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Fraternal organizations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Base form

Found in 552 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Oberlin Lodge, No. 28, to Central Lodge, No. 12, 1844 November 26

 Item
Identifier: A2015-035-001
Scope and Contents

This letter informs the members of Central Lodge, No. 28, of Middletown, Connecticut, that Otis N. Cutler was expelled from Oberlin Lodge, No. 28, for “gross deception used in gaining membership to Oberlin Lodge."

Dates: 1844 November 26

Letter from Richard Eddy to Excelsior Lodge, Independent Order of Good Templars, 1876

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Identifier: A2010-011-001
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed by Richard Eddy to Excelsior Lodge, Independent Order of Good Templars. The letter concerns the submission of Excelsior's by-laws which were approved except for Article 4. Richard Eddy signs this letter with his title, G. W. C. T. (Grand Worthy Chief Templar). The letter is written on letterhead with ornate purple imprint "Independent Order of Good Templars."

Dates: 1876

Letter from S. Elizabeth Nelson, 1910 July 1

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Identifier: A2022-181-001
Dates: 1910 July 1

Letter from the Board of Trustees to Julius Kespohl, 1930 May 14

 Collection
Identifier: A2016-085
Content Description

Includes a blank post card; Quincy Lodge, No. 100 (Quincy, Illinois)

Dates: 1930 May 14

Letter from the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, 1938

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Identifier: A2021-069-001
Content Description

Regarding the sale of Odd Fellow calendars

Dates: 1938

Letter from the McIntosh Battery and Optical Co., 1890 November 1

 Item — Box 2: Series A2001-073-002, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1989-028-007
Scope and Contents

Typescript letter concerning Magic Lanterns and its use with the Masons and the Odd Fellows

Dates: 1890 November 1

Letter from Thomas Wildey to H. M. Brown, 1839 April 6

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Identifier: A2019-181-001
Content Description Letter from Thomas Wildey to H. M. Brown. Dated April 6, 1839. In this letter, Thomas Wildey, the founder of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North America, reports to Brown, the Scribe of Dayton Encampment, No. 2, that he has received the constitution and bylaws. Wildey writes that he has forwarded the Encampment its charter and everything necessary for it to begin its work and congratulates the members of the Encampment for "extending the privileges of Odd Fellowship" and "advancing...
Dates: 1839 April 6