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The Order Sons of Italy of Canada fonds (F 4378)

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In 1905, Dr. Vincent Sellaro founded the Order Sons of Italy in America to "unite in one single family all the Italians scattered throughout the Americas...".

The first Canadian lodge of this fraternal organization was founded in Sault Ste Marie in 1915. By 1940, the Order had 29 lodges across Ontario. Currently, there are 15 lodges and a total of approximately 2300 members.

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Grand Lodge Records

Reference Code Description Dates Archives of
Ontario
Microfilm Reference
F 4378-1-1 Incorporation, constitution, by-laws and
ceremony books 		1915-1994 MS 7389

Incorporation records, constitution, by-laws and
ceremony books

 1937-1994 MS 7403
F 4378-1-2 National Council & Presidents' Meetings minutes
and agendas (gaps)		 1968-1999 MS 7389
National Council & Presidents' Meetings minutes and agendas 1968-1999/ 1995-1999 MS 7390
National Council & Presidents' Meetings minutes and agendas 1946-1983 MS 7403
National Council & Presidents' Meetings minutes and agendas 1984-1993 MS 7404
F 4378-1-3 Mutual Benefit Society annual statements (regulatory reports) 1984-1990 MS 7390
Mutual Benefit Society Annual Statements [regulatory reports] (gaps) 1962-1984 MS 7404
F 4378-1-4 Mutual Benefit Society records of benefits paid (Files 1-10) 1977-1988 MS 7390
Mutual Benefit Society records of benefits paid (Files 11-12) 1989-1990 MS 7391
Mutual Benefit Soc. Records of benefits paid 1979 MS 7404
F 4378-1-5 Annual Financial Statements 1968-1997 MS 7391
Annual Financial Statements 1953-1971 MS 7404
F 4378-1-6 Budgets, Cash Flow, Statements of Assets 1980-1995 MS 7391
F 4378-1-7 Paid Accounts (gaps) 1977-1990 MS 7391
Paid Accounts 1980 MS 7404
F 4378-1-8 Ledgers, cheque registers and monthly payment registers 1951-1974 MS 7391
Ledgers, cheque registers and monthly payment registers 1951-1991/1974-1991 MS 7392
Ledgers, cheque registers and monthly payment registers 1951-1991/ 1974-1991 MS 7393
F 4378-1-9 Membership & monthly payment records
(files 1-37 [1978-1984]) 		1978-1994 MS 7393
Membership & monthly payment records
(files 38-79 [1985-1987]) 		1978-1994 MS 7394
Membership & monthly payment records
(files 80-126 [1988-1994]) 		1978-1994 MS 7395
Membership & monthly payment records
(files 127-133) 		1951-1991 MS 7404
Membership & monthly payment records
(files 134-188) 		1951-1991 MS 7405
Membership & monthly payment records
(files 189-213)		 1951-1991 MS 7406
F 4378-1-10 Convention records 1963-1999 MS 7396
Convention records Files 1-14 1946-1973 MS 7407
Convention records Files 15-22 1946-1989 MS 7408
Convention records Files 23-28 1991-2001 MS 7409
F 4378-1-11 Miscellaneous correspondence and subject files
(Files 1-20)		 1915-1999 MS 7397
Miscellaneous correspondence and subject files
(Files 21-38) 		1915-1999 MS 7398
Miscellaneous correspondence and subject files
(Files 39-57)		 1915-1999 MS 7399
Miscellaneous correspondence and subject files
(Files 58-64)		 1915-1999 MS 7400
Miscellaneous correspondence and subject files 1938-1993 MS 7410
F 4378-1-12 Nat'l Admin. Secretary's Correspondence and
Subject files (Files 1-10)		 1950-1990 MS 7400
Nat'l Admin. Secretary's Correspondence and
Subject files (Files 11-23) 		1950-1990 MS 7401
National Admin. Secretary correspondence and
Subject files (Files 24-31) 		1950-1989 MS 7410
National Admin. Secretary correspondence and
Subject files (Files 32-43) 		1950-1989 MS 7411
F 4378-1-13 National recording secretary's correspondence &
Subject files (Files 1-19) 		1951,
1979-1996		 MS 7401
National recording secretary's correspondence &
Subject files (Files 20-39) 		1951, 1979-1996 MS 7402
National recording secretary's correspondence
and subject files (Files 40-43) 		1974-1987 MS 7411
National recording secretary's correspondence
and subject files (File 44) 		1974-1987 MS 7412
F 4378-1-14 Central Correspondence file 1973-1992 MS 7412
F 4378-1-15 Libero & Clementina Sauro's correspondence 1918,
1939-1951		 MS 7412
F 4378-1-16 Grand Venerable Sam Cino's files 1969-1974 MS 7413
F 4378-1-17 Grand Venerable Rocco Tamburro's correspondence 1973-1975 MS 7413
F 4378-1-18 Grand Venerable Ted Pizzo's correspondence 1971-1982 MS 7413
F 4378-1-19 Grand Venerable Rick Francescutti's correspondence 1981-1985 MS 7414
F 4378-1-20 National President Chris Bennedsen's files
(Files 1-9) 		[1982] - 1999 MS 7414
National President Chris Bennedsen's files
(Files 10-16) 		[1982] - 1999 MS 7415
National President Chris Bennedsen's files
(Files 17-36) 		[1982] - 1999 MS 7416
National President Chris Bennedsen's files
(Files 37-44) 		[1982] - 1999 MS 7417
F 4378-1-21 National President Charles Criminisi's files
(Files 1-12)		 1993-1999 MS 7417
National President Charles Criminisi's files
(Files 13-25) 		1993-1999 MS 7418
National President Charles Criminisi's files
(Files 26-27) 		1993-1999 MS 7419
F 4378-1-22 Mutual Benefit Society administration and
dissolution (Files 1-7)		 1927-1995 MS 7419
Mutual Benefit Society administration and
dissolution (Files 8-10)		 1927-1995 MS 7420
F 4378-1-23 Newsletters 1980-2001 MS 7420
F 4378-1-24 Newspaper Clippings [196-]-[199-] MS 7420
F 4378-1-25 Pamphlets & ephemera (files 1-2) 1951-1999 MS 7420
Pamphlets & ephemera (files 3-9) 1951-1999 MS 7421

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Local Lodges

Reference Code Description Dates Archives of
Ontario
Microfilm Reference
F 4378-2 Giuseppe Verdi Lodge records
(sub-series F 4378-2-1 to 4378-2-5)		 1915-1990 MS 7238
F 4378-2 Giuseppe Verdi Lodge records
(sub-series F 4378-2-6 to 4378-2-9)		 1934-1990 MS 7239
F 4378-3 Princess Marie Jose Lodge records 1934-1982 MS 7240
F 4378-4 Aurora Lodge records 1939-1982 MS 7241
F 4378-5 Rossini Lodge records 1953-1971 MS 7242
F 4378-6 Roma Imperia Lodge records 1977-1982 MS 7243
F 4367-7 Imperia Lodge records 1936-1989
F 4378-8 Trieste Lodge records 1934-1983 MS 7244
F 4378-9 Roma Imperiale Lodge records 1936-1972 MS 7245
F 4378-10 Maria Di Monte Carmelo Lodge records 1935-1952
F 4378-11 Maria Pia Di Savoia Lodge records 1937-1948
F 4378-12 Niagara Lodge records 1935-1965
F 4378-13 Femminile Ontario Lodge records 1937-1946
F 4378-14 Fiorente Lodge records 1934-1991 MS 7246
F 4378-15 Ontario Lodge records 1934-1961 MS 7247
F 4378-16 Patronato Lodge records
(sub-series F 4378-16-1 to 4378-16-2)		 1936-1992
F 4378-16 Patronato Lodge records
(sub-series F 4378-16-3 to 4378-16-8)		 1936-1991 MS 7248
F 4378-16 Patronato Lodge records
(sub-series F 4378-16-9)		 1966-1987
1966-1987		 MS 7249
F 4378-17 Littorio Lodge records 1937-1940
F 4378-18 Vittoria Colonna Lodge records 1939-1940
F 4378-19 Principe Umberto Lodge records 1932-1970 MS 7250
F 4378-20 Regina Lodge records 1965-1982
F 4378-21 Dante Alighieri Lodge records 1937-1982 MS 7251
F 4378-22 Club Italia Lodge records 1934-1982 MS 7252
F 4378-23 Principe Vittorio Emanuele Lodge records 1937-1948 MS 7253
F 4378-24 Vesuvius Lodge records 1967-1968
F 4378-25 Capri Lodge records 1934-1982
F 4378-26 Latina Lodge records 1966-1982

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