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Elks (Fraternal order)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1868

Places

Found in 135 Collections and/or Records:

Emblematic Jewelry catalog, 1986

 Item
Identifier: A2018-075
Scope and Contents

Catalog contains lapel buttons, rings, jewels, pins, and other items. Folder also includes a price list and two inserts with color illustrations.

Dates: 1986

Flag catalog with fraternal flags, circa 1901

 Item
Identifier: A2011-002-001
Scope and Contents

An illustrated catalog and price list with descriptions of flags, shields, bannerettes, and banners for United States, foreign countries. Flags and decorations of many fraternal organizations including Knights of Pythias, Ancient Order United Workmen, Elks, Eagles, Knights Templar, Maccabees and many more. It contains the society colors of fraternal organizations and begins with a detailed index

Dates: circa 1901

Flags and Decorations catalog, No. 27, 1896-1908

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1983-025-002
Scope and Contents

This catalog contains flags, banners, draperies, and decorations of all kinds. The company caters to fraternal and Masonic societies as well as selling U.S. and international flags more generally. Most illustrations are in color.

Dates: 1896-1908

Fort Collins Lodge, No. 804, parade float postcard, 1901-1907

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-079-004
Scope and Contents

Real photograph postcard of a decorated float with an Elk on a platform that reads "Fort Collins B04 BPOE."

Dates: 1901-1907

Founding Father, elk, and Liberty Bell postcard, circa 1907

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1994-026-003
Scope and Contents

Lithograph postcard with an embossed founding father presenting a gray elk. A liberty bell appears in a medallion in the upper left corner. This postcard may have been created for the 1907 Elks convention that took place in Philadelphia, Penn.

Dates: circa 1907

Fraternal postcard collection, 1897-1945

 Collection
Identifier: A1994-051
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of ten postcards mainly from the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. There is also a postcard from the Grange, Knights and Ladies of Honor, and a Masonic parade procession.

Dates: 1897-1945

Fraternal postcard collection, 1905-1928

 Collection
Identifier: A2005-024
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection contains postcards from the Elks Lodge and the Knights of Pythias. A few other organizations include the Loyal Orange Association, the Improved Order of Red Men (IORM), and the Daughters of the American Revolution. The majority of the collection is American, but there are some foreign postcards as well. The variety of postcards include photographs, drawings, both black and white and color, and even a few small metal postcard decorations. Images are primarily of...
Dates: 1905-1928

Harvey & Otis catalog, 1984-1985

 Item
Identifier: A2018-105-001
Scope and Contents

Catalog contains rings, emblems and other jewelry. Illustrations are in color.

Dates: 1984-1985

Home of the Elks lodge in Roanoke, Virginia, 1930-1945

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-014-062
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph of the exterior of the Elks lodge in Roanoke, Virginia. The building is constructed of red brick with awnings on the windows that are green. The trim of the house is white and there is a sign on the top of the building that reads "B.P.O.E" in yellow.

Dates: 1930-1945

Identification cards belonging to James Dietrich of the Order of Elks, 1910-1931

 Collection — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2009-021
Scope and Contents

Collection of identification cards belonging to James Dietrich of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. There are 14 cards in total, ranging from 1911 to 1931. The cards certify that Dietrich has paid his yearly dues to the Order of Elks, list Dietrich's member number, and state that Dietrich is part of Lodge No. 395 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

Dates: 1910-1931