Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library
717 Queen StreetAlexandria, VA 22314
Business Number: 703-746-1791
lhsc@alexlibraryva.org
URL: http://alexlibraryva.org/lhsc
Michele Lee, Reference Librarian
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item identification], R. H. Lancaster Lodge No. 1370, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Virginia Records, MS076, Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections, Alexandria, Va
Content Description
This collection consists of correspondence and financial records of the Lancaster Lodge, an Alexandria black fraternal organization. Among the contents are reports, minutes of meetings, dues records and records of elected officers.
Arrangement
Chronological. The financial documents and correspondence are often inseparable. Thus, this collection remains in the order imposed by the donor.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- African Americans -- Virginia -- Alexandria.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- R. H. Lancaster Lodge No. 1370
General
The records are not the originals but are photocopies.
Container List
- Text box: 1 folder: 1
Financial Records1890-1893
- Text box: 1 folder: 2
Financial Records1894-1896
- Text box: 1 folder: 3
Financial Records1897-1911
- Text box: 1 folder: 4
Correspondence1890-1892
- Text box: 1 folder: 5
Correspondence1892
- Text box: 1 folder: 6
Correspondence1893-1894
- Text box: 1 folder: 7
Correspondence1895
- Text box: 1 folder: 8
Correspondence1896
- Text box: 1 folder: 9
Correspondence1896
- Text box: 1 folder: 10
Correspondence1897-1898
- Text box: 1 folder: 11
Correspondence1899-1902
- Text box: 1 folder: 12
Correspondence1903
- Text box: 1 folder: 13
Correspondence1904-1905
- Text box: 1 folder: 14
Correspondence1906-1908
- Text box: 1 folder: 15
Correspondence1909
- Text box: 1 folder: 16
Correspondence1910-1911
- Text box: 1 folder: 17
Correspondence1911