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Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Utah records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0615

Scope and Contents

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Utah records consist of ledgers and minute books of various Odd Fellows lodges in Utah; correspondence and miscellaneous related materials; ledgers and other documents regarding other lodges not affiliated with the Odd Fellows.

Dates

  • circa 1870-1970

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

58 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Utah records (circa 1870-1970) consist of ledgers and minute books of various Odd Fellows lodges in Utah; correspondence and miscellaneous related materials; ledgers and other documents regarding other lodges not affiliated with the Odd Fellows.

Arrangement

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Utah records have not been subjected to extensive processing. The materials have been loosely organized into three groups. The first group, consisting of a variety of ledgers, is housed in boxes 1-30. Both minute books and financial/membership ledgers are present. The ledgers have been organized by lodge, and the boxes each hold between one and thirty books. Ledgers relating to unidentified lodges are grouped by data type in boxes 24-29 of this group. Box 30 holds two library inventories for an unidentified lodge. Documents comprise the next group of materials, in boxes 31-43. These documents are not organized in any way, but apparently relate to the various lodges represented by the ledgers in the preceding group and consists of correspondence, membership certificates, and other items. The last group in the collection, contained in boxes 43-51, holds general materials. Bound conference proceedings and other published items are held in box 43; general ledgers and receipt books are held in boxes 44-45; a ceremonial candle holder is in the Odd Fellows: the Imperial Order of the Red Men, the Knights of Pythias, and the Woodmen of the World. Box 47 also holds empty, pre-labeled folders intended for future processing of the material.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Utah State Historical Society in 1986 and Ralph Bailey in 1991. Some materials purchased before 1983.

Processing Information

Processed by Mark Jensen in 1998.
Title
Inventory of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Utah records
Author
Finding aid created by Mark Jensen.
Date
1998 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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