ihrcavara Inventory of the S. Joseph Avara Order Sons of Italy in America Collection, 1980-1989. 1989. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, January 06, 1990 University of Minnesota Libraries May 7, 2004

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonMay 7, 2004 English Avara, S. Joseph S. Joseph Avara Order Sons of Italy in America Collection, 1980-1989 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 5 linear ft. ITA In English. Biographical/Historical Note

S. Joseph Avara was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were immigrants from Sicily. Avara has served OSIA in Baltimore at the local level as a member of the Lord Baltimore Lodge, later at the State level and then in the Maryland Grand Lodge as Vice President and State President. At the Supreme level he served in positions of Vice President from 1979 to 1987. From 1987 to 1989 he served as National President.

Scope and Content

Collection contains correspondence and minutes from the period when Avara served as National President. Also included are runs of the OSIA News and Il Leone for the period 1980 to 1989.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Avara, S. Joseph Order Sons of Italy in America.Order Sons of Italy in America. Lord Baltimore Lodge #2049.Order Sons of Italy in America. Maryland Grand Lodge. Italian Americans--Societies, etc.Italian Americans--Maryland--Societies, etc.Columbus Day.