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Highlight: activities. Italian-Americans were well represented among these and Director of Men's Work Edward Corsi
and worked to improve relations between Puerto Rican and Italian-American youth in the area. In 1967
Creator: La Guardia Memorial House
Abstract Or Scope: The LaGuardia Memorial House Records document the settlement's activities from its earliest years as "The Home Garden" to its current social service programs for the youth of East Harlem. They offer a unique view of the first wave of the settlement movement in America, and document social conditions, demographic change, political activity, philanthropy and social work in East Harlem over a 90 year period. The records include: annual reports, board minutes and correspondence, headworker correspondence, financial records, fundraising information, and photographs.

Highlight: as his editor, later tried to stop the project after protests from the Italian American community
Creator: Maas, Peter, 1929-2001
Abstract Or Scope: Peter Maas (1929-2001) was an author and journalist, best-known for his non-fiction books on organized crime, particularly The Valachi Papers and Serpico, which were later made into films. The collection includes business files, clippings, correspondence, drafts, interviews (both tapes and transcripts), manuscripts, and research files.

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