This collection contains documents of Italian emigrant women, including the « spose per procura » (« brides by proxy ») initiative for women migrating to Australia and Canada. The archive holds different types of documents on women migrants who left from Italy. There are altogether 248 pages of letters, but no direct links to the items. As an example, this entry contains a reference to one letter from Anna Maria (whose arrival city was Wien, Austria) to Renata C. (this is the last entry on the page, Reference number: 7653).
Original source name : Italian emigration documents
English translation : Italian emigration documents
Creator : N/A
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : 7653
Language(s) : Italian
Geographical coverage : Australia, Canada, Austria
Time range : 19thc.
Year(s) : 1940-1972
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://www.fondazionepaolocresci.it/archivio/?_tipo_di_documento=lettera
English translation : Italian emigration documents
Creator : N/A
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : 7653
Language(s) : Italian
Geographical coverage : Australia, Canada, Austria
Time range : 19thc.
Year(s) : 1940-1972
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://www.fondazionepaolocresci.it/archivio/?_tipo_di_documento=lettera
Archive name : Fondazione Paolo Cresci
Archive name (English) : Paolo Cresci Foundation
Archive address : Cortile Carrara, 1 - 55100 Lucca
City : Lucca
Country : Italy
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.fondazionepaolocresci.it/la-fondazione/la-nostra-storia
Finding aid(s) : https://www.fondazionepaolocresci.it/archivio
Archive name (English) : Paolo Cresci Foundation
Archive address : Cortile Carrara, 1 - 55100 Lucca
City : Lucca
Country : Italy
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.fondazionepaolocresci.it/la-fondazione/la-nostra-storia
Finding aid(s) : https://www.fondazionepaolocresci.it/archivio