ihrcdelalla Inventory of the Vincenzo de Lalla Papers, 1927-1964. 300 L ar in. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, April 28, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries May 21, 2004

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonMay 21, 2004 English De Lalla, Vincenzo, b. 1883. Vincenzo de Lalla Papers, 1927-1964 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] ITA In Italian and English. Biographical/Historical Note

Vincenzo de Lalla (b.1883) was born in Tolve, Province of Potenza, Italy and came to the United States in 1898. He attended Columbia University College of Pharmacy, graduating in 1904. Thereafter, he owned a pharmacy in East Utica, New York. De Lalla had an intimate and long-standing acquaintance with important Italian American poets and writers including Arturo Giovannitti, Cesare Crespi, Nino Caradonna and Onorio Ruotolo.

Scope and Content

Papers (1927-1964) of Vincenzo de Lalla (b.1883) consist of correspondence with the Italian American poets and authors Arturo Giovannitti; Nino Caradonna; Cesare Crespi; Onorio Ruotola; and others. Also included are six poems by de Lalla.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Crespi, Cesare.Caradonna, Nino, 1898-de Lalla, Vincenzo, b. 1883.Giovannitti, Arturo M., 1884-1959.Ruotolo, Onorio, 1888-1966.Crespi, Dino.Mazzitelli, Oscar. Letters. Italian American authors.Italian American poets.Italian Americans--New York (State)--Utica.