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Guido D'Agostino papers, 1938-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
D'Agostino, Guido, 1910-
Title
Guido D'Agostino papers
Dates
1938-1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.80 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number
07402
Summary
Guido D’Agostino (1910-) was a novelist and short story author who described the Italian American and Italian immigrant experience. This collection contains correspondence, bibliographic material, and manuscripts of his work. Also included is propaganda work D’Agostino wrote for the Office of War Information, travel orders, and expense accounts.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Additional Reference Guides

Finding aid available in repository.

Languages
English and , Italian
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Historical Note

Guido D’Agostino (1910-) was a novelist and short story author who described the Italian American and Italian immigrant experience. Guido was born in Greenwich Village, New York in 1910. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1946. Both the city of New York and Wayne County, Pennsylvania served as settings for his writing. Some of his published works include “Olives on the Apple Tree” (1940), “Hills Beyond Manhattan” (1942), and “The Barking of a Lonely Fox” (1952). During World War II, D’Agostino worked for the Office of War Information writing radio broadcasts in both English and Italian.

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Content Description

This collection contains correspondence, bibliographic material, and manuscripts of Guido D'Agostino's work. Also included is propaganda work he wrote for the Office of War Information, travel orders, and expense accounts.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Guido D'Agostino at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was recieved from Guido D'Agostino in May of 1980.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Brittany Heye in December 2024.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Description: Agreement - Copy of the agreement used for contracts with commercial distributors
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Biographical Information
    Dates: 1943-1945
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence
    Dates: 1938-1972, undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt and J.E. Hoover
    Dates: 1941-1942
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Foreign papers
    Dates: 1944
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: List
    Dates: 1945
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "Bang Eye the Beagle"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "Betrayal"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "Big Moe"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "Bunnies, Beagles and Bassetts"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "The Button Buck"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "The Dream of Anglo Zara"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "Half This Journey"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "Lost, Strayed or Stolen"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "My Enemy, the World"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "Olives on the Apple Tree"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "The Summer of Timothy O'Malley"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "That Day in Rome"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "Through a Moving Windshield"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts - "A Wartime Christmas in Sardinia"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Map
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Membership Card - Allied Officers' Club
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Memorandums
    Dates: 1944
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Miscellaneous
    Dates: 1943-1945, undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1944, 1980
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Poem - "Panorama of Italy"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Propaganda material
    Dates: 1942
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Receipt
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Schedule
    Dates: 1946
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Speech - Columbia Writer's Club
    Dates: May 1940
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Statement
    Dates: 1945
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Travel Orders
    Dates: 1943-1945
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Travel Expenses
    Dates: 1944
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tickets
    Dates: 1943-1944
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Xerox copies - newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1940, 1972
    Container: Box 2

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Subject Terms

  • Italian Americans -- Fiction.
  • Italian Americans -- New York.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Italian Americans.

Corporate Names

  • United States. Office of War Information.
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