University of Minnesota

Massaro, Dominic R., Papers

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IHRC


Immigration History Research Center, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota

Descriptive summary

Creator: Massaro, Dominic R.
Dates: 1923-1987
Abstract: The Dominic R. Massaro Order Sons of Italy in America Collection (1923-1987) consists of records and minutes of Supreme Conventions (1960-1987), Supreme Council Minutes (1963-1987); correspondence of Massaro as Director of Public Relations, Chairman of the Membership and Expansion Committee, and as National Historian; correspondence and reports of various OSIA committees and activities; convention material, council minutes, correspondence, committees, and activities of the OSIA New York Grand Lodge; and some records of other state lodges. Also included are documents relating to local lodges, in particular, the Northwest Bronx Lodge No. 2091, including minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership lists,and activities. In addition, there is a large amount of material pertaining to non-OSIA activities relating to Italian Americans and general ethnic issues and programs in New York, newspaper clippings, photographs, and artifacts.
Quantity: 18 linear ft.
Language: Mainly in English; a few items in Italian.
Collection ID: IHRC1496

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Dominic R. Massaro served the Order Sons of Italy in America as National Historian, National Deputy, and numerous other appointive offices with in the Order. He was appointed a State Supreme Court Justice in New York in 1987.


DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION


ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

The Massaro, Dominic R. collection is available for public research.

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

The Massaro, Dominic R. collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Reseach Center, University of Minnesota.

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CITE AS

The Massaro, Dominic R. Papers, Italian American Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota

Index Terms

Italian Americans--New York (State)--Societies, etc.
Italian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Societies, etc.
Ethnic groups--New York (State)--New York.

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