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Danish Brotherhood in America, Lodge 29 (Seattle, Wash.) records, 1888-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Danish Brotherhood in America. Lodge 29 (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Danish Brotherhood in America, Lodge 29 (Seattle, Wash.) records
- Dates
- 1888-1999 (inclusive)18881999
- Quantity
- 4.5 cubic feet (7 boxes plus 1 vertical file)
- Collection Number
- (Accession No. 1953)
- Summary
- Minutes, financial records, correspondence, ritual guides, programs, newsletters, deeds, and other legal documents and records of Danish Brotherhood in America Lodge 29, a Danish-American fraternal benefit and social organization in Seattle, Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English, Danish
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Danish Brotherhood in America is a fraternal benefit society dedicated to perpetuating Danish cultural traditions by promoting a shared sense of Danish heritage among its members. In addition, the Danish Brotherhood in America provides financial and emotional support to its members in times of need, assists them in securing employment, and offers them low-cost life insurance.
Seattle Lodge 29 of the Danish Brotherhood in America was organized April 8, 1888, when the first officers were installed by Victor Conradsen by the authority of Supreme President L.L. Ries. At the time of its establishment, the lodge had only eleven charter members and was the first Danish Brotherhood in America lodge on the Pacific Coast. Since that time, lodge membership has gradually increased, but the overall mission of the lodge remains the same; namely, to maintain and preserve Danish customs and identity for the benefit of lodge members and their families.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Minutes, financial records, correspondence, articles of incorporation and by-laws, ritual guides, song books, programs, newsletters, deeds, and other legal documents providing insight into lodge meetings and activities and documenting the role of the lodge in Seattle's Danish community.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 1953-005, Danish Brotherhood in America, Lodge 29 records, 1888-1999
- Accession No. 1953-006, Danish Brotherhood in America, Lodge 29 records, 1906-1908, 1973-1998
Processing Note
Processed by Gene Polhamus, 2003.
Processing completed in 2003.
Accession 1953-5 is a merger of two previous accessions, 1953-3 (which was a previous merger of accessions 1953, received in 1972, and 1953-2) and 1953-4, received in 2003, respectively. During processing in September of 2003, financial records, legal records, and membership records of a transactional nature were weeded and only samples were retained. Duplicate records were also removed.
Two photographic prints were relocated to the division's visual collections in 2003.
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Two photographs of Peter Hansen relocated to Portraits Collection (PH Coll 563)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 1953-005: Danish Brotherhood in America, Lodge 29 records, 1888-1999Return to Top
Scope and Content: These records of the Danish Brotherhood in America, Lodge 29, consist of materials dating from 1888 to 1999. These provide insight into lodge meetings and other official functions and activities of Lodge 29, and document the role of the lodge in Seattle's Danish community. Minutes, financial records, and incoming letters series are the most extensive in coverage and contain many Danish language materials. For instance, minutes of meetings before June 26, 1946, were recorded entirely in Danish. Over time, the collection materials transition from Danish to English.
Other series helpful in understanding Lodge 29's functions and activities are organizational features, bylaws, ritual guides, song books, programs, and newsletters. Of particular interest is the program for the 22nd National Convention of the Danish Brotherhood in America, which was held in Seattle, September 15-20, 1947. This provides evidence of the great extent to which Danish immigrants and their descendants had risen in Seattle and Puget Sound businesses at that time.
Restrictions on Access: The collection is open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: The records were donated by Sam Fredriksen, June 20, 1972; Sten Jessen, undated; and the Danish Brotherhood via Otto Brask, March 10, 2003.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 1953-005 | Historical Features |
1947-1999 |
| 1/2 | 1953-005 | Organizational
Features |
1955, 1981-1992, undated |
Bylaws |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/3 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in America, General Committee of
Utah and Idaho |
1922 |
| 1/4-5 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in America |
1919-1987 |
| 1/6 | 1953-005 | Pacific Northwest District Lodges |
1966-1980 |
| 1/7 | 1953-005 | Seattle Lodge 29 |
1928-1992 |
Incoming
Letters |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/8 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in America |
1920-1922, 1948 |
| 1/9 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in
America, Lodge 33 (Tacoma, Wash.) |
1918-1923 |
| 1/10 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in
America, Lodge 49 (San Francisco, Calif.) |
1918-1923 |
| 1/11 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in
America, Lodge 227 (Detroit, Mich.) |
1918-1923 |
| 1/12 | 1953-005 | Miscellaneous
Lodges |
1918-1923 |
| 1/13 | 1953-005 | Danish Consulate,
Seattle |
1918-1923 |
| 1/14 | 1953-005 | Foreign Language
Information Service, Danish Bureau |
1922-1923 |
| 1/15-36 | 1953-005 | Miscellaneous
A-Z |
1914-1948 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/37 | 1953-005 | Outgoing Letters |
1919-1922, 1934, undated |
General
Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/38 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in
America |
1954-1995 |
| 1/39 | 1953-005 | Miscellaneous
Lodges |
1967-1969 |
| 1/40 | 1953-005 | Miscellaneous |
1965-1970, 1985 |
Minutes |
|||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/41-46 to 2/1-31 | 1953-005 | Seattle Lodge 29 |
1888-1896, 1905-1981, 1991-1999 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 6/1 | 1953-005 | Seattle Lodge 29 |
1959-1964 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 3/1-5 | 1953-005 | Pacific Northwest District Lodges Annual
Conventions |
1966-1996 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 3/6-12 | 1953-005 | Financial
Records |
1889-1968 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 6/2-3 | 1953-005 | Financial
Records |
1917-1922, 1935-1958 |
| 7/1 | 1953-005 | Financial
Records |
ca. 1918, 1927-1928 |
Financial
Records |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 3/13-15 | 1953-005 | Miscellaneous |
1954-1966, undated |
Applications |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 3/16 | 1953-005 | to Washington State Liquor Control
Board |
1954-1964 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 3/17 | 1953-005 | Legal
Documents |
1924-1955 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 7/2 | 1953-005 | Legal
Documents |
1935, 1940-1942 |
Share
Certificates |
|||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 3/18-20 | 1953-005 | Building Fund |
1907-1918 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 3/21-25 | 1953-005 | Annual
Reports |
1927-1979, 1989-1993 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 7/3 | 1953-005 | Annual
Reports |
1969-1975 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 4/1 | 1953-005 | Member
Directory |
1903 |
Newsletters |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 4/2 | 1953-005 |
Danish
Brotherhood/American Dane
|
1964-1995 |
| 4/3-5 | 1953-005 |
Northwest Danes
|
1971-1975 |
| 4/6 | 1953-005 | Seattle Lodge 29 |
1976-1987 |
Programs |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 4/7-8 | 1953-005 | Conventions of Pacific Northwest
Lodges |
1952-1970 |
| 5/1 | 1953-005 | Conventions of Pacific Northwest
Lodges |
1971-1999 |
| 5/2 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in America, Lodge 29,
Anniversaries |
1954-1988 |
| 5/3 | 1953-005 | Danish Brotherhood in America National
Conventions |
1947, 1975 |
| 5/4 | 1953-005 | Danish Sisterhood of America, Lodge 40,
Centennial |
1997 |
| 5/5 | 1953-005 | Miscellaneous Programs |
1976, 1982 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 5/6 | 1953-005 | Speeches and
Writings |
1984 |
Subject
Series |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 5/7 | 1953-005 | First Installation at Swedish Club |
1970 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 5/8 | 1953-005 | Ritual Guides |
1939, 1956 |
| 5/9 | 1953-005 | Song Books |
1941, 1947, undated |
| 5/10 | 1953-005 | Forms |
undated |
| 5/11 | 1953-005 | Notebook |
1919 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 7/4 | 1953-005 | Obituaries |
1919-1922, 1985 |
Photographs |
|||
| box-folder:oversize | Accession | ||
| 7/5 | 1953-005 | 1947 Danish Brotherhood in America National
Convention
General Notes:
Photocopy.
|
1947 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 5/12-13 | 1953-005 | Clippings |
1969-1971, 1989, undated |
| 5/14 | 1953-005 | Memorabilia |
1917-1921, undated |
| 5/15 | 1953-005 | Ephemera |
1966, 1972, undated |
| 5/16 | 1953-005 | Miscellany |
1968, undated |
Accession No. 1953-006: Danish Brotherhood in America, Lodge 29 records, 1906-1908, 1973-1998Return to Top
Scope and Content: Articles of incorporation, articles of dissolution of corporation, warranty deeds, and other legal documents pertaining to the organization.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Otto Brask, 2012-02-10
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Congresses and conventions
- Danes--British Columbia
- Danish Americans--Northwest, Pacific
- Danish Americans--Oregon
- Danish Americans--Societies, etc
- Danish Americans--Washington (State)
- Friendly societies--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Danish Brotherhood in America
- Danish Brotherhood in America. Lodge 29 (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
- Danish Brotherhood in America. Lodge 49 (San Francisco, Calif.)
- Danish Brotherhood in America. Pacific Northwest Lodges
- Denmark. Consulate General (Seattle, Wash.)
- Foreign Language Information Service (U.S.). Danish Bureau
Form or Genre Terms
- Bylaws
- Newsletters
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- Scandinavian Archives (University of Washington)
