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Fraternal organizations

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

Found in 1142 Collections and/or Records:

Independent Order of Rechabites blank pledge form, circa 1850

 Item — Box 2: Series A2001-073-002, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1990-001-001
Scope and Contents

Independent Order of Rechabites [IOR] pledge form is a blank form printed on blue paper, verso blank. Applicant must declare age, occupation and pledge to abstain from all intoxicating liquors and to spread the principle of abstinence from all intoxicating liquors.

Dates: circa 1850

Indiana Pythian building in Indianapolis, Indiana, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1987-049-001
Content Description

This postcard is a lithograph in sepia tone, showing the exterior of the Indiana Pythian building in Indianapolis, Indiana. The building is is located at the intersection of two streets, constructed of brick with numerous windows, with a curved front facade. An American flag is flying on the top of the building.

Dates: 1907-1914

Interior Knights of Pythias relief for the Chelsea sufferers postcard, 1914-1930

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1987-144-001
Content Description

Photolithograph, with a caption that reads "Interior Knights of Pythias Relief, Chelsea Sufferers. First on the Ground". The postcard depicts three men in conversation, with an open book on a desk and a framed Pythian document on the wall in the background.

Dates: 1914-1930

Interior of the Knights of Malta Temple in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-056-003
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph postcard of the interior of the Knights of Malta Temple in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. There is a table in the middle of the room with a matching one at the front of the room. There are arched windows on either side of an arched alter. There are benches and chairs around the room.

Dates: 1907-1914

Interior of the Knights of Pythias and Red Men's Hall in Damariscotta, Maine, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1988-033-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the interior of the Knights of Pythias and Red Men's Hall in Damariscotta, Maine. There are three chairs in the back of the room with an American flag on either side of the chairs. In the center of the room, is an altar with an American flag. There is a piano to the right of the room and a desk to the left.

Dates: 1907-1914

Interior of the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall in Shelby, Ohio, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1987-098-001
Content Description

Lithograph of the interior of the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall in Shelby, Ohio. In the middle of the room is a small alter, chairs on either side of the room, and another alter in the front of the room.

Dates: 1907-1914

Interior of the Knights of Pythias Home in Bluffton, Indiana, postcard, 1907-1914

 Item
Identifier: A1988-041-001
Content Description

Photolithograph of the interior of the Knights of Pythias home in Bluffton, Indiana. There are several chairs and a decorated doorway. There is a certificate on the wall that is hanging over a leather chair

Dates: 1907-1914

Interior View of the Knights of Malta Temple in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, postcard, 1911 September 30

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-056-008
Scope and Contents

Photolithograph postcard of the interior of the Knights of Malta Temple with green floors, arhces windows, and an alter in the cneter of the room as well as at the front of the room.

Dates: 1911 September 30

International Order of Good Templars Reception Committee for 1911 postcard, circa 1911

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1995-056-006
Scope and Contents

Color lithograph postcard of the International Order of Good Templars' reception committee in 1911. In the center of the postcard is the symbol of the organization. Over it, is a bridge with the faces of the reception committee with a caption that reads "Meet Us in Duluth June 2-24 1911."

Dates: circa 1911