Italian American newspapers.

Abstract The Arnold Broccolino Order Sons of Italy in America collection (1934-1975) consists of Supreme Lodge and Grand Lodge records along with records of non-OSIA Italian American organizations and events, photographs, newspaper clippings, and Italian American periodicals. Supreme Lodge records include Anti-Defamation Commission materials and correspondence regarding arbitration cases in Maryland. Records of the Maryland Grand Lodge include a ledger listing state officers and delegates...

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Papers (1928-1974) of Caesar L. Donnaruma (1900- ) consist mostly of records and correspondence relating to publication of the Italian American newspaper La Gazzetta del Massachusetts (later the Post-Gazette). Of special interest is correspondence with political figures, including John F. Kennedy.

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Papers (1863-1964) of portrait photographer and journalist Cesare Morganti consist mainly of newspaper clippings on Italian, Italo-American, and American topics. Also included are correpsondence, photographs, and materials relating to Denver, Colorado, where Morganti worked.

Abstract Papers (1910-1960) of Italian American author, editor, and labor organizer Emilio Grandinetti (1882-1964) include personal correspondence largely relating to his union activities and affiliation with the Mazzini Society and the Democratic Party, Foreign Language Division; union hand-bills and pamphlets; newspaper clippings pertaining to the A.C.W.A., especially in Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, to the Chicago Tailor's Strike of 1910 and to organizing of the Curlee Clothing Company in...

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Papers (1919-1962) of Italian American socialist Fort Velon (1893-1965) contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, articles, cartoons and published items. Velona's work appeared in La Parola del Popolo (Chicago), Nuovo Mundo, and La Stampa Libera. The bulk of the collection consists of originals of caricatures and cartoons dealing with domestic and international labor and politics. Issues of and clippings from La Parola del Popolo are also included.

Abstract The George J. Spatuzza Order Sons of Italy in America collection includes records of the Supreme Lodge (1937-1957) and of the Illinois Grand Lodge (1920-1960). Supreme Lodge records include correspondence, convention records, many committee reports, such as those from the Immigration and Naturalization Commission, reports of Washington lobbyist Leonard Pasqualicchio, and occasional Supreme Council minutes. Materials of the Illinois Grand Lodge feature most issues of The Bulletin (1927-1954),...

Abstract The Di Silvestro Order Sons of Italy in America collection (1909-1954) consists of Supreme Convention records (1921-1941), grand lodge records, and non-OSIA materials. Letters and telegrams detail the on-going communications of Di Silvestro during his seven terms as Supreme Venerable. Other documents, including materials of officers and lodges and newspaper clippings, describe the activities of grand lodges. Newspaper clippings describe OSIA banquets, meetings, pilgrimages to Italy, events...

Abstract The John G. Spatuzza Order Sons of Italy in America collection (1958-1985) includes Supreme Lodge records, Illinois Grand Lodge records, and other OSIA materials. Supreme Lodge records include convention documents (1965-1985), committee reports, correspondence (1975-1985), and financial reports. Illinois Grand Lodge materials include grand convention books and reports (1960-1980), correspondence (1958-1980), newsletters, scholarship and committee reports, and brochures from a variety of OSIA...

Abstract Martin R. Buccieri served as Supreme Delegate of OSIA (1971-1973), and as Grand Venerable of the Illinois Grand Lodge (1965-1971, 1975-1977). Collection includes miscellaneous correspondence of the Illinois Grand Lodge and Columbus Day celebration programs (1954-1977), the Chicago Park Board's plans of the ship Santa Maria, drawn in 1938, Chicago Columbus Day Parade materials (1957-1964), Villa Scalabrini Banquets, materials on Boys Town of Italy, the Santa Rita Foster Parents Association...

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Papers (1914-1968) of Mattero Teresi, an author and editor, include his published and manuscript writings on social issues.

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 the 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 the...

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...

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...

Abstract The Order Sons of Italy in America, Nebraska Grand Lodge was founded in 1935. Records (1935-1987) include Deeds of Property, mortgages, licenses, promissory notes, Articles of Incorporation and other legal and financial records of the Lodge (1935-1956). Also included are materials pertaining to Lodge contributions to the Monte Cassino Orphanage Fund (1953), Columbus Day banquet programs (1952-1987), copies of the independent Italian-American newspaper The American Citizen, miscellaneous...

Abstract Papers (1891-1952) of Vito Pittaro (1864-1951), a banker, journalist, author, playwright, and poet from Stamford, Connecticut, include biographical materials, correspondence, typescripts, writings, notary papers, memorabilia, miscellany, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Also included are records of and information pertaining to the Italian Cooperative and Investment Company (Stamford), the Stamford Italo-American Historical Society, La Societa Operaia, and Societa Italiana di Mutuo...