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Physical description: Original on audiotape cassette in case. Cassette side A has a length of 48 minutes, 3 seconds. Side B has a length of 23 minutes, 53 seconds. Transferred to one mp3 file for access. Clip of access file attached. Full version available on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/historycolorado/marie-english-mancinelli-oral-history-ciapaoh085 Project description: In 2002, the Colorado Historical Society (now known as History Colorado) founded the Colorado Italian American Preservation Association (CIAPA). A volunteer organization, CIAPA�s mission is to work collaboratively with the Society and other organizations to develop, support and coordinate projects that preserve, promote and celebrate Italian American culture and heritage. Since 2002, CIAPA has carried out its mission by meeting with people from the Colorado Italian American community, recording their stories and creating an archive of research materials that includes oral histories, photographs, moving images, sound recordings and artifacts. To date, CIAPA has helped the Society acquire over 200 oral histories, 600 artifacts and nearly 6,000 photographs. Since 2002, CIAPA has developed over 4,000 research files, all of which document the history, culture and traditions of Italian American families in Colorado. Interview summary: This interview was conducted on September 25, 2004 with Marie English Mancinelli and her husband Albert Mancinelli by a Colorado Italian American Preservation Association (CIAPA) volunteer. A large part of the interview focuses on Marie�s early upbringing in a Denver Catholic orphanage, St. Clara�s Orphanage off 29th Avenue. St. Clara�s was across the street from the Little Sisters of the Poor home for the elderly, and also served...
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