Guide to the Santospirito Collection

Listed by Cate Elkner and Tony Santospirito

The Santospirito Collection comprises the personal papers of Mrs Lena Santospirito (1895-1983). Mrs Santospirito was a leader of the Italian-Australian community in Melbourne and is best known for her charitable work as President of the Archbishop's Committee for Italian Relief in the early 1950s period of Italian mass immigration to Australia. The records in this Collection document her work with the Archbishop's Committee, as well as her involvement with other institutions and her personal and family affairs. [Details]

About the records
- How to use this finding aid
- Archival terms
Provenance - creators and former custodians
Series list and summary descriptions
Inventory listing by series
- Series 1 - Offers Of Work
- Series 2 - Family Correspondence and Private Business
- Series 3 - Presentation to Fr Carlo di Matteo
- Series 4 - Coronation Debutante Ball and Return Ball 1953 (Expenditures)
- Series 5 - Coronation Debutante Ball Correspondence
- Series 6 - Return Debutante Ball Correspondence
- Series 7 - Romola Costantino Concert Correspondence
- Series 8 - Romola Costantino Concert, Booking Plan, Programs etc
- Series 9 - Displaced Persons
- Series 10 - Antonio Santospirito
- Series 11 - Landing Permits and Supporting Documents
- Series 12 - Landing Permits - Arthur Calwell
- Series 13 - Miscellaneous - Don Marino Postcards - Bishop of Lipari Visit
- Series 14 - Rosary Crusade of Fr Patrick Peyton
- Series 15 - Fr Modotti
- Series 16 - New Camaldoli Foundation - Fr Modotti
- Series 17 - Photographs
- Series 18 - Money Owed to Frank Agostino Co
- Series 19 - Fr Raffaele
- Series 20 - Miscellaneous Work Requests
- Series 21 - Cabrini Hospital
- Series 22 - Italian Films
- Series 23 - Cabrini Hospital (2)
- Series 24 - Antonian Institute
- Series 25 - Miscellaneous
- Series 26 - 'Zingaresca' - St Vincents Hospital Concert and Red Cross Concert
- Series 27 - Miscellaneous Work and Other Matters
- Series 28 - Miscellaneous Accounts and Other Documents
- Series 29 - Applications for Admissions to Australia
- Series 30 - Don Marino di Benedetto
- Series 31 - Antonio Agostini
- Series 32 - Fondo pro Danneggiati di Guerra in Italia
- Series 33 - Dance Returns - Archbishop's Committee for Italian Relief
- Series 34 - Lloyd Triestino & Flotta Lauro
- Series 35 - Archbishop's Committee for Italian Relief
- Series 36 - Invitations, Circulars
- Series 37 - Copie Lettere di Presentazione
- Series 38 - Bishop of Lipari
- Series 39 - Mr Holt
- Series 40 - Arthur Calwell - Landing Permits
- Series 41 - Italian Consulate Correspondence
- Series 42 - Debts Owed to Mrs Santospirito
- Series 43 - Padre Cappuccini
- Series 44 - Lettere Varie Emigranti
- Series 45 - Delegazione Apostolica and Vatican Spiritual Bouquet
- Series 46 - Bianca Albertelli
- Series 47 - 'Giornale e Riviste Varie, Cuttings, Poems, Songs'
- Series 48 - Guido Modotti
- Series 49 - Records to be kept
- Series 50 - Letters from Italy, 'La Mamma Degli Italiani'
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These records are managed by the Italian Historical Society. All queries relating to access should be made to Laura Mecca.

Published by the Italian Historical Society, CoAsIt, December 2001
Listed by Cate Elkner and Tony Santospirito
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