ihrcyona Inventory of the David and Anna (Foa) Yona papers, 1971. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, August 10, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries May 13, 2004
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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonMay 13, 2004 English Yona, David, 1901-1971. David and Anna (Foa) Yona papers, 1971 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 1 linear in. ITA In English Biographical/Historical Note

A civil engineer by profession and a frequent contributor of articles to the Italian American magazine La Controcorrente (Boston, Massachusetts) during and after WWII, David Yona (1901-1971) was born in Iurea, in northern Italy. He and Anna (Foa) Yona were married in 1932 in Turin; they came to the United States in 1940, and lived in New York City.

 Scope and Content

Papers (ca. 1971) of Jewish-Italians David Yona (1901-1975), a civil engineer and writer, and his wife Anna (Foa) Yona, consist of two typed manuscripts of memoirs. David's memoirs cover his childhood through 1932; Anna's cover the years 1932-1945. Also included is a list of David Yona's articles which appeared in La Controcurrente.

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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.

La Controcurrente. Autobiographies. Italian American authors.Italian Americans--Personal narratives.Civil engineers. La Controcurrente.