James Novaco (1899-1973), an officer of Order Sons of Italy in America, held the offices of Grand Trustee (1925-1929), Grand Treasurer (1929-1933), and Grand Financial Secretary (1933-1969) in the Connecticut Grand Lodge.
The James Novaco Order Sons of Italy in America collection consists of photographs, newspapers, letters, brochures, histories of local lodges, membership applications, by-laws, badges and ribbons, and a minute book. Photographs include local lodge leaders at the time of the Grand Convention in Danbury (Conn.) of the 1955 Grand Convention and of James Novaco at a testimonial dinner in 1969; applications for Colonna #184 in Danbury (CT) (1949-1954); by-laws for Americo Vespucci Lodge #160; minutes (1933-1939) of the Colonna Juvenile Lodge, listing the girls who held office; and medals, pins, badges and ribbons from Grand Conventions (1931-1968) as well as the 1961 Supreme Convention and from Anita Garibaldi Lodge #184 in Danbury. Newspaper clippings are from Corriere D'America.
No inventory available.
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.