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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Notes on the Oral History of Nick Ruotolo |
| Author | Ruotolo, Nick |
| Date | 1979 |
| Document Type | Personal Account |
| Reference | IHRC1106, Box 1 |
| Library / Archive | Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota |
| Collection Name | Italians in Dobbs Ferry Oral History Collection |
| Description | Notes transcribing the key points of an oral history with Nick, who was encouraged to migrate to the United States by his returned father. Comments on labouring jobs, the first house he bought, his pension, literacy, playing cards at the Sons of Italy and his disinterest in returning to Italy. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Country (from) | Italy |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States; Zungoli, Avellino, Campino, Italy |
| Ports | New York, United States |
| Nationality | Italian; European; Italian-American |
| Keywords | immigration, emigration, imemigrant, quarantine, health and sickness, medical examination, language, citizenship, Great Depression, labourer, Social Security Act, pension, societies, Ellis Island |
| 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 |
| Document(s) linked to |
Interview with Nick Ruotolo [Part 1] Interview with Nick Ruotolo [Part 2] |
| Copyright | Reproduced by kind permission of the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society, Dobbs Ferry, New York. |
