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Giuseppe Grittani fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1930-1967.

Reference:

R1938-0-5-E, MG30-C96

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

107018

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Giuseppe Grittani fonds
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Fonds includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1930-1967.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

5 cm of textual records.
40 photographs b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of papers including: scrapbook, 1930-1935; newspaper clippings, 1934-1967; and correspondence relating to the Casa D'Italia Affair and Giuseppe Grittani's internment at Camp Petawawa during World War II. The fonds also contains photographs depicting activities of Canadians of Italian origin, Toronto, Ontario, 1930-1965.

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Grittani, Giuseppe, 1907-1975

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Grittani, Giuseppe, 1907-1975 : Giuseppe Grittani, insurance broker, was born 1907 in Modugno, Italy. He immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, where he founded the Italian-Canadian Economic Board. This board was responsible for the exhibits at the Canadian National Exhibition. Grittani was made a chevalier by the Italian government for his initiatives.

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General note:

Received in 1974 from Cav. Giuseppe Grittani of Toronto, Ontario.
Subject heading:

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World War II - Internment

Immigrants - Italy, 1930-1967 Petawawa (Ont.), 1942-1945

Italians - Canada, 1930-1967

World War II - Concentration camps

Casa D'Italia Affair, [1934-1967]
Source:

Private

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1974-102 NPC

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MG30-C96
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 C 96] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use. Various copyright on items less than 50 years old; copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.

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