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FR 002. Fraternal regalia catalogs

 Record Group
Identifier: FR 002

Found in 336 Collections and/or Records:

Official Catalog of the Finest Jester Jewelry and Gift Items, 1973-1975

 Item
Identifier: A2025-047-001
Scope and Contents

This catalog contains regalia, costumes, and paraphernalia for the Royal Order of Jesters. The regalia generally romanticizes and appropriates non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures.

Dates: 1973-1975

Knights of Pythias regalia catalog pages, circa 1881-1933

 Collection
Identifier: A2025-048-001
Scope and Contents

These two pages display different sword options for the Knights of Pythias manufactured by the Ames Sword Company. It is unclear if the two pages were originally inserts within a regalia catalog or were designed to stand alone.

Dates: circa 1881-1933

Burlesque and Side Degree Paraphernalia Catalog, No. 306, 1878-1907

 Item
Identifier: A1996-047-002
Scope and Contents

This catalog is not specific to a particular fraternal organization, but rather contains all sorts of tricks, practical jokes, and hazing tools for candidates and initiates. This includes things such as the electric carpet, deceptive glasses, trick guns, invisible paddle machine, costumes (some of which romanticize and appropriate non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures), and more.

Dates: undated

Encampment Goods and Supplies regalia catalog, 1910

 Item
Identifier: A2010-029-004
Scope and Contents

Fraternal regalia and supply catalog mostly displaying goods for Independent Order of Odd Fellows and its related Encampment Lodge as well as Patriarchs Militant organizations. It includes images, descriptions, and prices for costumes, banners, badges, collars, blank minute books and much more

Dates: 1910

M. C. Lilley & Co. regalia broadside, 1882-1922

 Item
Identifier: A2025-055
Scope and Contents

One side is on "New and Magnificient Silk Embroidered Costumes for Lodge Officers" and the other states "A Bargain in Knights of Pythias Furniture for Small Lodges." The robes do not seem to be specific to a fraternal organization. On both sides are options with prices.

Dates: 1882-1922

Paraphernalia and Costumes for the Knights of Malta Catalog, No. 8, 1915

 Item
Identifier: A2025-051-001
Scope and Contents

This catalog contains paraphernalia, costumes, supplies, and more for the Knights of Malta. The supplies are separated in the index by degree. All images besides the front cover are in black and white.

Dates: 1915

Special Catalogue of Gifts for Royal Order of Jesters, National Court, 1974-1975

 Item
Identifier: A2025-050-001
Scope and Contents

This catalog contains regalia, costumes, and paraphernalia for the Royal Order of Jesters. The regalia generally romanticizes and appropriates non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures.

Dates: 1974-1975

Ward-Stilson regalia catalog, undated

 Item
Identifier: A1996-047-001
Dates: undated

Knights of Pythias descriptive pricelists, circa 1898

 Item
Identifier: A1995-042-001
Scope and Contents

This collection contains two descriptive pricelists for Knights of Pythias regalia catalogs. The first is the pricelist for Knights of Pythias lodge furniture and the other is for Knights of Pythias costumes and lodge supplies.

Dates: circa 1898

Manufacturers Regalia Catalogue, No. 170, circa 1925

 Item
Identifier: A1995-043-001
Scope and Contents

Regalia catalogue showing clothing, badges, and other paraphenelia for various fraternal organizations. Quotes from letters received by company, reprinted in the catalogue, are dated 1924-1925.

Dates: circa 1925