Series II. Società di Mutuo Soccorso Maria SS.ma del Monte Fra i Cittadini di Racalmuto in New York records, 1922-1944, 1981, inclusive
Constitution and by-laws, 1922-1939, inclusive
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• "Statuto Fondamentale della Società di Mutuo Soccorso Maria SS.ma del Monte Fra i Cittadini di Racalmuto in New York" ["Fundamental Statute of the Mutual Aid Society of Maria Santissima del Monte Among the Citizens of Racalmuto in New York"] (New York: V. Grassi, [1923]). Contains handwritten annotations to by-laws throughout. The admission certificate at front is filled in for Salvatore Vizzini, age 20. Back pages record Vizzini's society dues paid 1928–1940.
• Loose sheets of manuscript amendments to by-laws, 1922–1937.
• Broadside, "Nuove Leggie ed Emendamenti" ["New Laws and Amendments"], April 2, 1939.
• "Rituale per assemblee, consigli, commissioni e comitati delle Società Italiane di Mutuo Soccorso negli Stati Uniti D'America" ["Ritual for assemblies, councils, commissions and committees of Italian Mutual Aid Societies in the United States of America"] (n.p., n.d.).
Membership applications (blank), 1930s, inclusive
Letters from other mutual aid societies, 1932-1939, undated, inclusive
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Letters from fellow New York-area Italian mutual aid societies.
• Società Mutuo Soccorso Castrofilippo, New York City
• Loggia Fiume Italica No. 971 O. F. D. I. [Ordine Figli e Figlie d'Italia = Order Sons and Daughters of Italy]
• Società di Mutuo Soccorso Francofonte
• Società di Mutuo Soccorso Fra Cittadini di Grotte, Inc.
• Società di Mutuo Soccorso Cittadini Napoletani e della Campania
• Società di Mutuo Soccorso La Nuova Grotte
• Società Racalmutese della Madonna del Monte di Mutuo Soccorso (Buffalo, New York)
• Ribera Mutual Society
• Società San Gennaro
Announcements and fliers, 1935-1944, inclusive
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Printed postal cards and fliers inviting society members to regular meetings, funerals, and other events. One broadside, with an image of the society's patron saint, reads "M. SS. Del Monte la cui festa si celebra al 218 Chrystie St., in N.Y." ["Maria Santissima Del Monte whose feast is celebrated at 218 Chrystie St., in N.Y."]
Correspondence (drafts), 1939, undated, inclusive
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Letters drafted by Salvatore Vizzini, recording secretary.
Passion play [3 folders], 1937 March 21
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On Palm Sunday, March 31, 1937, the Racalmuto Dramatic Company, under the auspices of the Società di M. S. Maria SS. del Monte, staged a performance of the passion play "Il Mortorio, ovvero Vita, Passione, Morte e Resurrezione di Nostro Signore Gesú Cristo. Tragedia Sacra in un Prologo e Tre Atti" ["Il Mortorio, or the Life, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Sacred Tragedy in a Prologue and Three Acts"], an adaption of Filippo Orioles's play "Il Riscatto D'Adamo Nella Morte di Gesú Cristo" ["The Redemption of Adam in the Death of Jesus Christ"]. The published play is accompanied by a manuscript version in the hand of Salvatore Vizzini (who directed the production) entitled "Il Riscatto D'Adamo nella morte Di Gesú Cristo, ovvero il mortorio di Cristo. Tragedia in un prologo, cinque atti e un riepilogo, di Filippo Orioles, palermitano. Riprodotta per le scene moderne di G. Pitrè" ["The Redemption of Adam in the Death of Jesus Christ, or the Mortuary of Christ. A tragedy in a prologue, five acts, and a summary, by Filippo Orioles, a native of Palermo. Reproduced for modern scenes by G. Pitrè"]. Includes two printed tickets (in Italian) to the performance at the Central Opera House, 205 East 67th Street. Entrance for ladies cost $.50; for men, $1.00.
Expenses and income, 1937, inclusive
Insignia, 1938, undated, inclusive
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• Reversible lapel badge/ribbon, one side with green, white, and red stripes, the other in black for funerals, both reading "SOCIETÀ DI MUTUO SOCCORSO DI MARIA SS. DEL MONTE FRA I CITTADINI DI RACALMUTO NEW YORK."
• White lapel badge/ribbon marked "REC. SECRETARY" and "SOCIETÀ MARIA SS. DEL MONTE DI RACALMUTO BALLO 28 MAGGIO 1938."
• Small white enamel lapel pin reading "S-M-SS-DEL-MONTE FRA I CITTADINI DI RACALMTI N. Y." With accompanying pouch.
• Small oblong envelope stamped "G. LOFORTE | BAGS, UNIFORMS, BADGES | 215 GRAND ST., NEW YORK."
Photograph. "Twentieth Anniversary of the Society Maria SS. Del Monte at the Nativity Church", 1939 May 21
Scope and Contents
The Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity was located at 44 Second Avenue, Manhattan.
"Memorie Storiche Intorno alla Madonna del Monte in Racalmuto" (Naro, Sicily: Bordone), 1981, inclusive
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Pamphlet on the "Historical Memories Around the Madonna del Monte of Racalmuto," Sicily, describing the miracles attributed to this statue of the Virgin Mary.