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Women -- Societies and clubs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:

Memorial record book for Clara E. Williams, after 1904

 Item
Identifier: A2025-003-001
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: after 1904

Minnehaha Lodge, No. 95, membership application, undated

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Identifier: A2019-136-001
Content Description

An unused International Order of Good Templars membership application. No date provided. On the reverse of this application, Minnehaha Lodge, No. 95, provides a brief article (I.O.G.T. stands for International Order of Good Templars) that defines its parent organization and its mission. Imprint at the bottom of the article reads, "J.W. Dempsey Printing Co., Inc. Elmira, N.Y."

Dates: undated

Minute book of R. B. Capen Lodge, No. 52, 1895-1905

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Identifier: A2004-002-002
Content Description

A minute book by the Daughters of Rebekah, R. B. Capen Lodge, No. 52, (Augusta, Maine) spanning 1895-1905. It includes activities such as Gray's 10th Anniversary wedding party, need of a black book, supper committee, annual report to the state Grand Lodge of Maine IOOF, and other topics.

Dates: 1895-1905

Mt. Gilead Temple, No. 296, records, 1901-1912

 Collection
Identifier: A2022-245
Dates: 1901-1912

New York fraternal parade floats panorama, 1910 - 1915

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Identifier: A2009-059-001
Scope and Contents This panorama photograph includes a wide-angle view of fraternal parade floats, drawn by horse in a rural village common. In the background are many horse-drawn conveyances and several automobiles. Inscribed on the bottom in white ink is "I. Barrenther/ New York." The first float has a smoking cook stove; the second float is sponsored by IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellow) Rochester Lodge, No. 66; the third float is sponsored by the Rebekahs (IOOF). The fourth float is sponsored by the...
Dates: 1910 - 1915

Order of Patrons of Husbandry First Day covers, 1937-1967

 File
Identifier: A2011-037-057a-d
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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).

Dates: 1937-1967

Panorama of the dedication of Eastern Star Home in Orange, Massachusetts, 1925 October 12

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Identifier: A2009-064
Scope and Contents

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".

Dates: 1925 October 12

Panorama photograph of Nest, No. 147, Fraternal Order of Orioles, undated

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Identifier: A2025-021-001
Scope and Contents

This panorama photograph includes members of the Fraternal Order Orioles Nest, No. 147, and the women's auxilliary group, in a cemetery with a stone Orioles monument and a 48-star flag in the center.

Dates: undated

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

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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