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

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Series 6: Oversize Materials

File 1

Item 1: The Tyro magazine, undated

Item 2: "Hello, Electric Age" newspaper clipping by Eliot Fremont-Smith from New York Times, 1966

Regarding visit by Marshall McLuhan to the University of Toronto

Item 3: The Globe Magazine, 1964

Includes cover page and article about Marshall McLuhan. Item removed from "Old Mc" envelope

Item 4: Wyndham Lewis poster, 1944

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