Sons of Staunton African American Fraternal Lodge minutes book

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16522, Sons of Staunton African American Fraternal Lodge Minute book, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet one letter size folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16522, Sons of Staunton African American Fraternal Lodge Minute book, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

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/

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from AJeffrey Rovenpor by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on July 1, 2021.
Physical facet:
minute book, receipts, letter, program
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard