Devito, Peter J. – 19
Subjects:
Growing up in New York City; Italian emigrant experience
Writing Description:
Personal recollections of growing up in NYC–upper Manhattan and Washington Heights; the memoir also includes the origins and history of three generations of our Italian family who emigrated from their southern Italian mountain towns starting in 1901.
Writing Type:
Auto/Mem
Gender:
Male
Birth Year:
1922
Death Year:
Occupation and Interests:
Employment counselor, instructor of business courses, owner of an advertising and marketing agency, newspaper and supermarket executive
Age(s):
Memoir was written when author was in his late 70s.
Author Location(s):
Newburgh, N. Y.
Writing Location(s):
Dates:
1901-1946
Handwritten:
Typed:
Yes
Digital:
Yes
Self-published:
Yes
Number of Pages, etc.:
To date, 440 pages. 2 vols. Vol. 1: 1925-1946. Vol. 2: 1947 to date. Book will include photos.
Contact Person:
Peter J. Devito
Contact Person/Author Relationship:
Same
Address:
Phone:
Email:
epjd[at]frontiernet.net
Date Entered:
08/2004
Date Revised/Confirmed:
02/2007
Entry Filed under: Autobiography/Memoir,d,Male