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Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, records, 1892-1982

Collection

Identifier: A2017-054

Content Description

The records of Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, span the years 1892-1982, with the bulk of material dating from 1909 to 1982. The collection features approximately 280 items produced and collected by Jephtha Lodge and includes minutes of meetings, membership applications, correspondence, receipts, and financial records. The collection is arranged by document type.

Dates: 1892-1982

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Lucy Garnett Independent Order of St Luke receipt card collection, 1941-1953

Collection

Identifier: A2023-155-001

Dates: 1941-1953

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Membership certificate issued to Allie H. Smith by the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, 1910 January 21

Item — Folder 1

Identifier: A2000-059-021

Scope and Contents

A membership certificate issued by the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society to Allie H. Smith of Court Frederick Douglass, No. 8496. Dated January 21, 1910. Research indicates that Court Frederick Douglass was located in Boston, Massachusetts, and its membership came from the surrounding African American community.

Dates: 1910 January 21

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Loyal Orange Association and fraternal certificates collection, 1878-1950

Membership certificate issued to Torrance Ashby by Star of Cambridge Lodge, Independent Order of United American Mechanics, 1920

Item — Folder 1

Identifier: A2007-005-001

Dates: 1920

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Membership certificate issued to William Wesley by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007, 1888 February 15

Item — Folder 1

Identifier: A2018-002-001

Content Description A membership certificate issued by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007, of San Francisco, California, to William Wesley. Dated February 15, 1888. Imprint under the graphic reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress 1878 by Wm. M. T. Forrester in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. A Hoen & Co. Richmond, VA." In 1843, Peter Ogden, "a person of color who traveled between New York and Liverpool, England," as a steward on a ship, founded the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, an...

Dates: 1888 February 15

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Panoramic photograph of the Knights of Pythias of North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1920 July

Item

Identifier: A2003-010-001

Scope and Contents Panorama photograph of members of the Knights of Pythias of North and South American, Europe, Asia, and Africa, taken at Zanesville, Ohio, July 25-30, 1920, at their state encampment. The image includes both Black men and women, and some young boys in regalia and uniforms. It includes the U.R.K.P. (Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias), No. 31; 2nd Regiment band of Columbus, Ohio; and the C.D.C. Band Co. No.5, also from Columbus, Ohio. The men in the front row are holding swords as well as their...

Dates: 1920 July

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library