COLLECTION

Italian-Americans in the West : Utah section collection

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Identifier
USU_FOLK COLL 33 (local)
Date
1990 (Inclusive dates)
Summary

Final report and biographical information forms, slide sheets, contact sheets, and log sheets for fieldwork conducted by Steve Siporin during the Carbon County, Utah, "Italian-American in the West" project.

Scope and Content Note

The materials in the Collection include the final report and biographical information forms by Steve Siporin, and Steve Siporin's contact sheets and log sheets, and Steve Siporin's slides and log sheets. NOTE: Although the slide log lists information for all the slides, they are not all in the collection. As well, all the items collected in the IAW fieldwork project are not in this collection. The complete collection is housed at the Library of Congress. For more information go to American Folklife Center: Utah. The collection is housed in an acid-free box and sorted into separate folders and stored in USU's Special Collections



Administrative/Biographical History Element

Historical note

Fieldwork for the Carbon County, Utah, section of the "Italian-American in the West," (IAW) project took place during the summer and early fall of 1990. Fieldworkers Tom Carter, Phil Notarianni, and Steve Siporin conducted the fieldwork. The Italian-American in the West" was a project of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Carter was assisted by two graduate students from the School of Architecture at the University of Utah, Margaret (Bee) Bergold and Susan Anderson



System of Arrangement

Arranged according to genre as well as numeric sequence according to Box and Folder



Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions

Open to public research. To access the collection a patron must have the following information: collection number, box number, folder number and item number. The materials do not circulate and are available in USU's Special Collections and Archives



Conditions Governing Access

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright

Permission to publish material from the Italian-Americans in the West : Utah section collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head



Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials in this collection were donated by Professor Steve Siporin to the Fife Folklore Archives. Collection processed by Randy Williams in 2005. Finding aid created by Randy Williams in August 2005; updated March 2012



General Note

Originally processed by Randy Williams. Register created by Randy Williams, August 2005

Extent
0.25 (linear foot)
Language
English. (Languages)
Other Subject Headings
Folklore and Folklife (Local)
Italian Americans--Folklore (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Italian Americans--History (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Preferred Citation
Italian-Americans in the West: Utah section collection, 1990. (FOLK COLL 33). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department
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