• Creator Names Peck, William Mesce.
  • Title William Mesce Peck memoir [manuscript], 1987.
  • Physical description 0.5 linear feet (2 v.)
  • Collection summary An unpublished manuscript by William Mesce Peck entitled "There was a time" (2 volumes). William Mesce Peck was a Chicago-born Italian American. He is a self-described person of little import. His memoir is about an average Italian American's experience in the city of Chicago in the 1930s-1950s.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Corinne Thompson (2010.0036).
  • Names
    • Peck, William Mesce Archives.
    • Peck, William Mesce. There was a time.
  • Subjects
    • Italian Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century Biography.
    • Men Illinois Chicago 20th century Biography.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre Memoirs. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.