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Lanfranco Amato fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1972-1974.

Reference:

R3911-0-8-E, MG31-H49

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102611

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Lanfranco Amato fonds
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Fonds includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1972-1974.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

2.7 cm of textual records (94 p.).

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, Cree, Italian, French

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of documents that illustrate Olivetti's development of a typewriter with a Cree alphabet for which Amato was largely responsible. Papers also include correspondence with members of the Cree community, academics and other knowledgeable persons, including notes of meetings for the design and selection of characters for the Cree keyboard.

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Amato, Lanfranco, 1922-2005
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Olivetti Canada - Correspondence

Olivetti Canada (1960) Limited
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Amato, Lanfranco, 1922-2005 : Lanfranco Amato (also Lanfranco Amato di Campolevrini), executive, was born and educated in Milan (Italy) and employed by the Olivetti Company, which transferred him to Canada in 1955. In 1959, he became general sales manager of Olivetti Canada Ltd. and rose to president in 1966. In addition to his business activities, Mr. Amato is active in many community organizations, including: Toronto Board of Trade, Italian Chamber of Commerce of Toronto (past president), Canadian Italian Business and Professional Men's Association (past president), Canadian Opera Co., Toronto Arts Foundation and the Council of Christians and Jews. He has received many honours in recognition of his business and community contributions. During World War II, he served with the Italian and U.S. armies.

See: Canadian Who's Who, 1984, p. 20.

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid is a file and item list of volume 1. MSS2683 (90: Open)

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Custodial history:

Copied in 1974 from originals held by Olivetti Canada Limited, Don Mills, Ont. through Mr. Amato.

Dates of creation note:

Original material, dated 1973, consists of 6 pages and photocopied material, dated 1972-1973, consists of ca. 2.5 cm. The material was copied in 1974.
Subject heading:

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Cree language

Indians of North America - Cree - Language

Typewriters - Cree

Languages - Study and teaching

Businessmen Canada
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-H49
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG31 H 49] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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