2019-10-28 Preliminary Inventory of the Ugo Fiorelli Papers, circa 1909-1940s, 1961 SPEC.RARE.0267 Finding aid prepared by Nicole Miller Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2019 May

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 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2020-05-04T14:49-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Ugo Fiorelli Papers SPEC.RARE.0267 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.52 Cubic feet circa 1909-1940s, 1961 Ugo Fiorelli (1893-1941) was an Italian naval commander who died when his ship, the Aegean, was destroyed during World War II. The Ugo Fiorelli Papers include Fiorelli’s Gold Medal for Military Valor and an additional Medal of Valor from the Italian government. His shoulder epaulets from his time in the Italian Navy, along with a scrimshaw keepsake are included. It also contains photographs of Fiorelli and a photograph of an unknown woman at an unknown ceremony. A photocopy of his biography written in Italian, along with memorial postcards depicting Fiorelli with Italian text are included. A book in Italian titled "Le Medaglie D'Oro Al Valore” is also included. Materials are dated circa 1909-1940s, 1961. (1) flat box; (1) card box; (1) 2.5" letter document box Italian Fiorelli, Ugo Arrangement of Materials

This collection is unprocessed; materials are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2019.0055: Aida Norman, 2019 May

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Ugo Fiorelli Papers, SPEC.RARE.0267, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed. Finding aid written by: Nicole Miller, 2019 May

 Biographical Note

Ugo Fiorelli (1893-1941) was an Italian naval commander. He served in the Italian Navy from 1913 until his death in 1941. Fiorelli began his naval career as an Ensign in 1913 and rose to the rank of Commander. During World War II, Fiorelli was the commander of the ship the Aegean. On April 24, 1941, the Aegean was destroyed by the British Mediterranean fleet, and Fiorelli drowned with the wreck.

 Scope and Contents

The Ugo Fiorelli Papers includes Fiorelli’s Gold Medal for Military Valor and an additional Medal of Valor from the Italian government. His shoulder epaulets from his time in the Italian Navy, along with a scrimshaw keepsake are included. It also contains photographs of Fiorelli and a photograph of an unknown woman at an unknown ceremony. A photocopy of his biography written in Italian, along with memorial postcards depicting Fiorelli with Italian text are included. A book in Italian titled "Le Medaglie D'Oro Al Valore” is also included. Materials are dated circa 1909-1940s, 1961.

 Fiorelli, Ugo Italy. Regia Marina--Officers. Biographies (literary works) Black-and-white photographs Commemorative medals Epaulets World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Italy World War, 1939-1945--Medals--Italy Shoulder epaulets Accession No. RARE.2019.0055.001 circa 1909-1941 Scrimshaw with signatures Accession No. RARE.2019.0055.002 1913-1938 Italian Military medals Accession No. RARE.2019.0055.002 1940-1941 Biography photocopy Accession No. RARE.2019.0055.003 1941 Italian Memorial postcards depicting Ugo Fiorelli Accession No. RARE.2019.0055.003 1940s Italian Photographs of Fiorelli and a photograph of an unknown woman Accession No. RARE.2019.0055.003 1930s-1940s "Le Medaglie D'Oro Al Valore" book Accession No. RARE.2019.0055.003 1961 Italian