Italian Voices: Making Minnesota Our Home

Appendix: List of Interviews

Appendix: List of Interviews This appendix lists information on the interviews quoted in this book. For a complete listing of Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich’s interviews , see the finding aid for the Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich Papers at the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. The collection includes many of the original interview recordings, transcripts of most of the interviews, the rest of papers relating to this project, the photographs Alex Batinich took of many of the interviewees, and copies of photographs provided by interviewees. A. First generation Abbagnata (Abbanat), John. Aurora, two interviews: 2 April 983 and 24 July 983. The second interview took place at the Abbagnati Family Reunion and includes comments from a number of John’s family members. Aluni, Santino (Sam). Virginia, two interviews: 2 November 98 and 3 August 987. See also transcript of interview with Rachel Tini, 2 November 98, at which Aluni was present. Bartolus, Margherita Toti. Eveleth, 7 July 990. Battocchio, Hugo. Bemidji, 6 October 988. Belcastro, Peter. Eveleth, 9 August 982. Bertelli, Tarquino. Chisholm, 2 April 984. Bertone, Virgilio (Virgil). Chisholm, 29 July 98. Braga, Rosa (Rose) Zoia. Eveleth, 0 August 983. Brama, Marietta (Mary) Dominici. Minneapolis,  September 985. 291 Brizzi, Mary Sacco. Hibbing, 23 September 987. Bussey, Pierina Maracchini. Hibbing, 8 August 994. Caola, Giovanni (John) B. Minneapolis, 23 September 985. Cherro, Immaculata Maria (Margaret). Duluth, 7 July 988. Colosimo, Immacolata (Elia). St. Paul, 9 July 988. Constantine, Ben. Eveleth, 0 July 984. Crea, Dominic M. Kitzville, 7 September 987. Degubellis, Melanina (Mary) Amato. Chisholm, two interviews: 0 June 982 and  August 985. Del Greco, Peter. Chisholm, twelve interviews: 30 November, 3 December , and 5 December 982; 2 April 983; 8 June, 9 June, 30 June, 9 July, 0 July, † 6 July, 23 July, and 2 December 984 Most of these interviews were conducted by Edward Nelson, who worked with Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich on a series of interviews involving Italians on the Iron Range in the 980s. Deloia, Mary Mariucci. St. Paul, 7 November 987. DeLuca, Carmela Minelli. Virginia,  December 987. Delzotto, Evaristo. Duluth, 0 September 987. Detomaso, Joe and Carmella Policina. St. Paul, 28 August 989. Donofrio, Annunziata Conti. Virginia, 7 November 984. Facciotto, Alba Maria Perotonar. Duluth, 8 March 988. Fedo, Pasquale (Pasco). Duluth, 23 June 988. Fedrizzi, Ersilia Scalone. Chisholm, 23 September 987. Frajola, Josepa Gina (Josephine) Bargagna. Gilbert, 29 April 986. Frisco, Salvatore (Sam) Mario. Red Wing, 9 July 988. Gambucci, Santina Cardoni and Celeste. Eveleth, 2 August 98. Gentilini, Giovanna Paulina LoFeudo Serra. Virginia, 3 March 988. Govers, Lucrezia (Lucile) Merandi. Eveleth, two interviews: 8 July 985 and 3 July 990. Grimes, Berta Bianca Rina Crescioli. Duluth, 29 September 988. Appendix 292 Johnson, Theresa M. Riggio. Duluth, 0 September 987. Laurienzo, Michael J. Hibbing, 7 September 987. Lenci, John D., Sr. Virginia, 2 November 98. Lowell, Mary Falconio. Minneapolis, 2 September 987. Lucarelli, Carmela Divizio. Virginia, 28 September 983. Mancina, Vincenzo (James), Sr. Virginia (V) and Lake Vermilion (LV), Minnesota, and Evergreen Park (EP), Illinois, twelve interviews: (EP) 6–8 August 955; (LV) 30 May- June and (LV) 6 July 969; (LV)  August, (LV) 3 August, and (EP) 6–7 December 970; (EP) 6 August 97; (LV) 6 and 23 May 972; (EP) 22 April 973; (no place listed) 6 May and (LV) 4 August 975; (no place listed) 7 April 976. James Mancina, Sr., was Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich’s father . The three folders of material on Mancina-Batinich’s father contain the twelve interviews listed here and many undated items. Evidently, Mancina-Batinich consulted her father when she needed to confirm a fact; therefore, the dates listed in the footnotes do not always correspond to the dates on the interviews above, and in some cases do not match dates on the other typed reminiscences preserved at the IHRC. Marasco, Anna Maria (Marra). Eveleth, four interviews: 27 November 977; 8 May 978; 2 August 982; 23 September 988. Marcaccini, Assunta Amadori. Ely Lake, two interviews: 3 November 983 and 5 August 984. See also transcript of interview with Marcaccini’s daughter, Adeline (Lena) Marcaccini Ojanpa, 3 November 983, at which Marcaccini was present. Marzitelli, Maddalena Delvecario. St. Paul, 7 October 987. Mata, Pasquale (Patsey). Minneapolis, 23 August 985. Mlakar, Evelina Bileggi. Minneapolis, 9 September 989. Natalie, Mary Vaccaro. Duluth, 9 September 984. Nigro, Giuseppina (Josephine) Angelona. Virginia, 6 October 987. Ojanpa, Adeline (Lena) Marcaccini. Ely Lake, 3...