Archival and

Bibliographical Note

The most important study on the person, thought, activities and times of Bishop Giovanni Battista Scalabrini of Piacenza was carried out by the late Mario Francesconi, who for many years worked in the General Archives of the Scalabrinian Congregation in Rome, where all the manuscripts, minutes of letters and letters received by Bishop Scalabrini and relating to his migration activities are preserved (Via Calandrelli, 11 – 00153 Rome). The process of reorganization and computerization of these archives is still ongoing.

            In the central archives of the Catholic Church in Rome are also preserved letters and reports that Bishop Scalabrini directed either to the popes or to the various dicasteries of the Roman Curia, in particular to the Secretariat of State and to the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, now called the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The late Gianfuasto Rosoli supported a systematic research of these archives for material regarding migration, and the results have been published, mostly in the journal Studi Emigrazione that he directed for many years. Specific articles include:

Pizzorusso, Giovanni, “La ‘Nuova Serie’ dell’Archivio di Propaganda Fide e la storia degli Italiani in Nord America,” Il Veltro, 34:1–2 (1990), pp. 67–85.

Pizzorusso, Giovanni, and Matteo Sanfilippo, “Inventario delle fonti vaticane per la storia dell’emigrazione e dei gruppi etnici nel Nord America: il Canada (1878–1922),” Studi Emigrazione, 116 (December, 1994), 607–752.

Sanfilippo, Matteo, ed., “Fonti ecclesiastiche per la storia dell’emigrazione e dei gruppi etnici nel Nord America: gli Stati Uniti

(1893–1922),” Studi Emigrazione, 120 (December, 1995), pp. 604–772.

            In the latter reference, the archives of some religious orders with activities with immigrants are also included, such as the Dominicans, Jesuits, and Salesians.

            To date, the detailed inventories published by Studi Emigrazione remain the most useful and informative source for the study of the action of the Church among immigrants in the Americas.

            An annotated listing of archives dealing with the work of the Church with immigrants is also found in Silvano M. Tomasi and Edward C. Stibili, Italian Americans and Religion: An Annotated Bibliography, second edition (New York: Center for Migration Studies, 1992).

            The following books are more pertinent as background and understanding of the writings and correspondence of Bishop Scalabrini:

Brown, M. E.

1996    The Scalabrinians in North America (1887–1934). New York: Center for Migration Studies.

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1992    From Italian Villages to Greenwich Village: Our Lady of Pompei, 1892–1992. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

Caliaro, M., c.s., and M. Francesconi, c.s.

1977    John Baptist Scalabrini: Apostle to the Emigrants. Translated by Alba I. Zizzamia. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

De Paolis, V., c.s.

1985    Evolution of the Mission of the Scalabrinian Congregation. CMS, Occasional Paper: Pastoral Series No. 4. New York: Center for Migration Studies. January.

Di Giovanni, S. M.

1994    Archbishop Corrigan and the Italian Immigrants. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor.

Francesconi, M., c.s.

1973    Bishop Scalabrini’s Plan for the Pastoral Care of Migrants of All Nationalities. CMS, Occasional Paper. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

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1973    John B. Scalabrini: An Insight into His Spirituality. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

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1969–1975 Storia Della Congregazione Scalabriniana, 5 volumes. Rome: Centro Studi Emigrazione.

Gambera, G.

1995    A Migrant Missionary Story: The Autobiography of Giacomo Gambera. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

Liptak, D., R.S.M.

1987    European Immigrants and the Catholic Church in Connecticut, 1870–1920. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

Rosoli, G., c.s.

1989    Scalabrini tra vecchio e nuovo mondo. Rome: Centro Studi Emigrazione.

Signor, L. M.

1994    John Baptist Scalabrini and Italian Immigration: A Socio-Pastoral Project, translated by Margaret Koche, O.P. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

Tomasi, S. M., c.s.

1987    A Lesson from History: The Integration of Immigrants in the Pastoral Practice of the Catholic Church in the United States. Center for Migration Studies Occasional Papers: Pastoral Series No. 7. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

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1986    A Scalabrinian Mission Among Polish Immigrants in Boston, 1893–1909. Center for Migration Studies Occasional Papers: Pastoral Series No. 5. New York: Center for Migration Studies. November.

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1984    The Pastoral Action of Bishop John Baptist Scalabrini and His Missionaries among Immigrants in the Americas, 1887–1987. Center for Migration Studies, Occasional Papers: Pastoral Series No. 2. New York: Center for Migration Studies. January.

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1975    Piety and Power: The Role of Italian Parishes in the New York Metropolitan Area, 1880–1930. New York: Center for Migration Studies.

Zizzamia, A. I.

1988    A Vision Unfolding: The Scalabrinians in North America (1888–1988). New York: Center for Migration Studies.