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Field name | Value |
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Title | Souvenir Journal, ACIM Fifth Annual Dinner Dance |
Date | 8 Dec 1956 |
Document Type | Pamphlet; Ephemera |
Reference | IHRC159, Box 7, Folder 52 |
Library / Archive | Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota |
Collection Name | American Committee on Italian Migration, Chicago, Illinois Chapter |
Description | Souvenir programme of the ACIM's Fifth Annual Dinner Dance, commemorating the '60,000 New Americans' who emigrated from Italy under the terms of the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. Includes a menu, facsimile telegram from President Eisenhower, commendations from the AFL-CIO and Italian President Giovanni Gronchi, and a selection of period advertisements. The celebratory "Night of Stars" featured Ed Sullivan, Dean Martin, Yogi Berra, Vic Damone, Joe Di Maggio, Jimmy Durante, and Gina Lollobrigida are all featured. |
Series Description | This collection contains good details on potential professions for Italian immigrants and in problems caused with local professionals, such as tailors. There is much on relations with the Catholic Relief Services and the Church, and on the use of Opera and Dining as ways of expressing cultural identity and raising funds. Some of the material in the series is in Italian. There is material on loans to immigrants and on overcoming the quota system. |
Biographical Note / History | ACIM was founded in 1951 to assist refugees. It worked to reform the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 and aided migrants in settling in. The ACIM also played an important role in lobbying Congress for the Immigration Reform Bill of 1965. |
Theme(s) | Displaced Persons and Refugees; Politics, Legislation and Governance; Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations |
Country (from) | Italy |
Country (to) | United States of America |
Ports | New York, United States |
Nationality | Italian; European |
People | Eisenhower, President Dwight D |
Keywords | advertisement, refugee, Refugee Relief Act, holidays and celebrations, entertainment, food, dance, music |
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 Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans. |