The partners

The City Builders’ project was possible thanks to the funding and logistic support provided by the Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 183

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Significant funding was also provided by the Mariano A. Elia Chair in Italian Canadian Studies

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HOST INSTITUTION

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ARCHIVES

The research support provided by the archives and libraries listed below were essential to this project

CLARA THOMAS ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | SCOTT LIBRARY | CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES

ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO | MULTICULTURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF ONTARIO | TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Dr. Gilberto Fernandes thanks the following individuals and organizations for their varied contributions to the City Builders project.

LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 183

Jack Oliveira | Debbie Fernandes

MARIANO A. ELIA CHAIR IN ITALIAN CANADIAN STUDIES

Gabriele Scardellato

YORK UNIVERSITY

Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Mariya Yurukova | Muneeb Syed

The Roberts Centre for Canadian Studies

Gabrielle Slowey | Jean Michel Montsion

York University Libraries

Anna St. Onge | Michael Moir | Julia Holland | Dana Craig

The entire staff of Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections

Department of History

Thabit Abdullah | Jennifer Bonnell

Department of Cinema & Media Arts Production

John Greyson

AVIE BENNETT HISTORICA CHAIR IN CANADIAN HISTORY

Marcel Martel

ITALIAN FALLEN WORKERS MEMORIAL

Marino Toppan | Paola Breda

THE GALLAGHER FAMILY

CITY OF TORONTO

Patricia Morphet | Dulini Ratnayake

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS MAS (CANADA) INC.

DOUBLE VISION PHOTOGRAPHY

John Milkovitch | Jamie Milkovitch

MCS RECORDING STUDIOS

Bill Walker

AUTHORS & HISTORIANS

Catherine Wismer | Franca Iacovetta | Stefano Agnoletto

INTERVIEWEES

Mike Gallagher| Marino Toppan

Mike Byrne | Seamus Walsh | Rocco Di Giovanni

Abilio de Jesus | Angelo Zaccaria | Augusto Cameirão | Chris Gaffney

Ellis Duphney | Felice Sacco | Francisco Bolota |Giovanni Rasetta

James Garner | João Cardoso | Lou Castaldo | Luis Silva

Mike Squadrilla | Rocco Lotito | Stephen Facey | Tony Cammisuli