| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Angelo Fausto Vasquenz Papers
| | | | Creator: | Vasquenz, Angelo Fausto | | | | Dates: | 1910-1916 | | | | Abstract: | Angelo Fausto Vasquenz was born in Cerchio, Abruzzo, Italy, in 1879. He immigrated to Republic, Pennsylvania, in 1910, where he worked as a coal miner. He married Celestina Ciofani in 1913 in Republic, and continued to live in that community until his death in 1942. The collection consists of sixty-nine letters and one draft contract. Most of the letters are from Angelo's father, Antonio Vasquenz, who resided in Cerchio. There are also a small group of love letters to Angelo from his cousin Marietta Vasquenz, and three letters from Angelo's sisters, Maria Di Domenico Vasquenz and Pasqua Chichiarelli Vasquenz. | | | | Call #: | MS 5024 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Vasquenz, Angelo Fausto, 1879-1942. | Vasquenz, Antonio, b. 1843. | Vasquenz, Marietta. | Vasquenz, Pasqua Chichiarelli, d. 1911. | Vasquenz, Maria Di Domenico. | Vasquenz family. | Peasantry -- Italy -- Abruzzo. | Farmers -- Italy -- Abruzzo. | Coal miners -- Pennsylvania -- Republic. | Italian Americans -- Pennsylvania. | Abruzzo (Italy) -- Rural conditions. | Abruzzo (Italy) -- Emigration and immigration. | Pennsylvania -- Emigration and immigration.
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