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Fraternal organizations

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 1183 Collections and/or Records:

2nd Annual Highland Gathering Picnic and Games by Associated Clans of Eastern, Massachusetts, 1928 July 14

 Item
Identifier: A1996-008-002
Scope and Contents

This photograph shows men in kilts and athletic gear on Fairgrounds, Topsfield, Massachusetts. Other people in the stands behind them. Most likely is a group of Scottish clans from Massachusetts, not a fraternal organization.

Dates: 1928 July 14
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / John A. Goodwin collection of George H. Russell panoramic photographs, 1910-1930

9th Biennial Convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen postcard, 1909 May 18

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1994-005-008
Dates: 1909 May 18
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

25th Anniversary card for Crescent Rebekah Lodge, No. 44, 1916

 Item — Box 2: Series A2001-073-002, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1993-070-001
Dates: 1916
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

25th anniversary fraternal offering postcard, 1906 June 12

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1996-016-001
Scope and Contents Postcard shows cartoon outlines of men labeled as the Governor of Florida, "Father" Boynton, and Governor of Michigan with photographs of a building inside the men's bodies and photographs of their heads on top of their bodies. The postcard contains a heading that reads "25th Anniversary Fraternal Offering, June 12th, 1906, Port Huron, Michigan. In the spaces between the outlines are the words "Dedication Modern" and "Maccabee Temple." The postcard is addressed to Allen W. Moore of Chicago,...
Dates: 1906 June 12
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

25th Anniversary souvenir program and history issued by Little Falls Council, No. 220, 1922

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier:  A2023-165-001
Dates: 1922
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

27th Annual Session, Grand Commandery of Massachusetts, 1928 April 25

 Item
Identifier: A1996-008-026
Scope and Contents

View of men and women in formal dress, Lowell, Massachusetts. Dated April 25, 1928. The United Order of Golden Cross is a mutual assessment beneficiary society organized by Freemasons, to benefit men and women who abstained from alcoholic beverages. The organization provides care for members in sickness and distress, and life insurance. (Stevens, Cyclopedia of Fraternities, p.412)

Dates: 1928 April 25
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / John A. Goodwin collection of George H. Russell panoramic photographs, 1910-1930

38th Annual Convention, Pythian Sisters of Massachusetts, 1928

 Item
Identifier: A2002-001-006
Scope and Contents

Panorama photograph of members of the Pythian Sisterhood, who were women relatives of Knights of Pythias. This organization had its own ritual and officers parallel with the Knights of Pythias. Photo taken at the Lowell High School

Dates: 1928
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / John A. Goodwin collection of George H. Russell panoramic photographs, 1910-1930

43rd Annual Convention, 1919 October

 Item
Identifier: A2001-099-002
Scope and Contents

Men in formal attire, with many different hats, with badges and lapel pins of Jr. Order of United American Mechanics; West Newbury, Mass., Oct. 1919

Dates: 1919 October
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / John A. Goodwin collection of George H. Russell panoramic photographs, 1910-1930

52nd Annual Session, Grand Lodge, 1910 April 22

 Item
Identifier: A1996-008-021
Scope and Contents

View of men and women in formal dress, wearing fraternal and sororal sashes and ribbons. Annual session located in Boston, Massachusetts. Dated April 22, 1910. A.O. U. W. was founded in 1868, one of the oldest fraternal Orders in United States. They provided insurance benefits to their membership. Only white males could join this fraternity. Much Masonic influence in ritual and symbols. (Stevens, Cyclopedia of Fraternities, p.128-130)

Dates: 1910 April 22
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / John A. Goodwin collection of George H. Russell panoramic photographs, 1910-1930

59th Annual Convention, Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 1920

 Item
Identifier: A1996-008-011
Scope and Contents

View of group of men in formal dress. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts. No date is given. Knights of Pythias is one of largest and most influential secret societies in America. Its purpose was charitable and benevolent. It was founded at the close of the Civil War. (Stevens, Cyclopedia of Fraternities, p.263-266)

Dates: 1920
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / John A. Goodwin collection of George H. Russell panoramic photographs, 1910-1930

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