Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1819
Found in 272 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from La Grange Lodge, No. 36, to John P. Smith, 1888 March 03
Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2018-122-001
Letter from M. B. Camburn to J. H. Camburn, 1846 December 26
Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2016-103-001
Letter from N. H. Hubbard to his brothers and sisters, 1849
Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2009-078-001
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed by N. H. Hubbard to his brothers and sisters, four pages. Hubbard describes a Masonic funeral that he witnessed in Virginia, close to the North Carolina border. He explains that the Masons at the funeral "all stood in a ring again, and clapped their hands first over their heads, and then across the breast, then down at the side, repeating it 3 times." This "salute" is known as the public "grand honors." Hubbard also wrote that one Mason from each lodge threw a spade...
Dates:
1849
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Letter from Oberlin Lodge, No. 28, to Central Lodge, No. 12, 1844 November 26
Item
Identifier: A2015-035-001
Scope and Contents
This letter informs the members of Central Lodge, No. 28, of Middletown, Connecticut, that Otis N. Cutler was expelled from Oberlin Lodge, No. 28, for “gross deception used in gaining membership to Oberlin Lodge."
Dates:
1844 November 26
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Letter from Scioto Lodge, No. 31, to Milwaukie Lodge, No. 2, 1847 March 17
Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2022-014-001
Letter from the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, 1938
Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2021-069-001
Scope and Contents
Letter from the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, dated 1938, regarding the sale of Odd Fellow calendars.
Dates:
1938
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Letter from the Grand Lodge of Washington to Alimus Lodge, No. 15, 1879 December 08
Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2016-060-001
Letter from the Home for Orphans of Odd Fellows, 1939 March 29
Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2022-008-001
Letter from the McIntosh Battery and Optical Co., 1890 November 1
Item — Box 2: Series A2001-073-002, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1989-028-007
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter concerning Magic Lanterns and its use with the Masons and the Odd Fellows
Dates:
1890 November 1
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Letter from Thomas Wildey to H. M. Brown, 1839 April 6
Item
Identifier: A2019-181-001
Content Description
Letter from Thomas Wildey to H. M. Brown. Dated April 6, 1839. In this letter, Thomas Wildey, the founder of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North America, reports to Brown, the Scribe of Dayton Encampment, No. 2, that he has received the constitution and bylaws. Wildey writes that he has forwarded the Encampment its charter and everything necessary for it to begin its work and congratulates the members of the Encampment for "extending the privileges of Odd Fellowship" and "advancing...
Dates:
1839 April 6
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library