Papers of Angela R. Parisi, 1940-1953 (scattered), 1955-1961
Overview
Correspondence, speeches, clippings, etc., of Angela R. Parisi, lawyer and government official.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1953
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1955-1961
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Angela R. Parisi as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
2.29 linear feet ((5+1/2 file boxes) plus 2 folio+ folders)The bulk of the Angela R. Parisi papers pertains to her chairmanship of the New York State Workmen's Compensation Board, 1955-1961, most of it correspondence but also including speeches, newsclippings, news releases, and photographs. Other correspondence pertains to Parisi's presidency of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association and her membership in various social, political and charitable organizations. There are no papers of her early childhood or family life and almost none of her professional activities prior to 1955.
BIOGRAPHY
Angela R. Parisi, government official and lawyer, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 23, 1914, the daughter of Salvatore and Mary E. (Somma) Parisi. After attending St. Agnes Seminary, Brooklyn, and St. John's College (1933-1936), Parisi received her law degree from Brooklyn Law School (1939). Admitted to the New York Bar in 1941, she practiced privately and taught at Marymount College and the adult education division of Brooklyn College. She also served as assistant corporation counsel for the City of New York (1946-1954). In 1955 Governor Averell Harriman appointed Parisi chairman of the New York State Workmen's Compensation Board, a post she held until her death. She was a member of many political and social organizations and served as vice-chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee (1949-1955) and president of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association (1956-1958). In private life Angela R. Parisi was married to Leo Louison (December 31, 1944) and had two sons: Neil David and James Phillip. She died on March 20, 1961.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 1097, 1122, 1147
The papers of Angela R. Parisi were given to the Schlesinger Library by her mother, Mrs. Salvatore Parisi, in December 1966 and January and March 1967.
SEPARATION RECORD
The following papers were sent to the New York State Archives, Albany, New York:
- Press releases from the office of Governor Harriman, December 1957-December 1958.
- State University Newsletter, 1958 (scattered issues).
- Duplicate photographs.
CONTAINER LIST
- Box 1: 1-30
- Box 2: 31-52
- Box 3: 53-73
- Box 4: 74-90
- Box 5: 91-114
- Box 6: 115-124
INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS
A selective index of writers and recipients of letters. Information about individuals is not indexed; nor are subjects. Also correspondence re engagements attended/not attended (Folders 65-90) is not indexed. The number refers to folder number.
- Clark, Tom C. - 5, 6
- Cohen, Maxine Duberstein - see Duberstein
- DeGeorge, Lucille - 2, 3, 6-9
- Dinerstein, Mildred B. Lesser - 23-25, 27, 31, 35 (For letters signed Mildred B. Lesser see folders 23-28, 32, 34, 36, 37)
- Donaldson, Dorothea - 49
- Donlon, Mary - 49
- Duberstein, Maxine K. - 23, 32, 33, 35, 38
- Edwards, India - 2
- French, Eleanor Clark - 5, 14
- Gutman, Daniel - 10-12, 31, 34, 36, 46, 47, 51-53, 55
- Harriman, Averell - 2, 31, 33, 35, 36, 46-48, 50-52, 56, 97
- Harris, Jeannette H. - 46
- Jensen, Elsie - 26, 48, 52
- Kelly, Edna F. - 45, 50
- Kenyon, Dorothy - 25
- Kross, Anna M. - 27
- Lesser, Mildred B. - see Dinerstein
- Lieberman, Al - 45, 47, 48, 51-53, 55, 57, 93, 95, 97
- Littenberg, Sylvia - 45, 93, 94, 99
- Louchheim, Katie - 1, 12
- Miller, Frieda - 31
- Moynihan, Daniel P. - 48, 50, 54-56, 60, 61
- Murin, Leo - 45-48, 61, 93, 100
- Perkins, Frances - 7
- Pike, James A. - 3, 5, 6, 8
- Prendergast, Michael H. - 6, 10, 12, 14, 48, 50, 54, 56, 57, 59
- Wagner, Robert F. - 24, 31-34
- Wagner, Susan - 2
- Warters, Ruth - 31, 32
- Weeden, Willis M. - 47, 48, 50, 56
Processing Information
Processed: January 1978
By: Madeleine Bagwell Perez
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Parisi, Angela R., 1914-1961. Papers of Angela R. Parisi, 1940-1961 (inclusive), 1955-1961 (bulk): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- The collection was processed under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (RC-24669-76-987).
- EAD ID
- sch00845
Repository Details
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