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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | John Valentini Interview |
| Author | Valenti, John |
| Date | 15 Aug 1996 - Apr 2009 |
| Document Type | Personal Account; Photograph |
| Publisher Information | Telegraph Hill Dwellers |
| Reference | IHRC3412, Box 2 |
| Library / Archive | Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota |
| Collection Name | Telegraph Hill Dwellers Oral Histories Collection, 1979-1980 |
| Description | John Valentini is a third generation owner of A. Cavalli & Co., an Italian bookstore in North Beach. The family bought the business from another Italian family, the Cavallis, in the late 1930s. The Cavallis had started it in 1880 to serve the San Francisco Italian Community. John Valentini recalls the origin of the store in this interview, and its various moves to new locations. He talks about his parents and grandparent's history and their work and training. He also talks about his own involvement in the Italian Athletic Club, and his schooling and memories of growing up in San Francisco. Several photographs of the store are also included. |
| Series Description | The interviews are part of a project undertaken by the Bancroft Library's Regional Oral History Program, University of California, Berkeley in 1993-1996 to document the experiences of Italian Americans from San Francisco's North Beach District. The interviews were transcribed and edited by volunteers from the Telegraph Hill Dwellers' Oral History Project. |
| Biographical Note / History | Telegraph Hill Dwellers is a non-profit organization founded in 1954 to "perpetuate the historic traditions of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill and to represent the community interests of its residents and property owners". |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations |
| Country (from) | Italy |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | Ticino, Venice, Italy |
| Ports | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Nationality | Italian; Italian-American; European |
| People | Overmire, Peter; Overmire, Rozell; Robinson, Judith; Mussolini, Benito |
| Keywords | imemigrant, immigration, holidays and celebrations, family, family records, biography, business, literature, social life, national identity, employment, earthquake, publishing, magazine, newspaper, trade, culture, return passage, politics, broadcasting |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Immigration History Research Center Archives catalogue. |
| Catalogue Link | Immigration History Research Center Archives Catalogue |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Reproduced by kind permission of the Telegraph Hill Dwellers, San Francisco, California |
