Scope and Contents

Published works by Di Domenica (7 volumes); manuscript items on Roman Catholicism and the Americanization of Italians; scrapbooks, 1906-1919.

Scope and Contents These records chronicle the life’s works of early Italian immigrates and their work with as missionaries to Italian immigrants, but mostly the records record the life’s work of the offspring of these immigrants, namely Matthew Roland Giuffrida, 1908-2002. The collection encompasses his works in the early beginnings of the American Baptist Churches’ efforts at ministry to immigrants and refugees from around the world. These records reflect a remarkable work on behalf of a layman who took...