BLACKSBURG [VIRGINIA] ODD FELLOWS
Records, 1902-69, 3.8 cu. ft., Ms88-009
Container List:
BOX 1
- FOLDER 1: 1902--"Funeral Ceremony of the Use of the Lodges of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America"
- FOLDER 2 1904-11--Tadmore Light Lodge minute book
- FOLDER 3 1905--"Third Quarterly Circular: Sub-committee of Management"
- FOLDER 4 1905-6--Payment Records
- FOLDER 5 1905-6--Correspondence
- FOLDER 6 1907--Correspondence
- FOLDER 7 1907--"First Quarterly Circular: Sub-committee of Management," April
- FOLDER 8 1907--Payment records
- FOLDER 9 1907--Receipts
- FOLDER 10 1908-9--Receipts
- FOLDER 11 1908-9--Correspondence
- FOLDER 12 1910--Application for membership, Plymouth Christian
- FOLDER 13 1910--Meeting minutes
- FOLDER 14 1910--Correspondence
- FOLDER 15 1910--Receipts
- FOLDER 16 1910--"Proceedings of the Fifth General Meeting, September 12-17"
- FOLDER 17 1910-22--Tadmore Light Lodge financial records
- FOLDER 18 1911--Payment records
- FOLDER 19 1911-19--Receipts
- FOLDER 20 1912-14--Tadmore Light Lodge minute book
- FOLDER 21 1912-22--Tadmore Light Lodge dues record book
- FOLDER 22 1914--Ritual Of The Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows, Book Second (2 copies)
- FOLDER 23 1915--Correspondence
- FOLDER 24 1916--The King's Messengers (magazine), October
- FOLDER 25 1916--Ritual Of The Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows, Book First
- FOLDER 26 1916-62--Ledger--officers roll, 1916-19; meeting minutes, 1942-62
- FOLDER 27 1917--Members and semi-annual dues notebook
- FOLDER 28 1919--"Second Semi-annual Circular: Sub-committee of Management"
- FOLDER 29 1920-21--Checkbook stubs
- FOLDER 30 1921--Envelopes
- FOLDER 31 1921--"Extract of the Biennial Report of A.T. Shirley, District Grand Secretary"
- FOLDER 32 1921--Correspondence
- FOLDER 33 1921-25--Committee of Management (correspondence)
- FOLDER 34 1922--W.E. Floding catalogues, lodge paraphernalia
- FOLDER 35 1922-65--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer sity Electric Light Department payment stubs
- FOLDER 36 1923--"Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Session and 33rd General Meeting, August 28-30, Richmond, Virginia"
- FOLDER 37 1924--"First Semi-annual Circular: Sub-committee of Management"
- FOLDER 38 1924--"Second Semi-annual Circular: Sub-committee of Management"
- FOLDER 39 1926--Correspondence
- FOLDER 40 1926-36--Dues records book(?)
- FOLDER 41 1927--District Grand Lodge--correspondence
- FOLDER 42 1929--Correspondence
- FOLDER 43 1929--Applicant's agreement
- FOLDER 44 1930--"First Semi-annual Circular: Committee of Management", April
- FOLDER 45 1930-58--Tadmore Light Lodge financial records
- FOLDER 46 1931--Proceedings of the 14th Biennial Session and 37th General Meeting of District Grand Lodge #15, Aug. 25-27, Fredericksburg
- FOLDER 47 1931-32--Correspondence
- FOLDER 48 1933--Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Session and 38th General Meeting of District Grand Lodge #15, Aug. 22-23, Petersburg
- FOLDER 49 1933-34--Committee of Management correspondence
- FOLDER 50 1934--ODD FELLOWS JOURNAL (newspaper), March 1, issue
- FOLDER 51 1934--Correspondence
- FOLDER 52 1934-37--District Grand Lodge correspondence
- FOLDER 53 1935-37--Endowment Department reports
- FOLDER 54 1936--ODD FELLOWS JOURNAL (newspaper), March 5, issue
- FOLDER 55 1936--ODD FELLOWS JOURNAL (newspaper), May 7, issue
- FOLDER 56 1936--ODD FELLOWS JOURNAL (newspaper), July 2, issue
- FOLDER 57 1936--Correspondence
- FOLDER 58 1937--Correspondence
- FOLDER 59 1937--Thanksgiving services and Ogden Day celebration program, May 9
- FOLDER 60 1937-39--Committee of Management correspondence
- FOLDER 61 1938--28th Biennial Movable Conference, August 8-13, Charlotte, North Carolina, souvenir program
- FOLDER 62 1938--Correspondence
- FOLDER 63 1938-41--District Grand Lodge correspondence
- FOLDER 64 1930s--Envelopes
- FOLDER 65 1941--Correspondence
- FOLDER 66 1942--Payment records
- FOLDER 67 1943--Correspondence
- FOLDER 68 1943--Quarterly Bulletin, February-May
- FOLDER 69 1943--Committee of Management correspondence concerning death of Edward H. Morris, February 3
- FOLDER 70 1944-45--Committee of Management correspondence
- FOLDER 71 1944-47--District Grand Lodge correspondence
- FOLDER 72 1945--Quarterly Bulletin, February-May
- FOLDER 73 1945-46--Correspondence
- FOLDER 74 1946--Endowment Department report
- FOLDER 75 1946--Membership drive announcement
- FOLDER 76 1947--District Grand Lodge corrrespondence
- FOLDER 77 1947--Correspondence
- FOLDER 78 1948-49--Committee of Management correspondence
- FOLDER 79 1949--22nd Biennial Session and 45th General Meeting, August 23-25, Newport News, Virginia, correspondence
- FOLDER 80 1940s--Envelopes
- FOLDER 81 1950-52--Committee of Management correspondence
- FOLDER 82 1951--23rd Biennial Session and 46th General Meeting, August 28-30, Richmond, Virginia, correspondence
- FOLDER 83 1951--Correspondence
- FOLDER 84 1952--District Grand Lodge correspondence
- FOLDER 85 1952--Correspondence
- FOLDER 86 1953--Petition for membership
- FOLDER 87 1953--Ritual Of The Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows, Book First (two copies)
- FOLDER 88 1953-55--Committee of Management correspondence
- FOLDER 89 1954--Correspondence
- FOLDER 90 1954--Odd Fellows Bulletin, Spring
- FOLDER 91 1957--Grand Lodge Session, August 5-6, correspondence
- FOLDER 92 1957--26th Biennial Session of District Grand Lodge #15 and District Grand Household #11, Aug. 5-8, Norfolk, souvenir program
- FOLDER 93 1957--Correspondence
- FOLDER 94 1950s--Envelopes
- FOLDER 95 1963--Receipts
- FOLDER 96 1969--Correspondence
- FOLDER 97 1960s--Envelopes
BOX 2
- FOLDER 1 n.d., 1922--Miscellaneous
- FOLDER 2 n.d.--Dues records, receipts
- FOLDER 3 n.d.--Tadmore Light Lodge membership ribbons; Odd Fellows membership badge (5 ribbons, 1 badge)
- FOLDER 4 n.d.--Floding Company brochures (lodge paraphernalia)
- FOLDER 5 n.d.--Ritual cards
- FOLDER 6 n.d.--Gospel Hymns (5 copies)
- FOLDER 7 n.d.--Clearance cards, as member credentials
- FOLDER 8 n.d.--Thanksgiving service program
- FOLDER 9 n.d.--Tadmore Light Lodge 27th anniversary announcement
- FOLDER 10 n.d.--Envelopes
BOX 3
- FOLDER 1 1904-43--Household of Ruth--membership questionnaires (2 books)
- FOLDER 2 1916--Household of Ruth--correspondence
- FOLDER 3 1918--Household of Ruth--"General Laws and Regulations of the Household of Ruth Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America"
- FOLDER 4 1918-21--Household of Ruth--minute book
- FOLDER 5 1918-21--Household of Ruth--finance book
- FOLDER 6 1919--Household of Ruth--order for masonic supplies
- FOLDER 7 1921--Household of Ruth--correspondence
- FOLDER 8 1921--Household of Ruth--receipt
- FOLDER 9 1921-27--Household of Ruth--financial records
- FOLDER 10 1922--Household of Ruth--First Annual Banquet invitation
- FOLDER 11 1923-35--Household of Ruth--record book of minutes and roll of officers
- FOLDER 12 1924--Household of Ruth--District Grand Household correspondence
- FOLDER 13 1925--Household of Ruth--correspondence
- FOLDER 14 1927--Household of Ruth--diary, author unknown (probably from Blacksburg, VA), written during a convention in Farmville [VA]
- FOLDER 15 1927--Household of Ruth--"General Laws and Regulations of the Household of Ruth Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America"
- FOLDER 16 1934--Household of Ruth--record book of taxes collected
- FOLDER 17 1935--Household of Ruth--bill for Odd Fellows Journal subscription
- FOLDER 18 1935-46--Household of Ruth--meeting minute book
- FOLDER 19 1937--Household of Ruth--financial records
- FOLDER 20 1938--Household of Ruth--receipt
- FOLDER 21 1940--Household of Ruth--correspondence
- FOLDER 22 1947--Household of Ruth--correspondence
- FOLDER 23 1949--Household of Ruth--District Grand Household #11 correspondence
- FOLDER 24 1950--Household of Ruth--membership credential
- FOLDER 25 1951--Household of Ruth--excerpts from District Grand Household District Convention
- FOLDER 26 n.d.--Household of Ruth--applicant's agreement
- FOLDER 27 n.d.--Household of Ruth--dues cards
BOX 4
- Black wool uniform coatee with buttons with ensignia BOOF
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