Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Montana records,

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1 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Montana records, Overview of the Collection Creator Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Montana. Title Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Montana records Dates (inclusive) Quantity 43 linear feet of shelf space Collection Number UPMC 33 (83:4-3) Summary Collection ( ) is correspondence, financial records, minutes, membership and organizational records, scrapbooks, histories and miscellany for statewide and local lodges of the Montana Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) and Association of Rebekah Assemblies. Includes records of Odd Fellows Temple Association, Odd Fellows Association, Odd Fellows Cemetery Association, Joint Relief Committee, Rocky Mountain Encampment #1 (Helena), Canton Schuyler Colfax #2, Patriarchs Militant, Montana Lodge #1 (Helena), Home Circle Lodge #2 (Butte), Western Star Lodge #4 (Bozeman), Excelsior Lodge #5 (Helena), Northstar Lodge #19 (Townsend), Eagle Lodge #22 (Wickes), Marysville Lodge #24, Gate City Lodge #37 (Glendive), Queen City Lodge #42 (Helena), Mary May #25 and Mineral Lodge #84. Statewide lodge and unidentified lodges, and miscellaneous print materials. Lodge records include financial ledgers and lot books for cemetery in Helena and Western Star Lodge #4. Records of Odd Fellows Home included. Repository Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives 225 North Roberts PO Box Helena MT Telephone: Fax: Access Restrictions Collection is open for research. Languages Sponsor English Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use 1

2 The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners. Preferred Citation item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana. Administrative Information Arrangement by subgroup and series Location of Collection A8:1-1; A3:2-3; A8:4-7 Acquisition Information Acquisition information available upon request Processing Note Preliminary sorting only Detailed Description of the Collection Original Accession (A8:1-1) Container(s) Description Dates Odd Fellows Temple Association Correspondence 1 / 1-16 Correspondence, A-Z (from letterbox) s 1 / 17 Correspondence 1960s 2

3 1 / 18 Minute book Volume 1-2 Minute books / 19 Stock book / 20 Journal ; / 21 General and dues ledger Volume 3-5 Distribution journals Odd Fellows Temple Association 1 / 22 Cash book / 23 Miscellaneous financial 1960s Odd Fellows Cemetery Association Miscellany 1 / 24 Lot register

4 1 / 25 Lot ledger Joint Relief Committee Correspondence 2 / 1 Correspondence received and sent / 2 Minutes 1923 Miscellany 2 / 3 Record of sick benefits Rocky Mountain Encampment #1 (Helena) 2 / 4 Checkbook (blank) undated 2 / 5 General and dues ledger / 6 "Valuable Papers" undated 2 / 7-9 Officers' roll books / 10 Membership register

5 2 / 11 Minutes (scattered) Volume 6-7a Minute books Canton Schuyler Colfax #2, Patriarchs Militant Correspondence 2 / Correspondence s 2 / Receipt books / 17 By-laws undated 2 / Minutes / 1 Membership applications and transfers s 3 / 2 Miscellany undated Volume 8 Roster and register (blank) undated Montana Lodge #1 (Helena) 5

6 3 / 3-4 Cash books / 5 Checkbook 1931 Volume 9-11 general dues and ledgers / 6 Journal / 7 Paraphernalia rental (?) / 8 Receipt book / 9 Receipt book / 10 By-laws / Officers' roll books / Minutes 1922, / 17 Membership application book / 1 Membership register Volume 12 Minute book / 2 Miscellaneous Home Circle Lodge #2 (Butte) 6

7 4 / 3 Minute book Western Star Lodge #4 (Bozeman) Miscellany 4 / 4-5 Sunset Hills Cemetery lot books ? Excelsior Lodge #5 (Helena) Volume 13 Dues ledger; Cemetery lot ledger Journal / 6-7 Cash books ; / 8 Ledger / 9 Receipt book (blank) undated Volume Minute books / 10 Members register (chronological)

8 4 / 11 Members register (alphabetical) / 12 Petitions for membership / 1 Question books (for new members) / 2 Question books (for new members) / 3 Transfer list (?) Northstar Lodge #19 (Townsend) 5 / 4 Minute book (includes District 8 and 9) Eagle Lodge #22 (Wickes) 5 / 5 Dues ledger / 6 Minute book / 7 Question book (for new members) / 8 Officers roll book Marysville Lodge #24 8

9 5 / 9 Dues ledger / 10 Dues slips / 11 Receipt book / 12 Record of relief / 13 By-laws / 14 Minute book / 1-3 Offices' roll books / 4 Question book (for new members) / 5 Suspensions ("black book") / 6 Blank forms, etc. undated Gate City Lodge #37 (Glendive) Mixed Series 6 / 7 Admission certificates/forms undated 6 / 8 Miscellaneous financial records / 9 Miscellany / Petitions for membership / 12 Reports (Annual) / 13 Reports (Semi-annual)

10 6 / 14 Transfer certificates / Minute books / 1-4 Minute book / 5 Secretary's cash book / 6-9 Ledgers / 10 Ledger and membership register / Officers' roll books / 17 Signatures to constitution Queen City Lodge #42 (Helena) 7 / 18 Cash book Volume 20 Dues ledger / 19 By-laws 1891,1910 Unidentified Lodges 8 / 1 Membership attendance register

11 8 / 2 Register of expelled and suspended members (statewide?) Rebeccas [state-wide?] 8 / 3 Visitor's register (state-wide meetings?) Minnehaka Rebecca Lodge (Gallatin Gateway) 8 / 4 Dues Register Onward Rebecca Lodge (Coffee Creek) 8 / 5 Membership register ("Signatures to Constitution") / 6-9 Minute books / 10 Minutes book (includes attendance and members lists) Naomi Rebecca Lodge #1 (Helena) 8 / 11 Cash book Volume 21 Dues ledger s 11

12 8 / 12 Treasurer's book 1930s / 13 Officers' roll book / Past Noble Grands roll books s 8 / 17 Membership lists s 8 / 18 Visitor's register Volume Minute books Norma Rebecca Lodge #9 (Bozeman) Mixed Series 9 / 1-4 Minute books / 5-10 Dues registers / 11 Day book / Membership registers / 14 Visitors' register Vera Rebecca Lodge #12 (Helena) Mixed series 12

13 10 / 1-9 Minute books / Dues registers / 1 Dues register / 2 Officers' roll book / 3 Secretary's cash book Hope Rebecca Lodge #15 (Stevensville) 11 / 4-5 Account ledger ("Triple Link Circle", PNG Circle") / 6-9 Dues registers / 10 Receipt book 11 / Minute books / 1-6 Minute books / 7-8 Officers' roll books / 9 Past Noble Grands' roll book / 10 Member admission book / 11 Visitors' register Eagle Butte Rebecca Lodge #16 (Glendive) Mixed Series 13

14 12 / Minute books / 1-8 Minute books / 9 Dues register / 10 Officers' roll book / 11 Secretary's cash book Yellowstone Rebecca Lodge #27 13 / Minute books / 14 Officers' roll books Sunlight Rebecca Lodge #29 (Whitehall) 14 / 1 Membership register Ruby Rebecca Lodge #30 (Sheridan) 14 / 2 Membership register Orpha Rebecca Lodge #36 (Townsend) 14

15 14 / 3-7 Minutes books / 8 Minutes 1994 Gertrude Rebecca Lodge #37 (Ekalaka) 14 / 9-10 Dues register / 11 Membership register / Minutes books / 1-7 Minutes books Diana Rebecca Lodge #42 (Dillon) 15 / 8 History of I.O.O.F. Hall in Dillon, written by, and including history of, Diana Lodge 1980 Silver Crescent Rebecca Lodge #44 (Darby) 15 / 9-10 Dues ledgers / Minutes books

16 16 / 1-5 Minutes books / 6 Minutes (loose) / 7 Minutes notebook Sept Oct Bluebell Rebecca Lodge #52 (Radersburg) 16 / 8-14 Minutes books / 1 Minutes books Miscellany 17 / 2 Radersburg cemetery map with index 1986? Pansy Rebecca Lodge #57 (East Helena) 17 / 3-5 Minutes books / 6 Signatures to Constitution Friendship Rebecca Lodge #60 (Clyde Park) 17 / 7 Membership register Mountain Gem Rebecca Lodge #61 (Polson) 16

17 17 / 8 Membership register 1910 Colfax Rebecca Lodge #63 (Deer Lodge) 17 / 9 Minutes book / 10 Officers' roll book Lincoln Rebecca Lodge #67 (Eureka) Mixed Series 17 / Minutes books / 1-2 Minutes books / 3-4 Dues registers / 5-6 Membership registers / 7-9 Officers' roll books ; / Secretary's cash books / 12 Treasurer's cash books Jenny Lind Rebecca Lodge #73 (Absarokee) 17

18 18 / Minutes books / 1 Minutes books / 2-3 Minutes books / 4 Dues register / 5 Membership register / 6 Officers' roll book / 7 Miscellaneous financial records Onyx Rebecca Lodge #75 (Manhattan) Mixed Series 19 / 8-9 Officers' roll books / Treasurer's cash books / Secretary's cash books / Dues registers / 19 Minutes book / 1-11 Minutes books / 1-3 Membership registers / 4 Visitors' register Onyx Rebecca Lodge #75 (Manhattan) 18

19 21 / 5-6 Membership registers Verna Rebecca Lodge #77 (Scobey) 21 / 7-15 Minutes books / 16 Membership register Nicol Rebecca Lodge #109 (Three Forks) Mixed Series 21 / 17 Minutes book / 1 Dues register / 2 Visitors' register / 3-4 Treasurers' cash book Unidentified Rebecca Lodges Mixed Series 22 / 5 Dues ledger / 6 Suspensions ("black books") s 22 / 7 Membership register (Forsyth?)

20 22 / 8 Dues register (Miles City?) / 9 Membership register (Miles City?) undated 22 / 10 Ledger / 11 Official Souvenir booklet, IOOF Grand Lodge Session / 12 Miscellaneous loose unsorted financial papers undated Miscellany Mixed Series 23 / 1 Grand Lodge souvenir program (photocopy) from 1910; laws and regulations book for Montana Odd Fellows Home; writing by H. Murrel Kratzer entitled "Life at the Home" re IOOF home, / 2-4 Bulletin, and Montana Oddfellow, monthly newsletters of Montana Rebekah assemblies and I.O.O.F. 23 / 5 "Eastern Montana on Parade" by Claude A. Berry, Brockway, Montana 23 / 6 Proceedings of annual sessions of Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Montana 24 / Proceedings of annual sessions of Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Montana 25 / Proceedings of annual sessions of Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Montana 25 / Proceedings of annual sessions of Grand Encampment I.O.O.F. of Montana 25 / Proceedings of the Rebekah Assembly of Montana 100th Session 1910,1962,1980s? 1915, undated / 1 Scrapbook (Crescent Rebekah Lodge #22, Kalispell, Montana)

21 26 / 2 Scrapbook (Esther Rebekah Lodge #5, Missoula, / 3 Scrapbook (Gertrude Rebekah Lodge #37, Ekalaka, Montana ) / 4 Scrapbook (Hope Rebekah Lodge #15, Stevensville, Montana) / 5 Scrapbook (Hope Rebekah Lodge #15, Stevensville, Montana) / 6 Scrapbook (Naomi Rebekah Lodge #1, Helena, Montana) Volume / 29 Scrapbook (Norma Rebekah Lodge #9, Bozeman, Montana) / 7 Scrapbook (Onyx Rebekah Lodge #75, Manhatten, Montana) / 8 Scrapbook (Zelda Rebekah Lodge #14, Billings, Montana) Volume 30 Scrapbook (Department Association of Ladies' Auxiliaries, Patriarchs Militant, IOOF, Department of Montana) / 9 Scrapbook (Rebekah State Assembly) Volume 31 Bible (Montana I.O.O.F. #1) undated History of Rebekah Lodges in Montana [Written by Bonnie Van Campen] undated Odd Fellows Home (Helena) 21

22 26a / 1 Odd Fellows Home records (including applications, correspondence, and assets lists of applicants) [RESTRICTED] Accession (A3:2-3) Container(s) Description Dates Sheridan Lodge #12 (Scobey) Minutes 27 / 1 Minute book Canton Sanders #13 (Thompson Falls) Minutes 27 / 2 Minute book / 3 Cash book [possibly from Canton Sanders #13) Canton Keogh #14 (Miles City) Minutes 27 / 4 Minute Book

23 27 / 5 Journal / 6 Cash Book Columbia Lodge #43 (Columbia Falls) 28 / 1 Ledger / 2 Dues book / 3-9 Minute books Lake Lodge #50 (Kalispell) Minutes / Minute books; membership records Beaver Lodge #65 (Ekalaka) 33 / 1 Constitution and by-laws 1903 Absarokee Lodge #66 (Absarokee) 33 / 2 Ledger undated 33 / 3 Receipt book undated 23

24 33 / 4-5 Officers Roll / 6 Question book / 7 Visitors Register / 8 Minute book Joliet Lodge #77 (Joliet) 34 / 1 Receipt book / 2 Officers Roll / 3 Visitors Register Minutes 34 / 4-12 Minute books Two Medicine Lodge #94 (Cut Bank) 35 / 1 Ledger

25 Minutes 35 / 2-4 Minute books , , / 5 Signatures to Constitution / 6 Visitors Register / 7 Member Register / 8 Roll of Officers Valier Lodge #97 (Valier) 35 / 9 Member register 1949? Glacier Lodge #99 (Whitefish) 35 / Cash books , / 12 Signature to Constitution

26 35 / 13 Book of Sub Lodges Saco Lodge #114 (Saco) 36 / 1-5 Ledgers Minutes 36 / 6-12 Minute books , / Officers Roll Book , Montana Rebekah Assembly 37 / Montana Rebekah Assembly Journal of Proceedings , , , Crescent Rebekah Lodge #22 (Kalispell) 38 / 1 Treasurer's Cash Book

27 Minutes 38 / 2-10 Minute books , , , / 11 Certificates of Transfer, Dismissal, & Withdrawal Alpha Rebekah Lodge #96 (Hardin) Minutes 39 / 1-2 Minute books / 3-7 Suspensions (State Black Lists) / 8 Uniform Method Book Valier Rebekah Lodge #104 (Valier) 40 / 1 Cash Book / 2-3 Ledgers ,

28 40 / 4 Secretary's Cash Book / 5-7 Treasurer's Cash Books Minutes 40 / 8-9 Minute Books / 10 Officers Roll Book / 11 Rebekah Signatures of Constitution / 12 Report of the Grand Lodge IOOF of Montana / 13 Roll of Officers / 14 Roll of Past Noble Grands / 15 Visitors Register Melrose Rebekah Lodge #106 (Melrose) Minutes 41 / 1-10 Minute Books / 11 Register of Members

29 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Friendly societies--montana. Geographical Names : Montana--Social life and customs. Finding aid prepared by MHS staff 2006 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: