East Charlemont Grange, No. 261, collection, 1906-1918
Content Description
This collection, 1906-1918, was created by the East Charlemont Grange, No. 261, located in Charlemont, Massachusetts. It contains two documents written by Luana Johnson Manning and three record books.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1918
Creator
- East Charlemont Grange, No. 261 (Charlemont, Mass.) (Organization)
- Manning, Luana Johnson, 1841-1928 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection and any images are presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library. Please contact the Museum for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.
Biographical / Historical
The National Grange, also known as the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, was established in 1867. The Grange is the oldest American agriculture advocacy organization. Unlike other early fraternal organizations, the National Grange is, and always has been, open to all individuals.
East Charlemont Grange, No. 261, was organized in October 25, 1906 and dissolved in 1917. When it dissolved, Luana J. Manning, then Treasurer, deposited the remaining funds in the bank in 1918 after disagreements on what should be done with the money. After Manning's death in 1928, the remaining members attempted to retrieve the money taking the executor of Manning's estate to court.
Full Extent
.21 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stephen T. Seames
Processing Information
This collection was first processed by Catherine Swanson (date unknown, circa 2004-2014). The collection was reprocessed by Sarah H. Shepherd in October 2022 while adding the collection to ArchivesSpace. The collection was once a part of the Stephen T. Seames fraternal collection and was separated into different parts.
Subject
- National Grange (Organization)
- Title
- East Charlemont Grange, No. 261, collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Shepherd
- Date
- October 11, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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