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- Creator
- Boys Town of Italy
- Call number
- MssCol 360
- Physical description
- .4 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- Letters are in Italian
- Preferred Citation
- Boys Town of Italy records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Boys Town of Italy (formerly called American Relief for Italy) is an American agency that raises funds for child-care institutions throughout Italy. Collection consists of letters and photographs mounted in two scrapbooks. Letters (many illustrated) are from Italian children in orphanages in Rome to Boys Town of Italy thanking American children for their aid during World War II. Also includes photographs of Italian children.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Jaray, Cornell, 1974Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328