Felix Giovanelli papers, 1925-1985 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: Felix Giovanelli papers, 1925-1985

Predominant Dates:1940-1970

ID: 01/MSS00015

Primary Creator: Giovanelli, Felix Bruno (1913-1962)

Extent: 1.2 Cubic Feet

Languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish;Castilian

The Felix Giovanelli papers consist primarily of correspondence by Felix Giovanelli (1913-1962), an Italian-American educator and translator. Notable correspondents include T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and Wyndham Lewis. The collection also includes translations and literary criticisms by Giovanelli and his wife, Margaret (1915-1997), as well as newspaper clippings and publications by various authors.

Felix Bruno Giovanelli was born on January 2, 1913, in Eveleth, MN. He was the son of Italian immigrants; his father, Miliano Giovanelli (circa 1882-?), was a coal miner. Giovanelli attended the University of Illinois, where he earned a BA, MA, and PhD, and fostered an interest in Catholic novelists. He presented on "Modern Catholic Novelists" at the St. Louis University Lecture Forum in 1939.

In 1940, Giovanelli began working at St. Louis University as Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, having a background in French. During World War II, Giovanelli spoke for the interests of Italian Americans and advocated for an Italian Legion "to fight against Mussolini and the Fascist regime." He relocated to New York in 1945, joining the faculty of New York University. Giovanelli also reviewed books for The New Leader and Italica, and served as a translator of French, Spanish, German, and Italian novels, short stories, and articles for The New Leader, The Saturday Review, and The Reporter.

Giovanelli married Wargaret Wixsom (1915-1997) on December 31, 1936. He died of complications from cancer in 1962 and is buried in Paris, IL.

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Acquisition Source: This collection was a gift to the Library by the estate of Felix & Margaret Giovanelli and Mary Moss, executor of their estate.

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Writings],
[Series 3: Mixed Materials],
[Series 4: Margaret Giovanelli],
[Series 5: Published Works by Others],
[Series 6: Oversize Materials],
[All]

Series 4: Margaret Giovanelli

Sub-series 1: Translations

Box 3

Folder 1: "The Good Leviathan" grouping (1/7)

Item 1: Giovanelli, Felix letter to Evelyn ?, undated

Folder 2: "The Good Leviathan" grouping (2/7)

Item 1: Rough Outline, undated

3 pages

Folder 3: "The Good Leviathan" grouping (3/7)

Item 1: Translation of "The Good Leviathan" by Pierre Boulle (1/4), undated

Part One, pages 1-70

Folder 4: "The Good Leviathan" grouping (4/7)

Item 1: Translation of "The Good Leviathan" by Pierre Boulle (2/4), undated

Part Two, pages 72-143

Folder 5: "The Good Leviathan" grouping (5/7)

Item 1: Translation of "The Good Leviathan" by Pierre Boulle (3/4), undated

Part Three, pages 144-190

Folder 6: "The Good Leviathan" grouping (6/7)

Item 1: Translation of "The Good Leviathan" by Pierre Boulle (4/4), undated

Part Four, pages 191-221

Folder 7: "The Good Leviathan" grouping (/7)

Item 1: "The Good Leviathan '78" envelope, undated

Sub-series 2: Materials related to "Dongo 1945"

Box 3

Folder 8

Item 1: The Vanguard Press letter to Margaret Giovanelli, 1982

Item 2: photocopy of Italian government order, 1945, undated

Folder 9

Item 1: Photograph of Pedro, undated

Item 2: Photograph of bridge, undated

Item 3: Photograph the interior of the home of Maria room where Mussolini and Petacci were housed, undated

Item 4: Photograph of Dongo town hall square, undated

Item 5: Photograph of the home of Maria where Mussolini and Petacci spent the night, undated

Item 6: Photograph of the wall where Mussolini and Petacci were shot, undated

Folder 10

Item 1: "Dongo 1945" draft (1/5), undated

Pages 1-37

Folder 11

Item 1: "Dongo 1945" draft (2/5), undated

Pages 38-95

Folder 12

Item 1: "Dongo 1945" draft (3/5), undated

Pages 96-136

Folder 13

Item 1: "Dongo 1945" draft (4/5), undated

Pages 137-177

Folder 14

Item 1: "Dongo 1945" draft (5/5), undated

Pages 178-241

Folder 15

Item 1: "From: Salvatore Attanasio" folder container, undated

Sub-series 3: Materials related to Wyndham Lewis

Box 3

Folder 16

Item 1: Fox, Cyril J. letter to Margaret Giovanelli, 1979

Encloses 1979 Enemy News newsletter

Folder 17

Item 1: Fox, Cyril J. "The Times Literary Supplement" newspaper to Margaret Giovanelli, 1980

Includes handwritten notes by Cyril J. Fox

Sub-series 4: Materials related to Marshall McLuhan

Box 3

Folder 18

Item 1: Gorham, Robert Davis book review of "The Interior Landscape: The Literary Cricitism of Marshall McLuhan" by Eugene McNamara from unknown newspaper, undated

Folder 19

Item 1: McLuhan, Corrine letter to Margaret Giovanelli, 1967

Item 2: "McLuhan wins Schweitzer award" article by unknown author from unknown newspaper, undated

Item 3: "McLuhan's daugher married" article by unknown author from Toronto Star, 1966

Item 4: "Mary Corinne McLuhan weds Thomas J. Colton" article by Gillian Robertson from The Telegram newspaper, 1966

Folder 20

Item 1: Hettwer, Dora Thea note to Margaret Giovanelli, 1967

Item 2: "Multimedia: Massaging Senses for the Message" by Grace Glueck from The New York Times, 1967

Folder 21

Item 1: Fox, Cyril J. The Observer magazine to Margaret Giovanelli, 1966

McLuhan on front cover

Item 2: "TV: Experiment McLuhanizes Marshall McLuhan" by Jack Gould from The New York Times, 1967

Item 3: McLuhan, Corrine The Women's Telegram to Margaret Giovanelli, 1966

Includes handwritten message written on newspaper

Item 4: Fox, Cyril J. mailing envelope for The Observer magazine, undated

Folder 22

Item 1: "M'Luhan Predicts Depression by 1972" newspaper clipping, undated

Item 2: "Marshall McLuhan: His Message Is Medium" article by Jerry Tallmer from New York Post, 1967

Item 3: Kitman, Marvin book review of "The Medium Is The Message" by Marshall McLuhan magazine clipping from The New York Times Book Review, 1967

Item 4: Handwritten list of books related to Marshall McLuhan, undated

Item 5: Handwritten notes on perspective, undated

Folder 23

Item 1: "Dr. McLuhan Is Coming to Fordham, or Is He?" newspaper clipping by Gene Currivan, undated

Item 2: "Why Do They Want to Get Away from Their Roots?" article by Donal Henahan, undated

Item 3: "McLuhan's Depression" newspaper clipping by Lawrence Laurent, undated

Item 4: The Times Literary Supplement, 1967

Folder 24

Item 1: "M'Luhan views Reshape Museum" newspaper clipping by John M. Lee, undated

Item 2: "Understanding McLuhan (In Part)" article by Richard Kostelanetz from the New York Times Magazine, 1967

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