Fraternal organizations
Found in 1101 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from W. S. Smith to the Lodge Secretary, 1894 June 14
Letter of support for President Roosevelt issued by the Grand Lodge of Virginia, 1941 December 9
Letter to Elizabeth B. Church from James H. Kearns, 1847 July 12
Kearns wrote to Church about a portrait of her recently deceased husband that they have and offers it to the widow with the lodge's sympathies for the death of her husband, a fellow member. The letter has an Odd Fellow's seal affixed to it.
Letter to Howard M. Miller from Fred W. Rehlinuyer, 1942 July 12
Letter to Howard M. Miller from Fred W. Rehlinuyer, Secretary of Massac Lodge, no. 86, on July 12, 1942. Also contains an unaddressed letter from Rehlinuyer that confirms Miller's role as Noble Grand of the lodge.
Letter to J. A. Campbell from O. F. Burdell, 1877 September 10
Letter to John Tanner from S. D. Spear, 1845 September 16
S. D. Spear, the Secretary of Frontier Lodge, No. 167 (Rouse's Point, New York), requests back issues of The Gavel, an Odd Fellows periodical, and highlights the growth of his lodge. Addressed to John Tanner and dated September 16, 1845. Tanner was co-editor and publisher of The Gavel: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to Odd Fellowship and General Literature.
Letter to Thomas P. Beech, 1832 September 26
Letter to Thomas P. Beech from Isaac B. Beech, dated 1832 September 26. Signature is a bit unclear but likely reads Isaac B. Beech.
Letters announcing withdrawal card of George W. Wilder, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1877
Letters from L. Conger and W. R. Conger to mother and Joseph Lund, 1848 May 14
Letters from Loundonville Aerie, No. 2275, to Alton W. Faber, 1943-1944
Two letters from the Loundonville Aerie, No. 2275, and its members to Alton W. Faber who was a soldier abroad during World War II. One of the letters includes short messages from each member of the Aerie that is not in the service.