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Arthur F. Pinto papers, approximately 1968-1991.
BANC MSS 92/902 clocal
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Arthur F. Pinto papers, approximately 1968-1991Creator/Contributor:
Pinto, Arthur F. (Arthur Ferreira), creator, creator.Abstract:
Contains writings by Pinto, chiefly manuscript and typescript autobiographical accounts and related correspondence in both
English and Portuguese, concerning his experiences as a Portuguese immigrant and world traveler. Includes portions of his
"Episodes of an immigrant in the USA," and other reminiscences and journals from his travels to Africa, Australia, and Tasmania.
Also includes papers concerning a patent for an oil extractor, awards and certificates, along with some personal correspondence,
miscellaneous notes, and printed ephemera.
Date:
1968 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- e-po---Portuguese Americans -- California
Américains d'origine portugaise -- Californie
Portuguese Americans
Travel
Portugal -- Description and travel
Portugal -- Descriptions et voyages
California
Portugal
Pinto, Arthur F. (Arthur Ferreira) -- Archives
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Arthur Ferreira Pinto was born in Verdamilho, Portugal and immigrated to the U.S. in 1920, settling in Oakland, Calif. Following
a variety of warehouse and mill jobs in Sacramento and Oakland, he found work as a chemist for the state of Calif. Pinto eventually
became a U.S. citizen, obtained his high school education and a B.A. from the University of Calif. in 1942, and spent many
of his later years traveling abroad.
Arthur F. Pinto papers, BANC MSS 92/902 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English and Portuguese.
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biographyArchives.
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print
1.25 (1 1
Language:
English
Portuguese
Identifier:
BANC MSS 92/902 clocal
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.