Interview with Michael Giovanelli and Frank De Sipio, June 9, 1982
Project: I Remember When: Times Gone But Not Forgotten Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Interviewed at the Marconi Center in South Philadelphia, these two Italian-American men recount their early experiences with education and work life. Giovanelli emigrated with his family from Naples in 1918, working at Hog Island Shipyard during World War I and eventually retiring from a career at General Electric as a mechanical designer. Di Sipio was born to immigrant parents in South Philadelphia, where he grew up with nine children in a three-room house. At the time of the interview, both men were actively involved in the community life of the Marconi Center, a program for older adults, and in Saint Monica?s Catholic Parish.Interview Accession
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Frank De Sipio
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Depressions--1929 World War, 1914-1918 Dwellings Housing. Education Childhood Alcoholic beverage law violations Crime. Distillation Distilling, illicit Police. Politicians Politics and government Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Irish Americans. Irish Americans--Social life and customs. Philadelphia ImmigrationInterview Rights
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Giovanelli, Michael Interview by Charles Hardy, III. 09 Jun. 1982. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Giovanelli, M. (1982, June 09). Interview by C. H. III. I Remember When: Times Gone But Not Forgotten Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Giovanelli, Michael, interview by Charles Hardy, III. June 09, 1982, I Remember When: Times Gone But Not Forgotten Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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