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Independent Order of Odd Fellows

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1819

Found in 272 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Uncas Lodge, No. 11, to Central Lodge, No. 12, 1844 May 27

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2021-061-001
Dates: 1844 May 27

Letter to Howard M. Miller from Fred W. Rehlinuyer, 1942 July 12

 Collection — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2023-017-001
Scope and Contents

Letter to Howard M. Miller from Fred W. Rehlinuyer, Secretary of Massac Lodge, no. 86, on July 12, 1942. Also contains an unaddressed letter from Rehlinuyer that confirms Miller's role as Noble Grand of the lodge.

Dates: 1942 July 12

Letter to J. A. Campbell from O. F. Burdell, 1877 September 10

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2023-123-001
Dates: 1877 September 10

Letter to John Tanner from S. D. Spear, 1845 September 16

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2001-086-002
Scope and Contents

S. D. Spear, the Secretary of Frontier Lodge, No. 167 (Rouse's Point, New York), requests back issues of The Gavel, an Odd Fellows periodical, and highlights the growth of his lodge. Addressed to John Tanner and dated September 16, 1845. Tanner was co-editor and publisher of The Gavel: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to Odd Fellowship and General Literature.

Dates: 1845 September 16

Letters announcing withdrawal card of George W. Wilder, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1877

 Collection — Box 2: Series A2001-073-002, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1985-022

Letters from L. Conger and W. R. Conger to mother and Joseph Lund, 1848 May 14

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2015-044-388
Content Description This item contains two letters written by L. Conger and W. R. Conger, the Vice Grand and Noble Grand of Sodus Lodge, No. 338, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to their mother describes the death and funeral of Bezaleel F. Cleveland, a revered Odd Fellow and the founding Noble Grand of Sodus Lodge, No. 338. Cleveland had died of typhoid fever, which had swept Martville, N.Y., in 1848. The two men describe conditions at Martville and make comments regarding James K. Polk’s reelection chances....
Dates: 1848 May 14

Lilley Light Catalog, 1933

 Item
Identifier: A2000-074-013
Scope and Contents

Magazine articles from "Lilley Light", March 1933, No. 835. It includes advertisements for regalia for Daughters of Rebekah

Dates: 1933

Loyal Protective Insurance Company card, undated

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2024-001-001
Dates: undated

M. C. Lilley & Co. catalog, circa 1896

 Item
Identifier: A1980-037-004
Scope and Contents

This catalog contains regalia, costumes, and paraphernalia for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The costumes are vibrantly colored.

Dates: circa 1896