Vincent J. Scamporino Papers
Content Description
The Vincent J. Scamporino papers collect correspondence, memos, files, telegrams, leaflets, pamphlets, tickets, maps, photographs, and other materials originating from Vincent J. “Scamp” Scamporino (1908-1974), a civilian operative of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in the Italian theater of operations of World War II.
Dates
- Creation: 1938 - 1958
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with the duplication policy of the Watkinson Library.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.
Archival materials may contain sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws or other regulations. While we make a good faith effort to identify and remove such materials, some may be missed during our processing. If a researcher finds sensitive personal information (e.g. social security numbers) in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff.
Biographical / Historical
Vincent James Scamporino was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on September 26, 1908. He attended the University of New Hampshire and obtained a law degree from Boston University Law School in 1934.
As an established lawyer at the time of World War II, he voluntarily sought to aid the war effort in a civilian position with the Department of the Army in 1942. Initially turned down amidst an overwhelming amount of similar applications, Scamporino was eventually accepted into the OSS and served from 1943 to 1945. He was chief of Italian Secret Intelligence (S.I.) operations by the war’s end, having served first in Italian-held North Africa and then Italy proper as the Allies advanced.
Scamporino was later awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Truman and the Lateran Cross by the Vatican. He settled in Middletown, CT and served briefly as a municipal court judge before serving many years as State’s Attorney for Middlesex County. He retired in 1973 and died the following year at 65.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 records storage carton and 1 legal-size manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Vincent J. Scamporino papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106