Reverend Louis Cappo Interview Transcript (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)
Dates
- 1997-01-29
Summary
Reverend Louis Cappo discusses his life growing up in Baltic, MI, his parents’ migration from Italy, his studies at the Saint Lawrence Seminary and the Saint Francis Seminary, his career as a priest, his work to promote industry and development in the Upper Peninsula, working for American Motors, natural gas in the Upper Peninsula, the tax system of the mining industry, the creation of Indian Head Ski Resort in Wakefield, unions and mining companies, his father’s activity in the mines and local politics, the Depression, the closing of the Sunny Lake Mine, UPCAP (Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress), the Lake Superior Jobs Coalition, his family’s Piedmontese origins, their traditional Italian foods, the making of saltisa (a Piedmontese sausage), traveling to Italy, and meeting the Pope. Interviewed by Russell M. Magnaghi
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish the Reverend Louis Cappo Interview Transcript (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project) must be obtained from the University Archivist. The University Archivist may be reached by phone at 906-227-1225, or e-mail, mrobyns@nmu.edu. The University Archivist may also be reached in Room 126 of Harden Hall, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.
Extent
1 item (1 text file (40 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
MSS-202, Italian American Oral History Project
- Baltic (Mich.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emigration and immigration. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Food. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Great Depression (1929). Subject Source: Local sources
- Industries. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron mines and mining. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Italian Americans. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Italy. Subject Source: Fast
- Labor unions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Natural resources. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral histories (document genres). Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Politics and government. Subject Source: Fast
- Priests Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Skis and skiing. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Transcripts. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Upper Peninsula (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wakefield (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives Repository
Harden Learning Resources Center 126
1401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette 49855 United States
906-227-1225
906-227-1333 (Fax)
archives@nmu.edu
