ihrcvelona Inventory of the Fort Velona Papers, 1919-1962. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, November 19, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries May 7, 2004
Univesity of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Felicity HansonMay 7, 2004 English Velona, Fort, 1893-1965. Fort Velona Papers, 1919-1962 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 8 linear in. ITA In Italian and English. Biographical/Historical Note

Fort Velona (1893-1965) was a prominent Italian American socialist active in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. He was well known for his caricatures and political cartoons.

 Scope and Content

Papers (1919-1962) of Italian American socialist Fort Velon (1893-1965) contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, articles, cartoons and published items. Velona's work appeared in La Parola del Popolo (Chicago), Nuovo Mundo, and La Stampa Libera. The bulk of the collection consists of originals of caricatures and cartoons dealing with domestic and international labor and politics. Issues of and clippings from La Parola del Popolo are also included.

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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.

Velona, Fort, 1893-1965. Parola del PopoloNuovo MondoStampa Libera Photographs.Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.).Caricatures and cartoons. Italian American newspapers.Italian Americans.Socialists.Cartoonists.World politics--Caricatures and cartoons.Labor movement--Caricatures and cartoons. Parola del PopoloNuovo MondoStampa Libera