Women -- Societies and clubs

Society Lodge Emblems Advertising Sheet made up of celluloid coated paper advertisement sheet with 16 polychrome panels, each containing an illustration of a photo/ emblem for various fraternal and sororal organizations. It reads "Chart No. 8/ SOCIETY LODGE EMBLEMS-IN NATURAL COLORS/ MADE IN 6 INCH, 7 1/2 INCH, 9 INCH DIAMETER ROUND, HAND PAINTED".

A color chart of a collection of ceramic plates on metal stands entitled Chart No. 3--New Photo Flower, Society and Lodge Emblems, Made in 6 inch, 7 1/2 inch and 9 inch Round. In addition to emblems for fraternal and Masonic organizations, it includes emblems for U.S. Military and Florentine Placques.

This manuscript five-year diary of Rosa Belle Buck Morton records her daily account of life in the post-World War II years. She wrote about the daily housework, such as washing, ironing, cleaning, details about the weather, descriptions of berrying, canning, pickling, gardening, and making the house comfortable for Mr. Morton. Morton also described her active participation in the Order of Eastern Star and the Grange (Patrons of Husbandry).

Includes postcards, brochures, regalia catalogs, certificates, member directories, programs, and summons for Masonic and fraternal organizations, as well as postcards and first day covers for the Eastern States Exposition (also known as The Big E).

The collection contains materials from a range of fraternal and Masonic organizations from New York, Massachusetts, Washington, and California. The items may have belonged to one person, or was artificially created prior to acquisiton.

Memorial booklet issued in memory of Clara E. Williams, with a page listing Order of the Eastern Star, No. 173; Pythian Sisters, No. 226; and Rebekah Lodge, No. 518 as fraternal orders attending, and a note to "take no part" for K.K.K. Court 14, Indianapolis. Williams' date of birth is recorded as October 10, 1866 and a patent date of 1904 is printed on the inside cover.

Sepia, black and white cirkut (panorama) camera photograph shows a crowd of people in front of the Eastern Star Home. The inscription reads "Dedication Eastern Star Home/ Orange Mass. Oct. 12, 1925" ("Dedecation" spelled incorrectly on sepia print), signed "Geo H. Russell/ 23 Bridge St/ Lowell, Mass. #2536".