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Vincent Russoniello papers

Vincent Russoniello was born in St. Andrea de Conza, Avellino, Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1905. His family settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he worked in a stone quarry and trained to be an architect. Russoniello established his own firm in 1921 and practiced architecture...

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Main Author: Russoniello, Vincent 1890-1980 (Creator)
Collection:Vincent Russoniello Papers
Collection Number:MSS047
Format: Manuscript
Language:Italian
Subjects and Genres:
Architects > Pennsylvania.
Architecture > Designs and plans.
Catholic church > Publishing > Pennsylvania.
Church architecture > Designs and plans.
Italian Americans > Pennsylvania > Scranton.
Orthodox Eastern church buildings > Pennsylvania.
Online Access:Link to finding aid
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Physical Description: 4.0 Linear feet 4 linear feet, 8 boxes, 1600 items,
Summary: Vincent Russoniello was born in St. Andrea de Conza, Avellino, Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1905. His family settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he worked in a stone quarry and trained to be an architect. Russoniello established his own firm in 1921 and practiced architecture in Scranton for over sixty years. His largest commissions were for more than twenty churches. Most of the churches were Roman Catholic nationality parishes or other immigrant congregations. The collection includes assignments from correspondence school courses, drawings, specifications, correspondence, brochures, and records from Russoniello's architectural firm. The bulk of the collection is architectural drawings.

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