
3 | 21 | Booklet re St. Michael's restoration project |
2001 |
3 | 22 | Research files from Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Archives |
1994 March 15 |
3 | 23 | Research files from Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Archives re St. Michael's relationship with St. Joseph's German Church |
1994 April 15 |
3 | 24 | Research files from Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Archives re St. Michael's pastors |
1994 April 18 |
3 | 25 | St. Michael's school - record books |
1910-1934 |
3 | 26 | Group photo of St. Michael's school pupils |
1909 |
3 | 27 | Souvenir program for St. Michael's 60th anniversary/reunion of St. Michael's alumni |
1961 October 29 |
3 | 28 | St. Michael and St. Vincent research file |
1994 |
3 | 29 | St. Vincent de Paul Chapel ("Downtown Chapel") research file |
1992-1994 |
3 | 30 | Unused Photos re St. Vincent (includes negatives) |
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Subseries 3: Other Oregon history topics |
1985-2007 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | Copy of article by William Toll, "Ethnicity and Stability: The Italians and Jews of South Portland, 1900-1940" |
1985 |
2 | 2 | Jack Dempsey research file |
2000-2009 |
2 | 3 | Essay by Granata, "Italians and the Lewis & Clark Expedition of 1905" |
circa 2004 |
2 | 4 | Brief history by Granata, "To Claremont by Stagecoach" |
1998 |
cd-rom | |||
2 | "A History of South Portland," by Stephen Leflar (CD) |
2004 December 13 | |
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 42 | Jesuits research file |
1992-2005 |
2 | 43 | Jesuits - copies of Joe Locati's Italian Jesuits in Northwest History series |
1991-1992 |
2 | 47 | Mueller v. Oregon research - Louis Brandeis |
2007 |
2 | 48 | Oregon State Bar talks by Granata |
2006-2007, undated |
2 | 44 | Photocopy of memoir, "Division Street," by Tom Accettura |
1998 |
2 | 45-46 | Mueller v. Oregon research file |
2007 |
3 | 31 | Shipyards research file |
1998-2005, undated |
3 | 32 | Shipyards - PT boats research file |
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3 | 33 | Shipyards- photograph reproductions |
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3 | 34 | Ships and shipyards transparencies |
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3 | 35 | Vancouver Barracks research file |
1998-1999 |
3 | 36 | Washington County, Oregon research file |
1996-1998 |
3 | 37 | Works Progress Administration (WPA) research file |
2005-2008 |
3 | 38 | WPA research photograph reproductions |
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cd-rom | |||
1 | Word documents on "OHS Transfer" CD folder "Oregon Italians:" "Portland in 1850s;" "Portland in 1867" (CD) |
2007 October |
Series 2: Italians and Italian-Americans, circa 1918-2009, (bulk 1994-2006) Return to Top
Research by Granata about Italian culture and history, and Italian-Americans in terms of general American history.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
4 | 1 | Civil Rights for Italians (File re Scelsa v. City University of New York) |
1998 |
4 | 2 | Commentaries by Granata on Italians and Italian-Americans |
circa 1999 |
4 | 3 | Research and correspondence on internment of Italian-Americans during World War II |
1994-2005 |
4 | 4 | Italian articles (photocopies and printouts) |
1995-2002 |
4 | 5 | Italy miscellaneous Italian papers |
1996-2000 |
4 | 6 | Notepad re Italians and Italian-Americans |
1999 |
4 | 7 | Photographs sent by Louise Biggi Pinion of "Bella Vista" internment camp in Montana and Biggi Hotel in Beaverton, Oregon |
circa 1918-1942 |
4 | 8 | Photographs (original and reproduced) of Italians and Italian-Americans |
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4 | 9-15 | Loose printouts, articles, notes, etc., re Italians and Italian-Americans |
1998-2006 |
4 | 16 | Speazzno file (Seattle Post-Intelligencer article re Spezzano della Silp, Italy) |
1999 |
4 | 17 | Bound volume of printouts from website "Windows on Italy" |
1997-1999 |
1 | "Prisoners among Us: Italian-American Identity & World War II" (DVD) |
2003 | |
cd-rom | |||
1 | Word document with biographical notes on Alessandro Liberati on "OHS file transfer" CD, "LIBERATI" |
2009 September 12 |
Series 3: World War II Prisoners of War (POWs), circa 1930-2008, 1998-2008Return to Top
The bulk of materials focuses on Italian prisoners of war, particularly those who joined the Italian Service Units. The series also includes research materials relating to German prisoners of war.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries 1: General research |
1998-2003 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
5 | 44 | Archives |
1998 |
6 | 1 | Collected business cards |
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6 | 2 | Draft script of opera "Bellini's War" |
2003 |
6 | 3 | Bound copy of opera "Bellini's War," plus related correspondence |
2003 |
6 | 4 | Camp Adair files |
1998 |
6 | 5 | Copy of 1937 map of Tule Lake Camp |
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6 | 6 | Camp White - Tule Lake |
2000 |
6 | 7-8 | Camp White research file |
2000, undated |
6 | 9 | Correspondence |
1998-2000 |
6 | 10 | Essay (probably by Granata), "German Prisoners of War in the Pacific Northwest" |
circa 2002 |
6 | 11 | POW - Food |
2000 |
6 | 12 | POW - Money |
2000 |
6 | 13 | Photographs of POW scrip plus enclosed printout |
2000 |
6 | 14 | Morning reports |
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6 | 15 | Copy of text of multilateral agreements re prisoners of war |
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6 | 16 | Notes on books to consult |
undated |
6 | 17 | Photocopied articles |
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6 | 18 | Photocopied images from Library of Congress |
circa 1999 |
6 | 19 | General printouts, clippings, etc. |
1998-2002 |
6 | 20 | Printouts and photocopies |
1998-1999 |
6 | 21 | Compiled printouts and clippings |
1945, 1999-2003 |
6 | 22 | Compiled printouts, notes, and photocopies |
1999 |
6 | 23 | Printouts, clippings, photocopies, etc. |
2000-2008, undated |
6 | 24 | Printouts and photocopies |
2001-2004 |
6 | 25 | Printouts, clippings, etc. |
2002-2007 |
6 | 26 | Publications |
1998 |
6 | 27 | Receipt of Granata gift of POW roster to Polk County Historical Society |
1999 October 20 |
6 | 28 | POW - Repatriation |
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6 | 29 | Saturnia (Ship) research files |
2000 |
6 | 30 | Photographs of ship Saturnia and related printouts |
circa 1930, 1999 |
6 | 31 | Treatises |
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6 | 32 | POW - Vancouver |
2000 |
6 | 33 | Vancouver Barracks |
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6 | 34 | Vancouver Barracks souvenir book |
circa 1945 |
6 | 35 | POW - Work |
2000 |
6 | 36 | POW - YMCA |
1999 |
1 | Book, "History of Prisoner of War Utilization by the United States Army, 1776-1945," by Lt. Col. George G. Lewis and Capt. John Mewha |
1955 June | |
1 | Book, "Nazi Prisoners of War in America," by Arnold Krammer |
1991 | |
1 | Book, "World War II Prisoner of War Scrip of the United States," by Albert I. Donn |
1970 | |
Folder | |||
11 | 3 | Roll of undeveloped film found amongst POW research files |
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1 | "Prisoners in Paradise" (VHS) |
2001 | |
Subseries 2: Italian Service Units
Following the surrender of Italy to the Allies in September 1943 and the subsequent reclassification of Italy from "enemy" to "cobelligerent," Italian prisoners of war interned in the United States were permitted to enlist in "Italian Service Units," wherein they would perform construction projects in the United States, and in return have greater privileges and freedom. One of these units, the 25th Italian Service Unit, was stationed at Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington.
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1944-2002; 1998-2002 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
6 | 37 | ISU [Italian Service Unit] files |
1999 |
6 | 38 | 139th Italian Service Unit research files |
1998-1999 |
6 | 39 | Yuma Test Station built by Italian Service Units, article printout and related reproduced image |
2000 |
6 | 40 | Autobiography of Adolfo Bardo |
circa 1992 |
6 | 41 | Compiled correspondence and related files |
1998-1999 |
6 | 42 | Correspondence |
1999-2002 |
7 | 1 | Handwritten notes |
circa 1999-2001 |
Cassette | |||
1 | SR 11406: Oral history interview with Joseph F. Anello |
1998 May 23 | |
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 2 | Oral history transcripts and correspondence of interviews with Joe Anello |
1998 May-October |
Cassette | |||
1 | SR 11407: Oral history interview with Dario Casciato |
circa 1998 | |
1 | SR 11405: Oral history interview with Albert L. Cereghino |
circa 1998 | |
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 3 | Oral history research files on Pasquali Diogardi |
1998 |
Cassette | |||
1 | SR 11408: Oral history interview with Ed Fantozzi |
circa 1998 | |
1-2 | SR 11404: Oral history interview with Vincenzo Lagana |
1998 October 15 | |
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 4 | Oral history research files on Vincenzo Lagana |
1998 |
7 | 5 | Oral history files on Albert Lebenion interview |
1998 |
Cassette | |||
1-3 | SR 11402: Oral history interview with Bernadette Semperboni |
1999 June 30 | |
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 6 | Oral history notes Semperboni |
1998-1999 |
Cassette | |||
1 | SR 11403: Oral history interview with Nellie Trinci
On same microcassette as part of Bernadette Semperboni interview.
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1998 March 14 | |
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 7 | Oral history files on Nelli Trinci interview |
1998 |
7 | 8 | Oral history miscellaneous interview files |
1998 |
7 | 9 | Periodical newspapers |
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7 | 10 | Original photographs relating to 25th Italian Service Unit |
circa 1944-1945 |
7 | 11 | Photographs of Italian Service Unit members, plus accompanying letter to Granata |
1945, 1998 December |
7 | 12 | Album of original and reproduced photographs |
circa 1998 |
7 | 13 | Loose photographs from album in folder 7/12 |
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7 | 14 | Photographs (mostly reproduced) from an album, plus copies of album's original order |
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7 | 15 | Photographs taken by Granata |
circa 1999 |
7 | 16 | Photograph by Granata of 1943 POW group photographs |
circa 1999 |
7 | 17 | Photographs from envelope "Extra photo POWs at Grotto" |
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7 | 18 | Photographs from envelope "POW artifacts & misc" |
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7 | 19 | Photographs - Extra Camp Bonneville photos index includes Lagana |
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7 | 20 | Photographs - Extra Casciato photos |
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7 | 21 | Photographs - Extra Lagana photos |
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7 | 22 | Photographs - Extra photos POW Company |
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7 | 23 | Photographs - Extra Trinci photocopies |
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7 | 24 | Photographs of "Italy" patches worn by Italian Service Unit members |
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7 | 25 | Negatives |
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7 | 26 | Photocopies of photographs with notes |
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7 | 27 | Reproduced photograph with identifications from Anello file |
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7 | 28 | Reproduced photographs of 25th Italian Service Unit, Vancouver Barracks |
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7 | 29 | Copy of 25th Italian Service Unit roster and accompanying notes |
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7 | 30 | Draft copies (handwritten and typed) of Granata work, "Vancouver's Roman Legion" |
2000 |
7 | 31 | Handwritten draft pages for "Vancouver's Roman Legion" |
circa 2000 |
7 | 32 | "Vancouver's Roman Legion" - "Text of book" files |
circa 2000 |
7 | 33 | "Vancouver's Roman Legion" - Books re bookbinding by Chet Novicki plus enclosed correspondence |
2000 |
cd-rom | |||
1 | Images on "OHS transfer file" CD |
2009 | |
Box | |||
1 | Book, "Italian Prisoners of War in America 1942-1946: Captives or Allies?" by Louis E. Keefer |
1992 | |
Subseries 3: National Archives documents (reproductions) |
1944-1999; 1999 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
4 | 18-19 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war |
1999 |
4 | 20 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war, plus draft pages and notes |
1999 |
4 | 21-30 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war |
1999 |
5 | 1-8 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war |
1999 |
5 | 9-10 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war, "Extra pages" |
1999 |
5 | 11-26 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war, marked "OHS" |
1999 |
5 | 27-41 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war, marked "OMM" |
1999 |
5 | 42 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war, possibly related to files marked "OHS" (loose) |
circa 1999 |
5 | 43 | 1944-1945 rosters, correspondence, reports, etc. concerning prisoners of war, organized by location |
1999 |
Series 4: War crimes, 1945-2009, (bulk 2008-2009) Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries 1: Nuremberg Trials and James T. Brand
James T. Brand (1886-1964) was an Oregon judge who served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1951 to 1953. More famously, though, he was one of the judges presiding over the "Judge's Trial," one of the twelve war crimes trials known as the "Subsequent Nuremberg Trials."
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Box | Folder | ||
7 | 34 | Copies of Granata's talk re Nuremberg Trials and James T. Brand |
2008 |
7 | 35 | Compiled materials re James T. Brand |
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7 | 36 | Correspondence with and reproduction orders from Willamette University re James T. Brand materials |
2008 |
7 | 37 | Handwritten notes re Nuremberg Trials, war crimes law, etc. |
circa 2008 |
7 | 38 | Reproduced image of Nuremberg Trials judges |
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7 | 39 | Copies of 1946-1947 New Yorker pieces about Nuremberg Trials |
1946-1947 |
7 | 40 | Photocopies of newspaper articles re Nuremberg Trials and James T. Brand |
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7 | 41 | Photocopies of scholarly articles re Nuremberg Trials, etc. |
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7 | 42-43 | Mazal Library printouts re Nuremberg Trials |
2008 |
8 | 1 | Printouts re "Judgment at Nuremberg" |
2008 |
8 | 2-4 | Printouts re Nuremberg Trials and other Nazi war crimes trials |
2008 |
1 | Book, "The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials," by Telford Taylor |
1992 | |
1 | Book, "Judgment at Nuremberg: A Play," by Abby Mann |
2002 | |
1 | Book, "Law and War: An American Story," by Peter Maguire |
2000 | |
1 | Book, "Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies," by Paul Bergman and Michael Asimov |
2006 | |
Subseries 2: Yamashita Trial and Robert M. Kerr
Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita (also written as Tomobumi Yamashita) was tried in late 1945 for war crimes committed in the Philippines. The defense claimed that Yamashita had not been aware of the atrocities, let alone condoned or ordered them. Yamashita was nevertheless found guilty and executed on February 26, 1946. The trial was notable for producing the controversial "Yamashita principle," whereby military commanders were to be held responsible for the actions of their troops, regardless of whether the commanders themselves were aware of said actions.
Robert M. Kerr was a Portland, Oregon, lawyer who served as a major during World War II, and acted as chief prosecutor in the Yamashita trial.
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1945-2009; 2008-2009 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
8 | 5 | Correspondence |
2008-2009 |
8 | 6 | Photocopies of articles re Robert M. Kerr and Yamashita trial |
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8 | 7 | Copies of 1945 documents |
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8 | 8 | Copy of "The Case of Yamashita: A Memorandum," by Brig. Gen. Courtney Whitney |
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8 | 9 | Copy of 1946 Kerr memorandum criticizing dissenting opinions in Supreme Court case re Yamashita |
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8 | 10 | Copy of 1946 Decision of U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Yamashita and Yamashita v. Styer, plus Robert M. Kerr's memorandum |
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8 | 11 | Copies of New Yorker articles re Yamashita |
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8 | 12 | Copy of 1975 thesis, "The Trial of General Tomoyuki Yamashita: A Case Study in Command Responsibility," by L. H. Redford |
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8 | 13 | Handwritten notes |
2009, undated |
8 | 14 | Kerr NYT |
2008 |
8 | 15 | Printouts re Robert M. Kerr and Yamashita Trial |
2008-2009 |
1 | Book, "The Case of General Yamashita," by A. Frank Reel |
1971 | |
1 | Book, "Judgment at Tokyo: The Japanese War Crimes Trials," by Tim Maga |
2001 | |
Folder | |||
11 | 4 | Images on "OHS file transfer" CD re Kerr and Yamashita |
2009 |
Subseries 3: Other research materials |
2008-2009 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
8 | 16 | Printouts of articles re 21st Nazi war crimes trials
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2009 |
8 | 17 | Materials re war crimes law in relation to the War on Terror
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2008-2009 |
Series 5: Research on Marie Equi, Emma Goldman, civil liberties and government powers, 1917-2010, (bulk 2008-2010) Return to Top
Granata's research focuses particularly on Equi's and Goldman's arrests and trials for their protests against American involvement in World War I. The series also includes some materials concerning civil liberties and government power as they related to the War on Terror.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
8 | 18 | Essay by Granata, "Marie Equi Story," plus related notes and documents |
2009 |
8 | 19 | Essay by Granata re Emma Goldman |
2009 |
8 | 20 | Equi - Justice Dept file excerpts (includes copies of 1917 documents) |
circa 2009 |
8 | 21 | Goldman - Background |
2008 |
8 | 22 | Goldman - Gatens |
2008 |
8 | 23 | Goldman - Speech |
2008 |
8 | 24 | Goldman - Trial prelim |
2008 |
8 | 25 | Goldman - Trial |
2008 |
8 | 26 | Goldman - Conclusion |
2008 |
8 | 27 | Handwritten notes re Marie Equi and Emma Goldman |
circa 2008 |
9 | 1-2 | Loose printouts, notes, etc., re Marie Equi, free speech and government powers |
2008-2009 |
9 | 3-4 | Loose printouts, notes, etc., re Marie Equi, free speech and government powers |
2009-2010 |
cd-rom | |||
1 | Images and word documents on "OHS file transfer" CD |
2009-2010 |
Series 6: Research on Emilio Pucci, 1937-2009, (bulk 2001-2005) Return to Top
Emilio Pucci (1914-1992) was an Italian fashion designer. Born into a Florentine noble family, he attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, from 1936-1937, where he founded the Reed College Ski Team, and wrote a thesis defending the Italian fascist system of government (he would later become disillusioned with fascism). During World War II, he notably helped Mussolini's daughter, Edda Ciano, and her children flee to Switzerland when her husband, Italian diplomat Galeazzo Ciano, was imprisoned and executed by Mussolini, and assisted in smuggling Galeazzo Ciano's diaries out of Italy. Pucci submitted a report about these activities to the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. After the war, Pucci became a fashion designer. He died in 1992. A ski run on Mt. Hood, Oregon, is named for him.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries 1: General research |
1937-2005 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
9 | 5 | Text of Granata talk on Emilio Pucci |
undated |
9 | 6 | Draft copies for talk Granata gave on Pucci |
undated |
9 | 7 | Pucci - Bio(includes photocopies of 1963-1992 articles) |
2003-2004 |
9 | 8 | Compiled files re Pucci, including letter from Cordelia Hood |
2005 |
9 | 16 | Pucci - Fashion |
2001-2004 |
9 | 17 | Pucci - Reed |
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9 | 18 | Pucci Thesis/Report |
2005 |
9 | 19 | Copy of Pucci's Reed College thesis defending Italian fascism |
1937 |
9 | 20 | Photocopies of 1937 and 1987 Oregonian articles re Pucci |
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9 | 21 | Pucci - Research/Misc |
2002-2005 |
9 | 22 | Photographs of sign for Pucci Main Run at Mt. Hood |
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9 | 23 | Reproduced photographs of Emilio Pucci |
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9 | 24 | Reproduced images from magazine pieces about Emilio Pucci |
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Subseries 2: Galeazzo and Edda Ciano |
1945-2009 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
9 | 9 | Pucci - Ciano |
2000-2004 |
9 | 10 | Printout of "The Ciano Papers: Rose Garden" with Granata's notes |
2005 |
9 | 11 | Printout of "The Ciano Papers: Rose Garden" |
2009 |
9 | 12 | Copy of Pucci's report to the Office of Strategic Services |
1945 |
9 | 13 | Handwritten notes re timeline of events |
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9 | 14 | Photocopy of 1946 Colliers article, "The Decline and Fall of Edda Ciano" |
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9 | 15 | Loose printouts re Ciano and fascism |
2005-2009 |
1 | Book, "Ciano's Diary 1937-1943" |
2002 | |
1 | Book, "Mussolini's Shadow: The Double Life of Count Galeazzo Ciano" |
1999 |
Series 7: Research on Joaquin Miller, 1994-2008Return to Top
Born as Cincinnatus Heine Miller, Joaquin Miller (1837-1913) was a pioneer in Oregon and California who wrote poems and plays, and was nicknamed the "Poet of the Sierras."
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
9 | 25 | Articles by Rex Burress re Joaquin Miller |
1994 |
9 | 26 | Photocopy of bibliography, "Writings about Joaquin Miller" |
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9 | 27 | Correspondence re Joaquin Miller |
2000-2004 |
9 | 28 | Correspondence and forms re library loans and reproductions |
1999-2000 |
10 | 1 | Draft copies of Granata's writings re Joaquin Miller |
2004-2005 |
10 | 2 | Handwritten and typed drafts and notes |
undated |
10 | 3 | Bound volume of photocopies, "Joaquin Miller in Oregon, 1852-1854 and 1857-1870" |
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10 | 4 | Joaquin Miller Newsletter materials |
2001-2002 |
10 | 5 | Joaquin Miller Park materials |
1997, undated |
10 | 6 | Photocopy of Joaquin Miller play, "The Destroying Angels" |
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10 | 7 | Photocopies of Joaquin Miller play "Tally-Ho!" |
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10 | 8 | Photocopy of Joaquin Miller play |
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10 | 9 | Black and white photographs by Granata of Joaquin Miller cabin, Washington, D.C. |
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10 | 10 | Color photographs by Granata of Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, California
Includes some photographs from the same roll that might relate instead to Italian POWs.
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10 | 11 | Negatives of Granata photographs |
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10 | 12 | Reproductions of photographs of Joaquin Miller |
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10 | 13-15 | Printouts and photocopies re Joaquin Miller |
1997-2008 |
11 | 1-2 | Printouts and photocopies re Joaquin Miller |
1997-2008 |
1 | Edition of Joaquin Miller book, "Life Amongst the Modocs: Unwritten History," with introduction by Malcolm Margolin and afterword by Alan Rosenus |
1996 | |
cd-rom | |||
1 | Images and word documents on "OHS file transfer" CD |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Italian Americans--Oregon--History
- Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949
- War crimes trials--20th century
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
Personal Names
- Brand, James T., 1886-1964
- Ciano, Galeazzo, conte, 1903-1944
- Equi, Marie, 1872-1952
- Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940
- Kerr, Robert M.
- Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913
- Pucci, Emilio, 1914-1992
- Yamashita, Tomobumi, 1885-1946
Corporate Names
- Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Portland, Or.)--History
- St. Vincent de Paul Parish (Portland, Or.)--History
- United States. Army. Italian Service Unit, 25th
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Notes (documents)
- Photographs
- Research (documents)