Book
The Italians of New York
Arno Press ; The New York Times • New York, New York • Published In 1969 • Pages:
By: Federal Writers Project (New York, New York).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a general survey of Italian Americans in New York City, with particular emphasis on their immigration to the city; problems of social adjustment; their role in building and developing New York City; religion; civic, social and intellectual life; professional occupations; their creative and intellectual influences in art, architecture, music, opera, and literature; their role in business and industry; and various amusements and forms of entertainment.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History and culture change
- External migration
- Retail marketing
- Insurance
- Occupational specialization
- Labor supply and employment
- Rest days and holidays
- Literature
- Musical and theatrical productions
- Status, role, and prestige
- Legal and judicial personnel
- Private welfare agencies
- Medical personnel
- General character of religion
- Religious denominations
- Education system
- Liberal arts education
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Italian Americans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Organization Document
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- No date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- nineteenth century - 1937
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- New York, N.Y., United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Federal Writers' Project (New York, New York)
- Bibliography: p. 227-230
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 69018793
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Italian Americans