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Club Alpino Pont e Locana Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-268

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Records found in this collection include membership books, checkbooks and bank passbooks. Most of the writing is in Italian.

Dates

  • 1897; 1901-1923

Language of Material

English and Italian

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Administrative History

The Club Alpino Pont e Locana was a fraternal organization and mutual benefit society for Italian Americans in Calumet, Michigan. The club met in Italian Hall and Curto Hall for monthly meetings at various points in its existence. Many members were original or early settlers in the Copper Country, most of whom were from the Piedmontese villages (north of Turin) or Pont and Locana Canavese in Northern Italy.

Extent

0.45 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box (legal size))

Abstract

Records, 1897; 1901-1923, of the Club Alpino Pont e Locana. Includes account ledgers, minutes of meetings, membership books, checkbooks and bank passbooks. Most of the writing is in Italian.

Arrangement

MS-268 is housed in two manuscript boxes and is decribed at the collection level.

Acquisition

Bank passbooks, check books, membership ledgers, and account books were donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collection on October 9, 1985 by Russell Magnaghi.

Title
Club Alpino Pont e Locana Records
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert.
Date
11/30/2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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