ihrccaira Inventory of the Aldo A. Caira Order Sons of Italy in America Collection, 1945-1987, 1981-1985. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, March 10, 1999 University of Minnesota Libraries December 17, 2003
Univesity of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 17, 2003 English Caira, Aldo A. Aldo A. Caira Order Sons of Italy in America Collection, 1945-1987, University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 8.6 linear ft. ITA Mainly in English; a few items in Italian. Scope and Content

Aldo A. Caira was National President of the Order Sons of Italy in America (1981-1985). Collection (1945-1987) consists of Supreme correspondence, records, minutes and brochures of Supreme Conventions (1963-1987), and Supreme Council minutes (1969-1987); a collection of Caira's speeches; "On the Move" columns from OSIA News (1981-1985); materials on numerous OSIA committees and projects such as the Commission for Social Justice, Douhet-Mitchell Awards OSIA Foundation, Immigration and Naturalization Commission, and Membership and Expansion; Massachusetts Grand Lodge Convention records (1949-1987), Grand Council Minutes (1973-1986), Grand Lodge correspondence (1959-1987), records of a wide variety of committees and projects, information on Massachusetts districts and local lodge activities; records of a few non-OSIA activities; newspaper clippings; photographs; and artifacts.

No inventory available.

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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.

Caira, Aldo A. OSIA News. Order Sons of Italy in America.Order Sons of Italy in America. Commission for Social Justice.Order Sons of Italy in America. Immigration and Naturalization Committee.Order Sons of Italy in America. Membership and Expansion Committee.Order Sons of Italy in America. Douhet-Mitchell Awards OSIA Foundation.Order Sons of Italy in America. Massachusetts Grand Lodge. Photographs. United States--Emigration and immigration. Italian Americans--Societies, etc.Italian Americans--Massachusetts--Societies, etc. OSIA News.