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<titleproper encodinganalog="Title">Inventory of the Order Sons of Italy in America, California Grand Lodge Records, 1929-1980.</titleproper>
<author encodinganalog="Contributor">Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, March 01, 1988</author>
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<publisher encodinganalog="Publisher">University of Minnesota Libraries
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<date encodinganalog="Date">December 17, 2003</date>
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<addressline>Minneapolis, MN 55455</addressline>
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<corpname encodinganalog="110">Order Sons of Italy in America. California Grand Lodge.</corpname>
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<unittitle encodinganalog="245$a" label="Title: ">Order Sons of Italy in America, California Grand Lodge Records,</unittitle>
<unitdate encodinganalog="245$f" type="inclusive" label="Dates: " normal="1929/1980">1929-1980</unitdate>
<repository encodinganalog="852$a" label="Repository: ">University of Minnesota Libraries. <subarea>Immigration History Research Center [ihrc]</subarea></repository>
<physdesc><extent encodinganalog="300" label="Quantity: ">6.5 linear ft.</extent></physdesc>
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<language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">Mainly in English; some items in Italian.</language></langmaterial></did>
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<head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>The Order Sons of Italy in America, California Grand Lodge, was founded in 1925. Records include California Grand Convention books (1956-1978); minutes (1949, 1964-1970); Grand Council minutes (1951-1959); and reports (1973-1978). Also included are an OSIA soccer club booklet (1977); a 10K "runathon" entrants' book and expense book (1979); Grand Lodge transfer cards (1957); Hospitalization Fund applications (1953-1959), along with payments (1968-1969); Grand Lodge membership applications (1929-1957); and materials relating to the mortuary fund.</p>
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<p>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. </p>
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<subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Italian Americans--California--Societies, etc.</subject>
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