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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with Nick Ruotolo [Part 1] |
| Date | 8 Jan 1979 |
| Document Type | Oral History (Audio) |
| Name | Ruotolo, Nick |
| Interviewer | Barolini, Helen |
| Date of Recording | 8 Jan 1979 |
| Duration | 00:31:40 |
| Reference | IHRC1106, Box 1, AV193 |
| Library / Archive | Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota |
| Collection Name | Italians in Dobbs Ferry Oral History Collection |
| Description | Oral history recorded with Nick, who was encouraged to migrate to the United States by his returned father. Comments on quarantine, labouring jobs, homemade food and the language barrier. Also recalls being put onto a train for Dobbs Ferry with a tag around his neck and his initial fear of leaving the house. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Country (from) | Italy |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | Dobbs Ferry, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Zungoli, Avellino, Campino, Italy |
| Ports | Ellis Island, New York, United States |
| Nationality | Italian-American; Italian; European |
| Keywords | immigration, emigration, immigrant, quarantine, health and sickness, medical examination, language, citizenship, labourer, employment, railway, wages, family, factory employmenter, food, alcohol, clothing, prices |
| Catalogue Link | Immigration History Research Center Archives Catalogue |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Interview with Nick Ruotolo [Part 2] Notes on the Oral History of Nick Ruotolo |
| Copyright | Reproduced by kind permission of the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society, Dobbs Ferry, New York. |