African American fraternal organizations
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
74th Annual Session of the New Jersey State Association and Ladies Auxiliary of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World program, 1970
76th anniversary annual Thanksgiving services flyer and program, 1919
Amateur minstrels show handbill, 1907 February 25
Amateur minstrels show handbill. Dated February 25, 1907. This small handbill publicizes an amateur minstrels show held for the "benefit of the Colored Odd Fellows." Wilbur Miles, a world-renowned entertainer, headlined the show. Includes an envelope addressed to William Russ of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Ancient United Knights and Daughters of Africa collection, 1928-1929
Calendar issued by the District Grand Lodge, No. 21A, of Louisiana, 1961
Charter of James Hamilton Degree Lodge, No. 11, Independent Order of Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria, 1930 June 25
Charter granted from the Grand Lodge, No. 2, of Pennsylvania establishing James Hamilton Degree Lodge, No. 11, in Philadelphia, PA. It includes the names of the charter members or officers. At the top of charter is an attached red paper seal of the Grand Lodge of I.O. of G.S. & D. of S. as well as an embossed seal at the bottom of charter. It is dated June 25, 1930 and is signed Gertrude V. Young, Grand Secretary, and J.H. Tiller, Grand Chief.
Constitution and by-laws of Monarch Lodge, No. 45, 1955
Daughters of Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks certificate issued to Annie Hawell by Melba Temple, No. 445, 1961 December 14
Death benefits certificate issued by District Grand Lodge, No. 18, to Cornelia Hill, 1913 June 1
Draft of the Incorporation of the Knights and Daughters of Liberty, circa 1850
A.J. Scott, A.W. Chisum, Simon Sales, Proffit Sales, and Phillip Williams request incorporation of a group they represent as the "Knights and Daughters of Liberty as authorized by the laws of the state of Arkansas." Originally a secret African-American society in 1846 that worked toward abolition, the organization later bacame a fraternal group.