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FR 007. Fraternal certificates

 Record Group
Identifier: FR 007

Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

Membership certificate issued by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati to Henry Newman, 1849 July 5

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-008
Scope and Contents

Membership certificate issued to Henry Newman of Roxbury, 1849 by Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati. Red seal of Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati in the middle of bottom half of certificate. Symbols include eagle, knight holding flag, and angel announcing liberty of United States in 1776.

Dates: 1849 July 5

Blank Improved Order of Red Men membership certificate, 1912

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-017
Scope and Contents

Blank certificate with images of Tecumseh, Tamany, and George Washington. This certificate contains images that generally romanticize and appropriate non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures.

Dates: 1912

Membership certificate issued to M. G. Handy by M. & M Lodge, No. 62, 1876

 Item
Identifier: A1997-016-020
Scope and Contents

The certificate contains full-color images include all-seeing eye, hand with heart, three link chain and many others.

Dates: 1876

Blank membership certificate issued by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1902

 Item
Identifier: A1997-027
Scope and Contents

Includes brilliant colored vignettes of Liberty, Equality, Justice and Truth with eagle at top of certificate under "FOE".

Dates: 1902

Charter of Newton Lodge, No. 92, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1884 May 4

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1998-044
Scope and Contents

Charter for Newton Lodge, No. 92, in Newton, MA, dated May 4, 1884. Eagle with banner of Friendship, Love, and Truth at top and figures symbolizing Faith, Hope and Charity at the bottom. Charter is encircled with symbols. Red wax seal at the bottom of charter from Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Massachusetts which includes design of Faith, Hope and Charity in the center

Dates: 1884 May 4

Blank membership certificate issued by the Knights of Columbus, 1912

 Item
Identifier: A1997-081
Scope and Contents

Text surrounded by images of Columbus discovering the New World, scenes of a burial, people attending a sick bed, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, and many more. Certificate is in color.

Dates: 1912

Membership certificate issued by the Society of the Cincinnati to William S. S. Newman, 1891 July 4

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-009
Scope and Contents

Membership certificate issued to William S. S. Newman, 1891 by Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati. Red seal of Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati in middle of bottom half of certificate. Symbols include eagle, knight holding flag, and angel announcin liberty of United States in 1776.

Dates: 1891 July 4

Blank certificate of Templars of Honor and Temperance, 1866

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1999-028
Scope and Contents

Chromolithographed membership certificate/ symbolic chart for members of the Temple of Honor and Temperance. The imprint line reads "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1866, by Susam R. Russell in the Clerk's Office of the Dirstirct Court of Massachusetts/ Chas. H. Crosby & Co. Lith. 159 Dorchester Av. So. Boston.."

Dates: 1866