ihrccostal Inventory of the Order Sons of Italy in America Collection, 1925-1969. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, March 15, 1988 University of Minnesota Libraries December 31, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 31, 2003 English Costa, Louis, 1890-1976. Order Sons of Italy in America Collection, 1925-1969 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 1 linear in. ITA In Italian and English. Biographical/Historical Note

Louis Costa (1890-1976) was born in Caulonia, Calabria, Italy, and came to West Virginia at the age of fourteen. He served the Order Sons of Italy in America West Virginia Grand Lodge as First Assistant Grand Venerable (1973-1975), Grand Orator (1935-1941), Grand Trustee (1933-1935), and President of the Mortuary Fund (1948-1969).

Scope and Content

The Louis Costa Order Sons of Italy in America collection consists 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.

No inventory available.

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.

Order Sons of Italy in America. West Virginia Grand Lodge. Photographs. Italian Americans--West Virginia--Societies, etc.