The Joseph Rossi collection contains Rossi's Ph.D. work and dissertation on Francesco de Sanctis; other academic works on Giuseppe Mazzini; diary and travel documents from his time in Italy as a Fullbright scholar; photographs from his son, Ennio Rossi's graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and himself; a letter between Rossi and the Head of Romance Languages at the University of Arizona; Joseph Rossi's obituary and memorial resolution presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate; eulogy given by his son, Ennio Rossi; and newspaper clippings related to Ennio Rossi's wedding and the Italian Club at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Collection materials were created between 1930 and 1981, and largely reflect his Ph.D. work and other academic interests during his time as a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
