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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Existence and Location of Copies

Some of this collection has been digitized and is available online.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Blacksburg [Virginia] Odd Fellows Records, 1902-1969, Ms1988-009, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1988. The uniform coat was acquired in 2002.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Blacksburg [Virginia] Odd Fellows Records was completed in 2000. Minimal description was completed prior to 1998.

Administrative History

The Blacksburg Odd Fellows Lodge is the Tadmore Light Lodge No. 6184 and was probably formed in December of 1904. It was a branch of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal and mutual relief society for people of color. The Household of Ruth was an auxiliary for wives of fellows.

Read more on the SCUA blog posts, "Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Tadmore Light Lodge, No. 6184 (Blacksburg, VA)" and Household of Ruth, No. 5533 , both by archivist Anthony Wright de Hernandez.

Scope and Content

The Blacksburg [Virginia] Odd Fellows Records consist of financial records, correspondence, minute books, brochures of several annual conferences, by-laws and odd issues of the Odd Fellows Journal for the men's lodge. There are also correspondence, minutes and financial records for the women's group - the Household of Ruth.

Arrangement

The records are arranged in two series - Tadmore Light Lodge and Household of Ruth, and then arranged chronologically with undated items at the end.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans -- History
• Blacksburg (Va.)
• Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America. Tadmore Light Lodge #6184 (Blacksburg, Va.)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Montgomery County (Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Blacksburg [Virginia] Odd Fellows Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).