Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of World War II
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The Collection

National in scope, the collection features 86 personal testimonies from enemy aliens and their families, and others affected by the internment. These stories are complemented by photographs, letters, documents, and other objects collected from coast to coast.

Along with the Columbus Centre Collection, the archive also includes material on loan from individuals, organizations and corporations.

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  • Prisoner of War mail, by Ruggero Bacci, to Mrs. Minnie Bacci, March 29, 1942

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  • First council session of the League of Nations

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  • DiPaolo family aboard the Vulcania

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  • Daneile family in front of the Roma

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  • Postcard from Ruggero Bacci, to his son Alfo Bacci, May 4, 1941

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  • Wooden mirror/picture frame, unstained, made in Camp Petawawa,1940-1942

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  • Letter from Price Waterhouse & Co., to Mrs. L. Sauro, December 14, 1940

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  • Photograph of Canadian soldiers with Dutch boy, Holland, date unknown

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  • Photograph of first communion procession, Hamilton, ON, May 16, 1937

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  • Prisoner at Bordeaux Jail, Montreal, QC

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  • Prisoner of War mail, by Ruggero Bacci, to Mrs. Minnie Bacci, April 7, 1941

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  • Photograph of Peter and Ida Butti with son, Henry, 1919, Trail, BC

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  • FEATURED INTERVIEW

    Listen to compelling accounts, from coast to coast, from those who lived through World War II as Italian Canadians and enemy aliens. Family members recount the impact on interned men, as well as the situation for wives and children at home. A national project, the collection includes 86 personal testimonies.

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