Guide to the Giunta Family Papers, 1920-2011 Descriptive Summary

Guide to the Giunta family papers, 1920-2011 Descriptive Summary

Title : Giunta family papers Creator: Giunta, Domenic Valenti (1914-2007) Dates : 1920-2011 ID Number : G38 Size: 5 boxes Abstract: This collection consists of the personal papers of Domenic "Don" Valenti Giunta, as well as documents related to the Giunta family farm of Ybor City. Language(s): English

Repository: Special Collections University of South Florida Libraries 4202 East Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, Florida 33620 Phone: 813-974-2731 - Fax: 813-396-9006 Contact Special Collections Administrative Summary

Provenance: Giunta, Domenic Valenti, 1914-2007 Acquisition Donation. Information: Access Conditions: The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information. Processing processed History: Preferred Citation: Giunta Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Biographical Note A lifelong resident of Ybor City, Domenic "Don" Valenti Giunta (1914-2007) was an avid farmer and passionate teacher. He grew up working on the farm his father (Salvatore) founded in 1908 in east Ybor City and living in the home his family built in 1924. His farm, still operated by his daughters, is one of the only remnants of predominantly agricultural east Ybor City, as opposed to the western side, which traditionally housed the cigar factories and retail businesses. Giunta graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1932, earned his BA from the University of Tampa (1936) and his MA from USF in 1972. He taught at several of Tampa's Jr. high schools, including Washington, West Tampa, Phillip Shore, Franklin, and Chamberlain Adult School. He ran for mayor of Tampa against Curtis Hixon in 1949. Guinta died in 2007. Scope Note This collection includes articles, speech transcripts, correspondence, political and education materials and ephemera. Arrangement Note: Collection is arranged by subject. Arrangement Collection is arranged by subject. Subject Headings

Geographic Names: Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.) Subject Terms: Agriculture -- Florida -- Tampa Farms Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.) -- History

COLLECTION CONTENTS

BOX 1 FOLDER 1 : Awards

FOLDER 2 : Citizenship

FOLDER 3 : Marriage

FOLDER 4 : Photographs

FOLDER 5 : Travel, Postcards, and Ephemera

FOLDER 6 : Correspondence -- Employment

FOLDER 7 : Correspondence -- Business

FOLDER 8 : Correspondence -- Personal

FOLDER 9 : Speeches

FOLDER 10 : Press Documents

FOLDER 11 : Various Official Documents

FOLDER 12 : Military Correspondence

FOLDER 13 : University of Tampa

FOLDER 14 : University of South Florida Law School

FOLDER 15 : Education -- Radio and Electronics

FOLDER 16 : Shipyards

FOLDER 17 : Shipyards -- Tampa (Fla.)

BOX 2

FOLDER 1 : Farm

FOLDER 2 : Farm -- Windmill FOLDER 3 : Farm -- Speech Materials, Part 1

FOLDER 4 : Farm -- Speech Materials, Part 2

FOLDER 5 : Home

FOLDER 6 : Articles on Italians and Sicilians in the U.S.

BOX 3

FOLDER 1 : Accolades

FOLDER 2 : Teaching Philosophy

FOLDER 3 : Correspondence -- Business Day

FOLDER 4 : Correspondence -- Education and Teaching

FOLDER 5 : Correspondence -- Employment

FOLDER 6 : Correspondence -- Student Council

FOLDER 7 : Franklin Junior High School

FOLDER 8 : Futurians Science Club

FOLDER 9 : Hillsborough County Schools

FOLDER 10 : Hillsborough High School

FOLDER 11 : Rho Nu Delta

FOLDER 12 : School Assemblies

FOLDER 13 : Teaching, Part 1

FOLDER 14 : Teaching, Part 2

FOLDER 15 : University of Florida FOLDER 16 : University of Tampa

BOX 4

FOLDER 1 : Harmony and Civic Club, Inc. of Tampa, 1940 FOLDER 2 : Civic and Neighborhood Involvement

FOLDER 3 : Tampa Politics -- Clippings

FOLDER 4 : Political Correspondence

BOX 5 Scope/Content: Oversized Materials -- Clippings and Ephemera