Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts and Archives Department

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS,
LODGE # 629, NEW AMSTERDAM,
MINUTE BOOK, 1887-1893

Collection #:
BV 3221

Table of Contents

Collection Information
Historical Sketch
Scope and Content Note
Cataloging Information

Processed by
Chris Harter
27 February 1998

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION:

1 bound volume

COLLECTION DATES:

1887-1893

PROVENANCE:

Sylvia D. Hoffert, Chapel Hill, NC, 25 August 1997

RESTRICTIONS:

None

REPRODUCTION RIGHTS:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.

ALTERNATE FORMATS:

None

OTHER FINDING AIDS:

None

RELATED HOLDINGS:

Odd Fellows, Independent Order of, Greensburg (SC 1159); Odd Fellows, Independent Order of, Reserve Lodge No. 102, Montezuma (F 275); Odd Fellows, Independent Order of, Oxford (BV 0828); Odd Fellows, Independent Order of, Milton-Wayne County (BV 1781-1782), Odd Fellow, Independent Order of, Philoxenian Lodge No. 44 (OM 266). See also: card catalog under the heading: Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

ACCESSION NUMBERS:

1997.0655

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

 The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a secret fraternal society that evolved in late 18th century England. The origin of the name Odd Fellows cannot be traced. The American order was founded in 1819.

 Source: Encyclopedia Americana, (1980 edition) vol. 20, p. 632.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

 This collection consists of a minute book kept by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 629, in New Amsterdam, Indiana (Harrison Co.). The entries date from February 17, 1887 to June 24, 1893.

CATALOGING INFORMATION

For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:

  1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog
  2. Click on the "Local Catalog" icon.
  3. Search for the collection by its call number, using the letter or letters designation and four digits (e.g., M 0715, SC 2234).
  4. When you find the collection, go to the "Holdings" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.

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