ihrcviani Inventory of the Angelo Viani Order Sons of Italy in America Collection, 1923-1962. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, March 10, 1999 University of Minnesota Libraries December 17, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 17, 2003 English Viani, Angelo, 1893-1974. Angelo Viani Order Sons of Italy in America Collection, 1923-1962 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 2 linear ft. ITA In English and Italian. Biographical/Historical Note

Angelo Viani (1893-1974) was born in Bagnolo, Italy. He served the Order Sons of Italy in America as Grand Recording Secretary (1933-1955) and Grand Venerable (1953-1967) of the West Virginia Grand Lodge.

Scope and Content

Papers (1923-1962) of Angelo Viani (1893-1974) include records of the the Mountaineer Building and Loan Association (Fairmont, W.Va.), OSIA materials including ritual books, photographs, membership applications, incorporation papers of the OSIA West Virginia Grand Lodge (1923), and officers' regalia.

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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.

Viani, Angelo, 1893-1974. Mountaineer Building and Loan Association (Fairmont, W.Va.).Order Sons of Italy in America. West Virginia Grand Lodge. Photographs. Italian Americans--West Virginia--Societies, etc.Banks and banking--West Virginia--Fairmont--Records and correspondence.Savings and loan associations--West Virginia.