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<titleproper encodinganalog="Title">Inventory of the Charles R. Varalla Order Sons of Italy in America collection, 1981-1987.</titleproper>
<author encodinganalog="Contributor">Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, March 04, 1988</author>
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<publisher encodinganalog="Publisher">University of Minnesota Libraries
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<date encodinganalog="Date">January 14, 2004</date>
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<addressline>Minneapolis, MN 55455</addressline>
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<persname encodinganalog="100">Varalla, Charles R.</persname>
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<unittitle encodinganalog="245$a" label="Title: ">Charles R. Varalla Order Sons of Italy in America collection,</unittitle>
<unitdate encodinganalog="245$f" type="inclusive" label="Dates: " normal="1981/1987">1981-1987</unitdate>
<repository encodinganalog="852$a" label="Repository: ">University of Minnesota Libraries. <subarea>Immigration History Research Center [ihrc]</subarea></repository>
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<p>Charles R. Varalla serves as Grand Venerable of the Order Sons of Italy in America, Florida Grand Lodge (1985-1987) and has also served as Grand Orator (1983-1985). Collection (1981-1987) consists of materials pertaining to the Florida Grand Convention; correspondence, notes, and reports of the State Orator (1983-1985); newsletters; and membership information pertaining to the OSIA Joseph B. Franzalia Lodge No. 2427 (1981-1985). Materials relating to the OSIA Florida Grand Convention include Grand Convention books (1981-1987), Grand Council minutes (1983-1985), records of the by-laws Committee (1983-1985), correspondence,information on committees, newsletters, Charity Ball, and Festa Italiana.</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>
<persname encodinganalog="600 1" source="lcnaf" rules="aacr2">Varalla, Charles R.</persname>
<corpname encodinganalog="610" source="lcnaf" rules="aacr2">Order Sons of Italy in America. Florida Grand Lodge.</corpname><corpname encodinganalog="610" source="lcnaf" rules="aacr2">Order Sons of Italy in America. Joseph B. Franzalia Lodge No. 2427.</corpname>
<subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Italian Americans--Florida--Societies, etc.</subject>
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