Cresciani, Gianfranco

Arena, Franca

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1971 to 2001

BOX 1: Correspondence 1971-1979
Comprising letters to archives, donors of materials, publishers, libraries and individuals, universities, foundations, consuls: general requests for information particularly relating to the political activities and attitudes of Italians in Australia between 1920 and 1940 as research for the book on “Fascism and Anti-fascism” in Australia; transcript of 1978 speech by Gianfranco Cresciani titled “Oral history and Political History of Italian Migrants”

Correspondents include the Gramsci Institute, Al Grassby, Paolo Totaro, Pajetta, Carmagnola, Matteo Cristofaro, Renzo De Felice, Stellato, Alcorso, FILEF (Federation of Migrant Workers and their Families), (FMF) Frederick May Foundation, Centre for European Studies, Professor Manning Clark”

BOX 2: Correspondence 1980-1989
Correspondence with academics, historians, consuls general/ambassadors, migrants. Includes papers relating to 1985 Conference of Frederick May Foundation, Sydney University; Desmond O’Grady article, SMH 1983; newspaper clippings; flyers, invitations and bulletins; letters to organisations including ABC book ”The Italians”, FILEF, Oral History Association, Australian Dictionary of Biography, CoAsIt, New Italy Committee; Giffoni Film festival; Del Favero exhibition 1984, AULLA Congress NZ 1982 program; contract/letters with Bonacci publisher in Italy for “Fascismo e anti-fascism” New Norcia; Affari Sociali Internazionali journal – letter re articles published; 2SER radio programs letters; SBS Carboni 1981; ABC 4 Corners program – transcript of interview with Claudio Alcorso 1980; Province di Venezia booklet, 1995 Correspondence; Al Grassby speech on Pietro Callipari “The Godfather”, 1988

Correspondents include Desmond O’Grady, Al Grassby, Annita Garibaldi, Rosoli, Romano, Renzo De Felice, AD Hope, Franca Arena, Premier Neville Wran, Hon Elizabeth Evatt AC, Judah Waten, John Merritt, Evan Williams, David Faber, Alvise Memmo Giovanna Capone, Paolo Ducci

BOX 3: Correspondence 1990-2015
General correspondence including correspondence relating to the Italian Australian Records Project (1997). An invitation to a State Luncheon in honour of His Excellency Mr Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.
Correspondents include Claudio Balzamonti, Marta Murotti, Ilma O’Brien, Alan Coutts, Linda Barwick, Stephen Castles, James Samios, Ian Donaldson, Roberto Fabini, Enrico Serra, Michael Rubbo, Amedeo Tasco, David Gilbey, Dennis Watkins, Laura Mecca, Giovanni Castellaneta, Sir James Gobbo, Jean Claude Poimboeuf, James Jupp, Umberto Vattani and Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO

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