Guide to the Records of the Ateleta Beneficial Society, 1930s-1997
Metadata Details
Title
Ateleta Beneficial Society records 1930-1997
Subject
Italian Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Italian Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Social life and customs, Clubs--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Description
The Ateleta Beneficial Society Records are housed in 3 archival boxes and 2 shelf volumes. These records include minutes, financial materials, male membership, female membership, and other sundry items. The minutes include business discussions and other information that relates to the society. The recorded meeting minutes are often topics that were raised and discussed during the evening meetings. The financial materials consist of various items that include pledge forms, money receipts, deposit slips, checks and balances, membership dues, and other miscellaneous items. The membership materials are divided into male and female membership. Under male membership, it includes application forms, individual due books, social members list, and other miscellaneous items. The female membership includes different women councils of the Ateleta Beneficial Society such as the Bloomfield Ladies Council 28 and the Lanina Ladies Council 10. Other additional information in this collection falls under miscellaneous., Ateleta Beneficial Society records, MSS 0354, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania., Phil Mastroiani gift 1998 acc. 1998.0207 papers, Phil Mastroiani gift 1999 1999.0017 papers, Numerous immigrants from the town of Ateleta, Italy founded the Ateleta Beneficial Society on September 11, 1924 in Bloomfield (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). The founders created the society to provide mutual help to each other nationally and especially in the local area. This society got their legal recognition by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County on May 5, 1925. As they received additional members, the society collected enough money to purchase their own building. The dedication of the building was on November 30, 1941 on Cedarville Street in Bloomfield., Gift of Phil Mastroiani, Processed MSS 0354 2002 M. Yount, Finding aid available.
Contributor
Ateleta Beneficial Society, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (depositor)
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