Records, 1946-1987.

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Records, 1946-1987.

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Records (1946-1987) of the Order Sons of Italy in America, News Office, consist of Supreme Lodge records including OSIA News reports (1946-1979); maily lists (1946-1971); convention reports of various committees (1961-1979); Supreme Council minutes (1961-1976); correspondence of national officers (1946-1972); and audiotapes from 1970s national conventions. The bulk of documents are those of the National Public Relations Committee which was very active in combating bigotry and defamation in the 1950s and early 1960s. Included in this series are letters, newspaper clippings and reports on "Mafia" charges, and the exchange of memoranda between the Committee and grand lodges on how to combat national and local slurs against Italians. There is correspondence with Walter Winchell, producers of "The Untouchables," and various politicians.

20 linear ft.

ita,

eng,

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7885791

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Order Sons of Italy in America. News Office.

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The OSIA NEWS was initiated in 1946 with A. Alfred Maniello as its director. Al Maino began as a staff member in 1946 and assumed the Director's position in 1963. From the description of Records, 1946-1987. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63297655 ...

Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972

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American journalist, newspaper columnist, and radio commentator. From the description of Walter Winchell miscellaneous papers, 1936-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123429617 Walter Winchell was an American journalist and radio personality, remembered as the inventor of the celebrity gossip column. Born Walter Winschel in Harlem, New York, he left school in the sixth grade and worked odd jobs in the neighborhood and on local vaudeville stages. After serving in the navy i...