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Sons of Staunton African American Fraternal Lodge minutes book

 Collection — Box: BW 30, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16522

Content Description

Manuscript minutes book of the Sons of Staunton African American Fraternal Lodge in Staunton, Virginia. Containing 154 pages of manuscript in pencil, dated 1914-1919. The Sons of Staunton Lodge no.1833 Grand United Order of Odd Fellow, an African American masonic lodge based in Staunton, Virginia. Each entry lists the officers present, the amount of dues paid, and any other business attended to during the meetings. Also included is a 1927 letter on letterhead of the King Harem Lodge, a sister lodge based in Staunton, two leaves from a 1920's minutes book, a rental receipt for a post office box by the King Hiram Lodge, and a church program from Mount Zion Baptist Church in Staunton, Virginia, Sunday September 12, 1948.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-1919; 1927; 1948
  • Creation: 1948
  • Creation: 1927

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

For more information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_United_Order_of_Odd_Fellows_in_America

https://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/africanamerican_fraternal_groups/

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (one letter size folder) : minute book, receipts, letter, program

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from AJeffrey Rovenpor by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on July 1, 2021.

Title
Sons of Staunton African American Fraternal Lodge Minute book
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
7/23/21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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