ihrczaffiro Inventory of the Anthony Zaffiro Papers, 1962. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, November 01, 1988 University of Minnesota Libraries December 31, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 31, 2003 English Zaffiro, Anthony, 1887-1962. Anthony Zaffiro Papers, 1962 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 2 linear in. ITA In English. Biographical/Historical Note

Anthony Zaffiro was born in Santo Sefano Di Camastra, Sicily, and came to the United States with his family at the age of seventeen. Zaffiro settled in Reading, Pa., where he worked as a machine operator, opened a grocery store, and finally established a real estate and travel agency business. He often acted as a court interpreter and sponsored many applicants for U.S. citizenship. In 1929, he was appointed First Ward Alderman and he served in that capacity for 32 years. In 1909, Zaffiro founded the OSIA Reading Lodge No. 29, the first OSIA chapter in Pennsylvania. He served as the state lodge Grand Treasurer, as Grand Orator, and as Assistant Grand Venerable.

Scope and Content

Papers of Anthony Zaffiro consist of a biographical sketch (1962), obituaries (1962), and a photograph of Zaffiro.

Inventory available.

Index Terms

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Zaffiro, Anthony, 1887-1962. Order Sons of Italy in America. Reading Lodge No. 29 (Reading, Pa.) Photographs. Italian Americans--Pennsylvania--Reading--Societies, etc.