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Dominic J. Perrone papers, 1927-1987 (majority within 1949-1958)

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Dominic J. Perrone Jr. was a prominent business man and Democrat politician in Ionia County, Michigan in the 1950s. He was an active member of the Ionia Public Board of Education and served for 16 years on the board. The collection contains files relating to his political career and businesses, his personal diaries, and photographs.

The papers of Dominic Joseph Perrone Jr. reflect Perrone's growth as a newsboy to a prominent business man and politician in Ionia County, Michigan. The papers date from 1927 to 1987.

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Personal and Business Materials, 1927-1942

The Personal and Business Materials series, 1927-1942, primarily covers the period before his mayoral run in 1949. His diaries detail his day to day activities starting in 1927 and ending in 1945. Of interest is a letter written by his son Michael regarding his experience in the Vietnam War. Included are a number of newspapers relating to his business ventures and several photographs of Perrone.