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University of Connecticut, Center for Italian Studies Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1975-0002

Scope and Content

The records contain the administrative files kept during the Center's existence, from 1967 through 1975. Included in the collection are annual reports and brochures from each year of operation; files on the Renaissance television program; records from the Ph.D. program in Italian Literature, the Study Abroad program and the Italian Social Work Training program; correspondence and memoranda; and grant applications and reports. The records are arranged alphabetically.

Dates

  • undated, 1967-1975

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from the owner(s) of the copyright.

History

The Center began operation during the 1967/1968 academic year and served as an interdisciplinary focus for the study of modern Italy. Through the Center's efforts, and with the cooperation of relevant departments, new courses in Italian Studies were developed at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, along with a graduate program in Italian Literature. As part of its program, the Center sponsored visiting lecturers, as well as a trip to Italy in the hopes of developing a junior-year Study Abroad program. The Center also worked with the library to increase acquisitions in the area of Italian Studies.

The Center received a grant of $33,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to produce a half hour television program in the Italian Renaissance entitled "Man in the Renaissance". The Center was discontinued at the end of the 1974/1975 academic year, a victim of budget constraints and its own admission that it had not been successful at accomplishing its stated objective.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Center began operation during the 1967/1968 academic year and served as an interdisciplinary focus for the study of modern Italy. The Center was active in establishing courses, contacts abroad and increasing the level of appropriate library acquisitions. The Center was discontinued at the end of the 1974/1975 academic year.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Center for Italian Studies were transferred to Archives & Special Collections when the Center closed.

Title
University of Connecticut, Center for Italian Studies Records
Status
Published
Author
Archives & Special Collections staff
Date
1992 November
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository

Contact:
University of Connecticut Library
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Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
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