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Italian World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2011-10-27

Scope and Content of Collection

The Italian World War I Collection (1914-1922), consists of English translations of several Italian newspapers and speech transcriptions from the Italian Senate; the upper house of the Italian legislature. The newspapers and speech records detail Italy's involvement in World War I and provide a historical context to understand the rise of the Nationalist Fascist party led by Benito Mussolini following the Treaty of Versailles. The Senate records primarily represent individual responses to Atti degli Camera, Deputy Senator from Rome.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914 - 1922

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Extent

1 Box (1 Linear foot)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Italian World War I Collection (1914-1922), consists of English translations of several Italian newspapers and speech transcriptions from the Italian Senate and the upper house of the Italian legislature.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Italian Newspapers, 1914-1922; and Series II: Italian Senate, 1914-1918.

Processing History

Processed by Madison Burgess. Finding aid created in the Archivst Toolkit. Reviewed by Danelle Moon, Project Director

Title
Guide to the Italian World War I Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Madison Burgess
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
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