Italian Americans -- West Virginia -- Societies, etc.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Angelo Viani papers
Papers (1923-1962) of Angelo Viani (1893-1974) include records of the the Mountaineer Building and Loan Association (Fairmont, W.Va.), OSIA materials including ritual books, photographs, membership applications, incorporation papers of the OSIA West Virginia Grand Lodge (1923), and officers' regalia.
Eugene Costa papers
The Eugene Costa Order Sons of Italy in America collection (1973-1974) consists of letters, Costa's Grand Venerable report to the 1974 West Virginia Grand Convention, and a 1973 legal document authorizing a corporation to lease space in the OSIA Christopher Columbus Lodge No. 1199 (Charleston, W.V.) hall.
Franca Tognotti-Martin papers
The Franca Tognotti-Martin Order Sons of Italy in America collection (1965-1987) consists of West Virginia Grand Lodge correspondence (1971-1985), Grand Convention materials (1965-1987), local lodge correspondence, newsletters, and lists of officer and members (1967-1986). Also included are a Supreme Lodge directory, several financial reports and a Public Relations Commission Report (1981-1982), along with a booklet and poster fromthe 1983 West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival.
Louis Costa papers
The Louis Costa papers are par of the Order Sons of Italy in America collection and consist of a booklet of the West Virginia Grand Convention (1925), letterhead stationary of the Mortuary Fund Commission, six photographs of Grand Lodge meetings (ca. 1960s), and a book titled G. F.
Order Sons of Italy in America, Christopher Columbus Lodge No. 1199 (Charleston, West Virginia) records
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).
Order Sons of Italy in America, Guglielmo Marconi Lodge No. 1140 (Clarksburg, West Virginia) records
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.
