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Madison Friendship Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows collection

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16411

Scope and Contents Note

The Madison Friendship Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows collection (1880-1937; 3 cubic feet) contains minute books, financial records, correspondence, event programs, proceedings, a cemetary plot, a framed faternal collar, a fraternal apron, and a flag. Loose manuscripts, meeting minutes, and notes make up the remainder of the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880-1937

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Historical Note

Madison Friendship Lodge No. 2121 of Madison County, Virginia was founded in 1880 in Madison County, Virginia. The Lodge is a branch of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America, an African American fraternal order founded in 1843 in New York.

Extent

3 Cubic Feet (1 record carton, 1 oversized box, and 2 oversized folders.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in two series: Meeting and subject files; and Artifacts and objects.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Nancy Garnett-Williams, accession 2018-0089.

Separated Materials

27 publications, consisting of quarterlies, annual proceedings, and annual reports were separated for cataloging.

Title
Madison Friendship Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows collection
Status
Completed
Author
Sony Prosper
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States