Italian-American Historical and
Genealogical Resources at the
Delaware Historical Society Research Library

Books and Pamphlets | Manuscripts | Photographs | Other

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Books and Pamphlets
Alvini, Alexander, “A History of the Italian Community of New Castle 1898-1978,” typescript file, 1978. 10 pp.

Calomiris, Ellen, “Conflict, Cooperation, Acceptance: The Italian Experience in Delaware,” typescript file, 1981.

Calomiris, Ellen, “Conflict, Cooperation, Acceptance: The Italian Experience in Delaware, Delaware History 20 (1982-83): 269-90

Carlevale, Joseph W., Americans of Italian American Descent in Philadelphia and Vicinity, Including Wilmington Delaware. Philadelphia: Geo S. Ferguson Co., 1954. 492 pp.

Ciancaglini, Luigi, Italiani in Wilmington, Philadelphia: Mastro Paolo, 1978. 38 pp. Text in Italian.

Colletta, John Philip.  Finding Italian Roots, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993.  128 pp.

DiSabatino, Daria Betty, DiSabatino Family 1982, 1983. 19 pp.

Errigo, Joseph, History of St. Anthony’s Church, Wilmington: Hambleton Co., 1949. 170 pp.

Fierro, Francis, “The Italian Immigration in Wilmington,” typescript file, undated. 34 pp.

Fucilla, Joseph G., Our Italian Surnames, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993 (orig. 1949).  299 pp.

Glazier, Ira A., and Filby, P. William., Italians To America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports January 1880 – October 1902, Vols. 1 through 20.  

Hulse, Lamont, West End Neighborhood House: 100 Years of Service, 1803-1983, Wilmington: West End Neighborhood House, 1983. 70 pp.

 “Italian Americans,” Wilmington: Thomas McKean High School, typescript file, n.d. 18 pp.

Italian Americans in Delaware. Wilmington: Written Oral History Committee, 11 pp.

Juliani, Richard E., Building Little Italy: Philadelphia’s Italians Before Mass Migration, University Park: PA State University Press, 1998. 398 pp.

Kelly, Joseph, Italians of North America, Canada: Joseph Kelly, 1999. no page count.

Konrad, J., Italian Family Research. Ohio: Summit Publ., 1980. 49 pp.

McConomy, Paul Leland, “The Italians in Delaware. . .,” Delaware Today, Dec. 1970, pp. 15-18.

McNinch, Marjorie, Festivals (Italian Festival included), Wilmington: Cedar Tree Press Inc., 1996. 121 pp.

Neiffer, Carol, “Catherine Giacomelli: Views of Delaware,” typescript file, 1987. 41 pp.

Olivere, Peter J., “The History of the Development of Little Italy in Wilmington, Delaware,” typescript file, 1978. 9 pp.

Pecora, Dr. David, Between the Raindrops, New York: Vantage Press. 248 pp.

Schoener, Allon, The Italian Americans, New York: Macmillan Co., 1987. 256 pp. includes a commentary by A. Bart Giamatti.

Thompson, Priscilla, Arriving In Delaware: The Italian American Experience, Wilmington: The History Store, 1989. 255 pp.

Thompson, Priscilla, Pockets of Settlement: The Italian American Experience in Delaware, Wilmington: Italo-Americans United, Inc. 48 pp.

Tucker, Joseph A. Jr., Miracle at Monaco, The Story of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier’s American Chaplain, Virginia: Signatran, 1998. 240 pp.

Tucker, Joseph A. Jr., God Was Not A Stranger, The Life’s Journey of An American Priest from Wilmington, Delaware to the Royal Court of Monte Carlo, Virginia: Signatran, 1998. 128 pp.

World War II: The Italian Campaign, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1978. 208 pp.

Manuscripts 

Italian Oral History Project, 1967-68, 1978.  Interviews of members of Wilmington’s Italian-American community.  Tapes and transcripts or outlines of interviews.

Regina Elena Mutual Beneficial Society, Wilmington, papers, 1930s, 1986, 1 folder

Photographs (early 20th Century)  

- Italian Neighborhood House, 1833 W. 8^th Street Wilmington, Delaware. (numerous images)
- Unital Club
- Teramano  Societa de Mutuo Socorosa
- Italian Republican Club

Other General Sources 

Naturalization indexes and papers
Federal Census of Delaware 1790 through 1930
Wilmington City Directories, Delaware Directories
Diocese of Wilmington Catholic Church Records
Tatnall Tombstone Records; WPA listings of New Cathedral Cemetery, Old Cathedral Cemetery
Newspaper Collection
City of Wilmington Marriages, 1881-1912
City of Wilmington Deaths, 1847-1916

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