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Papers (ca. 1920-1959) of Luigi Antonini (1883-1968), an Italian American labor organizer, consist primarily of socialist and union publications pertaining to the struggle for workers' rights.

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Papers (1938-1968) of the Rev. Luigi Turco, an Italian American Baptist minister, consist primarily of typed articles, manuscripts, and sermons, pertaining to religion, philosophy, and other topics.

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Papers (1926-1950) of Maria Gimino, lecturer, language teacher, and authority on Italian costumes, historical data, and habits, include newspaper clippings; photographs of Gimino; and various opera programs. Gimino worked at the International Institute of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the board of directors for the International Institute of Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Papers (1930s-1960s) of author-illustrator Marie Hall Ets (b. 1895) consist of stories told to Mrs. Ets by Rosa Cassettari, as well as research notes and manuscript drafts forming the basis of Mrs. Ets' book, Rosa, The Life of an Italian Immigrant (Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1970).

Abstract The Mario Ciccotelli papers are part of the Order Sons of Italy in America, Gloria e Luce Lodge No. 1430 (Chicago Heights, Ill.) collection (1936-1987) includes minutes, financial records, correspondence and bulletings and other materials. Included are lodge minutes (1936-1944); a dues payment ledger (1949-1954); medical certificates for sickness benefits awarded (1956-1960); correspondence and bulletins (1953-1960); a report of the Soccer Club (1954-1955); and reports of film showings...

Abstract The Martin V. Cornetta Order Sons of Italy in America Collection (1922-1987) consists of records of the OSIA Virginia Grand Lodge. The Lodge was founded in 1922, dissolved by the early 1940s, and was reactivated in 1949. Records include documents from Supreme Convention and Council meetings (1970s). Grand Lodge records include correspondence and reports (1965-1987), grand convention records (1963-1981), financial ledgers (1966-1984), per capita reports (1967-1984), photographs, including one...

Abstract Papers, transcripts and recordings of interviews, photographs, research notes and copies of resource materials pertaining to Italian Americans, particularly in Chicago and in Minnesota, mostly on the Iron Range in the northeast of the state, as well as materials on Italian history and culture. A set of oral history interviews with Minnesota Italian Americans from the collection became the basis for the book "Italian Voices: Making Minnesota Our Home" (published by Minnesota Historical...

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The Mary Kelley Order Sons of Italy in America collection includes Supreme Constitution and General Laws of the Order; 1953 Indiana Grand Lodge By-laws; the by-laws of an unamed lodge; 1981 Grand Convention Souvenir booklet; miscellaneous award and banquet booklets; a photographs; and a copy of Ernest Biagi's The Purple Aster. Also included is a program from a Congressional dinner honoring St. Patrick (1963).

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The Mary Mitrione Order Sons of Italy in America, Indiana Grand Lodge collection consists of Indiana Grand Convention minutes and reports (1953-1980), Grand Council minutes, correspondence, and by-laws. Some correspondence with the Supreme Lodge is included, along with a 1945 OSIA ritual book and a copy of Ernest Biagi's The Purple Aster.

Abstract The Mary Romano Order Sons of Italy in America (CN) collection consists of correspondence of Gloria #1117 (1936-1955); Connecticut Grand Lodge correspondence (1939-1953); a photocopy of the 1921 charter application of Gloria #1117. Grand Convention materials include a photocopy of the 1935 Convention booklet, grand venerable reports for 1939 and 1941, and the agenda for the 1955 convention. A booklet for the 1939 Silver Jubilee Dinner of the grand lodge, and one from the 1969 Columbus Day...

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Papers (1935-1968) of Max Ascoli (1898-1978) include correspondence; minutes; publications; reports; and newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Mazzini Society and its officers.

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Papers (1918-1972) of Italian American peot and author Michelangelo Crisafi (1893-1972) consist of biographical materials; personal correspondence; reviews; writings; and clippings of poetry aby other Italian American poets. Crisafi used the pseudonymn Germoglino Saggio.

Abstract Papers (1908-1972) of Monsignor Louis F. Pioletti (1887-1972) comprises of approximately five linear feet of personal papers and memorabilia, including correspondence, diaries, and biographical information, sermons and notes of his Italian pastorate, sermons, notes, awards, and newspaper clippings of his pastorate at Holy Redeemer Church (St. Paul, Minnesota) and St. Ambrose Parish (St. Paul, Minnesota), and publications and photographs. Included are parish records from Holy Redeemer Church...

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The Nicholas J. Martello Order Sons of Italy in America Collection (1930-1987) consists of lodge minutes of OSIA Ashtabula Lodge No. 1169 (Ohio, 1930-1935, 1948-1961), correspondence and miscellaneous reports of the Ohio Grand Lodge (1981-1987), miscellaneous correspondence and information on the activities of various local lodges throughout Ohio, newspaper clippings, and artifacts.

Abstract Papers (1895-1947) of Father Nicolo Carlo Odone (1868-1947), a Catholic priest in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, include a 90 volume personal diary, correspondence, financial records, and newspaper clippings, as well as a history of Italian Americans in St. Paul. Materials relate to his activities as pastor of Holy Redeemer congregation, Margaret Barry House, and the House of the Good Shepherd. Included in the diaries are sketches and paintings. Also included are records of Holy...

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Papers (1911-1980) of Nino Caradonna (1898-1980), a well-known Italian American poet, consist of correspondence; manuscripts; and miscellaneous papers. Correspondents include many Italian American writers and community leaders.

Abstract Records (1923-1987) of the Alabama Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America, include a Supreme Convention book (1957); a "Demand for Dispensation" for a local lodge (1945); Grand Lodge Columbus Day booklets (1950, 1958, 1964-1972), and a list of Grand Lodge officers (1987). Also included are a receipt book of Bessemer (Alabama) Lodge No. 1497 (1963-1975), and a book listing members and dues payments, probably of the Bessemer Lodge (1927-1966). Collection also includes a booklet of the statutes...

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The Order Sons of Italy in America, Blue Island Lodge No. 1659 (Blue Island, Ill.) was founded in 1933. Records include a minute book (1937-1976), a booklet titled "The History of Saint Donatus Parish" (1981), and photographs and other information pertaining to the Lodge.

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Records (1918-1986) of the Order Sons of Italy in America, C. Colombo-C. Battista Lodge No. 861 (Mich.) include lodge minutes (1918-1932, 1947-1957), financial records (1953-1975), booklets of annual Columbus Day dances, miscellaneous copies of the Lodge newsletter, Il Messagero, and newsletters of other local lodges. Also included are Supreme and Grand Lodge correpsondence and Grand Council and Grand Convention minutes (1981-1986), as well as Michigan, Connecticut, and Ohio by-laws.

Abstract The Order Sons of Italy in America, California Grand Lodge, was founded in 1925. Records include California Grand Convention books (1956-1978); minutes (1949, 1964-1970); Grand Council minutes (1951-1959); and reports (1973-1978). Also included are an OSIA soccer club booklet (1977); a 10K "runathon" entrants' book and expense book (1979); Grand Lodge transfer cards (1957); Hospitalization Fund applications (1953-1959), along with payments (1968-1969); Grand Lodge membership applications...

Abstract Records of Camelia-Colombo No. 1294 consist of a statement of Supreme Venerable Stefano Miele (1935) and correspondence of the national lodge (1936-1937). Records include meeting minutes of Colombo No. 1294 (1924-1937), officers of Colombo No. 1294 (1925-1984), a membership list (1960), material of Camelia No. 1802 officers (1937-1964), and a Camelia No. 1802 membership list (1960). Also included are newsclippings (1960-1977), and a photograph of No. 1802 members and officers from Gloria No....

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The Order Sons of Italy in America, Christopher Columbus Lodge No. 1199 (Charleston, W.V.) was founded in 1923. Records consist of membership applications (1922-1971), dues payment ledgers (1943-1977), financial and banking records (1933-1977), Mortuary Fund membership cards (1934-1977), minutes of the House Committee, lodge meeting minutes (1926-1949, 1962-1977), individual insurance policies, correspondence, and Grand Convention records (1951-1977).

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Records of Order Sons of Italy in America, Dante Alighieri Lodge No. 436 (Oswego, N.Y.) consist of dues payment ledgers (1939-1954) and Mortuary Fund member certificates and data (1939-1958).

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Records (1936-1969) of Order of Sons of Italy in America, Fede e Amore Lodge #1505 (Southington, Conn.) consist of a minute book.

Abstract Records include Florida Grand Convention books (1965-1987) and Convention minutes (1952-1953, 1957, 1965-1987); Grand Lodge correspondence, financial receipts and disbursements, building fund deposits, check receipts, bills and receipts; OSIA membership applications, some dating from the 1920s and 1930s; lists of officers; and charter applications. In addition, there are 52 cassette tapes of Florida Grand Council meetings (1977-1987). Also included are per capita reports of numerous Florida...

Abstract The Frank Della Noce Order Sons of Italy in America collection consists of Supreme Lodge correspondence and booklets (1922-1940), by-laws books (1915-1917), Supreme Convention minutes and booklets (1935-1943). The bulk of materials are of the OSIA Maryland Grand Lodge and include grand council minutes (1920-1941, 1950-1956), grand convention minutes (1920-1936), correspondence (1923-1948), financial reports (1928-1940), lists of grand officers and delegates (1922-1935), assorted books on...

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The OSIA Gorizia Lodge No. 704 was charted in 1917 in North Adams, Mass. In 1969, it merged into North Adams Lodge No. 1417. The collection consists of meeting minutes from 1925 to 1963.

Abstract The Order Sons of Italy in America, Maryland Grand Lodge was founded in 1920. Records (1925-1987) consist of Supreme lodge records, convention booklets (1965-1983), Birth Defect Campaign reports (1968-1975), and Supreme Council minutes (1975-1980). Grand Lodge records consist of convention minutes and reports Grand Council minutes (1970-1987), district meeting minutes (1975-1977), reports of the culture committee, Italian Festival, social activities, and corresondence (1965-1985), state...

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The Order Sons of Italy in America, Guglielmo Marconi Lodge No. 1140 (Clarksburg, W.V.) was founded in 1922. Re cords comprise mortuary fund applications (1930-1948), membership applications 91953-1961), bylaws booklets, financial receipt books, individual insurance policies, and correspondence along with brochures from the West Virginia Labor Federation and AFL-CIO.

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Records (1939-1966) of the Order Sons of Italy in America, Hartford Lodge No. 333 (Conn.) consist of a minute book (1939-1949), a certificate citing the lodge for attaining its membership quota (1966), a 1940 edition of the by-laws booklet, information on the OSIA National Home drive (1950s), several decals, two cloth banners, and a canvas banner.