ihrccipriani Inventory of the Nicholas A. Cipriani Papers, 1947-1966. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, September 22, 1988 University of Minnesota Libraries December 30, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 30, 2003 English Cipriani, Nicholas A. Nicholas A. Cipriani Papers, 1947-1966 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 1 linear in. ITA In English Biographical/Historical Note

An administrative judge in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, Pa., Nicholas Cipriani has held several offices in the Order Sons of Italy in America. He served the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge as Second Assistant Grand Venerable (1975-1977), First Assistant Grand Venerable (1977-1981), and Grand Venerable (1981-1985). In 1987, he was elected National Orator of OSIA.

Scope and Content

Papers (1947-1966) of Nicholas A. Cipriani consist of photographs of Order Sons of Italy in America functions. Included are pictures of a Delaware Grand Lodge Banquet, Supreme Deputy Nicholas Cipriani (1966); Delaware Grand Lodge officers (1966); Pennsylvania Grand Lodge Presentation of a portrait of Frank Tropea (1962); and the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge Building Committee (1947).

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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.

Cipriani, Nicholas A.Tropea, Frank. Order Sons of Italy in America. Delaware Grand Lodge.Order Sons of Italy in America. Pennsylvania Grand Lodge. Photographs. Italian Americans--Delaware--Societies, etc.Italian Americans--Pennsylvania--Societies, etc.