Frank D. Stella papers ca. 1940-2010

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Frank D. Stella papers ca. 1940-2010

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Detroit businessman, active in many civic and philanthropic activities, a founder and president of the National Italian American Foundation and a founding director of Legatus, an organization of Catholic business leaders. The Frank D. Stella collection documents the career of a Detroit businessman, who devoted much of his time and energy to many philanthropic, cultural, and civic endeavors. The collection consists of his files from a selection of his organizational responsibilities relating to Italian American organizations and causes, to state and national Republican Party fund raising and campaigns, to Roman Catholic schools and organizations, and to the betterment of life (cultural, health services, etc.) of the greater Detroit area.

49 linear feet (in 51 boxes) and 12 oversize volumes

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Bentley Historical Library

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Frank D. Stella was born January 21, 1919 in Jessup Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Detroit in 1941. Soon thereafter he was drafted into service with the U.S. Army Air Force. He was honorably discharged in 1946 as a Major. His company the F.D. Stella Products Company was established that same year as a designer and distributor of food services and dining equipment. Through his work, the firm would prosper, eventually designing, building, and financing restaurants f...

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