Records, 1929-1993.

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Records, 1929-1993.

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The records of the Ausonia Club contain minutes; financial records; memorabilia; correspondence; and records pertaining to prizes awarded by the club. They relate primarily to the club's mission of preserving Italian traditions in America, offering support to newly arrived women immigrants, and promoting an interest in Italian language and culture among the citizenry of Northampton, Massachusetts.

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Ausonia Club (Northampton, Mass.)

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The Ausonia club, one of the oldest women's clubs in Northampton, Massachusetts, was founded in 1921 by Anacleta Vezzetti, a professor in the Smith College department of Italian. The club's purpose was to bring together Italian-American immigrant women, many of whom were mill workers, in order to keep alive the traditions, language, and culture of their native land and to help members meet the challenges of living in this country. Over the years the Ausonia Club, whose name is taken...