Summary |
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| Creator: | Oropallo, Florence Spore. |
| Title: | Florence Oropallo Papers |
| Dates: | 1940-2004 |
| Size: | 1 box (0.50 linear foot) |
| Abstract: | Items from Oropallo's time as a student as well as the years she attended class reunions at Syracuse University. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Florence Oropallo (maiden name Spore) was a student who graduated with a degree in Home Economics-Applied Arts from Syracuse University in 1944. She grew up in Voorheesville, New York. Oropallo worked at the Daily Orange from 1941 to 1942. She married Anthony Oropallo sometime after graduating from Syracuse.
Scope and Content Note
The Florence Oropallo Papers contains personal items of Oropallo as a student and alumna of Syracuse University. This collection is separated into the following series:
Memorabilia contains souvenirs and alumni-related items such as Syracuse University felt banners.
Photographs consists of color photographic prints of Syracuse’s campus as well as class reunion events and fellow alumni such as actor Jerry Stiller (Class of 1950) and cartoonist Brad Anderson (Class of 1951).
Publications contains University-issued booklets and directories produced during Oropallo’s undergraduate career at Syracuse.
Reunion materials contains papers and items from the class reunions attended by Oropallo in 1979, 1984, 1989, and 2004.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Related Material
Newspaper clippings related to Brad Anderson have been separated and placed in the Clipping Files.
This collection contains banners similar to items found in the Syracuse University Memorabilia Collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Florence Oropallo Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Florence Spore Oropallo donated this collection to the Syracuse University Archives in 2017.
Processing Information
The Florence Spore Oropallo Papers have been fully processed and housed in acid-free folders and an archival box.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: David Hazel
Date: 2018
Revision history:
Inventory
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Postcards and stickers circa 1980s | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse University banners undated | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | 45th reunion 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Carrier Dome construction 1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Reunion 1979-1984 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse University campus 1989 | ||||||||||
| Publications | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Panhellenic book and university directories 1940-1943 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | University booklets 1941-1943 | ||||||||||
| Reunion materials | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Buttons and pins 1984-1989, 2004, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Daily Orange 75th anniversary 1978 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Junior alumni reunion 1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Reunion paperwork and meal tickets 1984-1989 | ||||||||||