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Papers of Al LaMagna consist of materials pertaining to the Order Sons of Italy in America. Included are a Distinguished Service Award certificate from the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge, and artifacts include Pennsylvania Grand Lodge officer title and emblem pins, wooden gavels, a Nuova Vittorio Emanuele No. 901 banner, and an Italian flag.

Abstract Papers (1933-1973) of Alberto Cupelli (b. 1905), an Italian American journalist and consular agent, consist mainly of correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to his role as the Italian consular agent in New Haven, Connecticut and to his involvement in the Italian anti-fascist movement. Correspondents include Walter Toscanini (and added are also clippings about his father, Arturo Toscanini). Correspondence relates to, among others, Angelo Guidi-Flavio; Luigi Giovanolo; John...

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Collection consists of two volumes of published sheet music (solo violin works written by Alfred Morena between 1910 and 1920) and 6 CDs containing recordings of his music.

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Records (1969-1981) of the American Arabic Association, a cultural and charitable organization, consist mainly of program announcements for meetings.

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Partial transcript of the American Italian Historical Association Conference (1972, Boston, Massachussetts) relate to the conference topic "Italian American Radicalism: Old World Origins and New World Developments".

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Records of the American Italian Historical Association, Stella del Nord Chapter consist of organizational minutes, correspondence, and financial materials as well as photographs and oral history tapes gathered by the group to document the history of Italian Americans in Minnesota.

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Papers (ca. 1971) of Jewish-Italians David Yona (1901-1975), a civil engineer and writer, and his wife Anna (Foa) Yona, consist of two typed manuscripts of memoirs. David's memoirs cover his childhood through 1932; Anna's cover the years 1932-1945. Also included is a list of David Yona's articles which appeared in "La Controcurrente."

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Photographs and articles about Anne V. Marinelli, a librarian, and her sister Angela Marinelli, a language teacher from Minnesota.

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Papers of Anthony Cama consist of Order Sons of Italy in America materials, including Junior Division ritual book (Mass.), correspondence of the Riunite No. 889 chapter (Mass.). Also included are a Columbus Day Proclamation by Gov. John Volpe (1965), a resume of Paul Lazzaro, newspaper clippings pertaining to OSIA lodges in Lynn and to the Mass. grand lodge, and photographs of local OSIA lodge activities (1963-1965).

Abstract Anthony (Antonio) L. "Tony" Sarcone (1884-1964) was editor of "The American Citizen," an Italian-American newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa. Papers include correspondence, citations, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs relevant to Sarcone's life and to the Italian community in Des Moines. Included are constitutions and by-laws of various Italian American organizations, correspondence and clippings regarding Sarcone's work with the Italian Welfare Society, materials...

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The Anthony Sola Order Sons of Italy in America collection consists of California Grand Convention booklets (1950, 1962-1970, 1976-1983); Convention minutes (1965, 1979 and 1982); scolarship award booklets; and several historical publications. The latter include Italian Culture in Action; OSIA, Grand Lodge of California, 1925-1960; 50th Anniversary of the Grand Lodge of California, 1925-1975; and Italians in California.

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Literary manuscript (1950-1975) of Anthony Sorrentino consists of two photocopied drafts of "It's An Inside Job," the story of a project to prevent juvenile delinquency and crime in Chicago's neighborhoods. One manuscript dates from 1950, the other from 1975 when it was being readied for publication.

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Papers of Anthony Zaffiro consist of a biographical sketch (1962), obituaries (1962), and a photograph of Zaffiro.

Abstract Anthony Consiglio (1890-1967) founded the Order Sons of Italy in America, Delaware Grand Lodge in 1923 and served as Grand Venerable from 1927 to 1948. Records include OSIA Supreme Convention booklets from 1929 and 1935, general laws (1931), telegrams (1947-1951), programs from testimonial dinners (1928-1956), and correspondence. Also included are a publicity kit issued by American Relief for Italy, Inc., in 1947, containing radio spots, proclamations, and editorial announcements, and fact...

Abstract Armand Liberti served as Grand Venerable of the Order Sons of Italy in America, Delaware Grand Lodge, from 1981-1985 and as First Assistant Grand Venerable from 1976-1979. The Delaware Grand Lodge was founded in 1923.Records consist of minutes, correspondence, materials pertaining to Columbus Day celebrations, the March of Dimes Campaign, and to local lodges, as well as to Supreme Council plenary session of 1974 and to the 1967 Supreme Convention. Minutes include those of the Grand Council...

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Manuscript of a memoir by Arthur Zaia reporting on the life of the Italian immigrants and their descendants in Oswego, New York. Included are three family photographs.

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Papers of Arturo Giovannitti consist of a typescript play entitled "The Alpha and the Omega (In Memory of a very Rich Holy Man)."

Abstract Materials documenting the family history of the Dinucci and Vellani families and their immigrant experiences after settling in Columbus, Ohio. Included in the papers is the autobiographical volume "Memoirs of Galliano Georgio DiNucci, 1902-1979" detailing the author's experiences as an immigrant child and youth and also chronicling his career as a labor (CIO) organizer and regional director.Additionally, the collection contains transcripts of interviews with Lena Dinucci, a...

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Collection consists of documents regarding Burch’s preparation for her dissertation including biographical materials on authors, analyses of novels and correspondence. This collection also includes documents pertaining to the Minneapolis Eastside Ethnic Tribute and Burch’s work at various universities.

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Giuffrida's collection of Order Sons of Italy in America materials consists of materials on the 1985 and 1987 Supreme Conventions; Supreme correspondence (1985-1987); information relating to various OSIA committees and programs; material on the California Grand Convention, 1985; and the New York and Connecticut Grand Conventions (1986). Photographs and newspaper clippings are included.

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Papers consist of a mirofilm copy of Tresca's autobiography, original at New York Public Library. Autobiography forms part of Tresca Memorial Papers, New York Public Library, Manuscript Division.

Abstract Materials documenting the organizational and social life of Italian Americans active in their societies in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / Saint Paul, Minnesota area, namely in the Stella del Nord chapter of the American Italian Historical Association and the UNICO Twin Cities chapter. Correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, membership lists, treasure's reports, calendars produced by the chapters during the 1980s. Included is also a complete set of the "Notizie: an email newsletter for...

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Collection (1941-1987) of Charles Benvegar consists of materials pertaining to Benvegar's life; newspaper clippings, poetry, and miscellaneous newsletters relating to Order Sons of Italy in America Luigi Scialdone Lodge No. 2221 (Baltimore, Maryland.); "A Footnote to American History," detailing Benvegar's work as a government employee during and after World War II; "The Cultural Revolution in 1962" and "Maryland in Poetry"; and "An Interview Fantastic with Edgar Allen Poe."

Abstract Charles R. Varalla serves as Grand Venerable of the Order Sons of Italy in America, Florida Grand Lodge (1985-1987) and has also served as Grand Orator (1983-1985). Collection (1981-1987) consists of materials pertaining to the Florida Grand Convention; correspondence, notes, and reports of the State Orator (1983-1985); newsletters; and membership information pertaining to the OSIA Joseph B. Franzalia Lodge No. 2427 (1981-1985). Materials relating to the OSIA Florida Grand Convention include...

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The Circolo Culturale Italiano di Baltimora was founded in 1955 by Dr. Raffaele Canevaro, Helen F. Knipp, and Dr. Regina Soria for those interested in Italian culture. Records (ca. 1940-1970) contain correspondence; financial records; membership lists; flyers; and announcements. Also included are newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to the Italian-American Committee of the National War Fund.

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Papers (n.d.) of Clementina Todesco (1903- ) consist of photocopies of folktales from Northern Italy. Todesco came to the United States in 1930 with her family from Faller, a village near Venice, and settled in Detroit, Michigan. Stories were collected and translated into English in 1940-41 by Bruna Todesco, Clementina's daughter.

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A clipping from the COMMUNITY REPORTER (March 2006) of Saint Paul, Minnesota, of an article (Pasquale: Memories of a Barefoot Boy) regarding life on the Upper Levee on the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, as told by Patrick John Marcogliese and recorded by Constance Durose.

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The Cookie Curci-Wright papers consist of family history material, the memoir "My Italian American Grandparents: A Legacy of Lessons and Love" and photographs. Also included is one CD-R containing digital versions of selected photos.

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Published and unpublished poems, stories, and movie script re. Italian immigrant experience. Collection consists of three bound volumes (Notebooks 1-3) of Dan D'Amelio's writings (typescripts, print-outs, photocopies), including poems, articles, memoirs, and "A scene-by-scene treatment for a movie".

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Papers (1910-1976) of Danny Meduri (1885-1976), an Italian American opera singer from New York, include photographs, newspaper clippings, sheet music, programs, and playbills from his performances.