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Summary:
Letters, writings, photographs and scrapbooks.
UNMICROFILMED: Letters, most are which are from Ruotolo's son Lucio who writes while serving in WWII and while attending Oxford University, and five letters from writer Frances Winwar; 1 poem and a book of poetry by Ruotolo; a biography of Augusto Bellanca and a book of Bellanca's poetry; a manuscript "Quando Canta Il Gallo" by A. Giovannitti; and 26 photographs, including photos of Ruotolo, Ruotolo's work, and of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America conventions.
REEL 2526: Two scrapbooks of clippings, 1917-1954.
Citation:
Onorio Ruotolo papers, 1917-1958. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2526 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Reel 2526: Originals discarded after microfilming.
Biography Note:
Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Director of the Leonardo da Vinci Art School.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The donor, Marilyn Dorato, found the papers in the basement of 20 Bank St., N.Y., N.Y. when she purchased the home. The two scrapbooks were discarded after microfilming due to their poor condition.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
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