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Title Interview with John Nanna
Date 1979
Document Type Oral History (Audio)
Name Nanna, John F
Date of Recording 1979
Duration 00:19:50
Reference IHRC1106, Box 1, AV187
Library / Archive Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota
Collection Name Italians in Dobbs Ferry Oral History Collection
Description Oral history recorded by Mayor John F. Nanna, who answers a series of questions. In his answers, he touches on his parents' migration to the United States as children, his education, his interest in politics, LaGuardia and his political successes, including open spaces and bocce courts.
Theme(s) Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations
Country (from) Italy
Country (to) United States of America
Places Dobbs Ferry, Long Island, Harlem, New York, United States; Bari, Italy
Nationality Italian-American; Italian; European
People La Guardia, Fiorello H
Keywords migration, emigration, immigrant, child migration, Second World War, language, employment, employment, business, politics, voting, election, sport, recreation
Catalogue Link Immigration History Research Center Archives Catalogue
Language English
Document(s) linked to Notes on the Oral History of John Nanna
Copyright Reproduced by kind permission of the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society, Dobbs Ferry, New York.