OHYMSS1696.xml Guide to the Improved Order of Red Men, Willamette Tribe No. 6 records 1874-1941 Improved Order of Red Men, Willamette Tribe No. 6 records Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-06-11. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
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Improved Order of Red Men, Willamette Tribe No. 6 records Improved Order of Red Men. Willamette Tribe No. 6 (Portland, Or.) Mss 1696 3.5 cubic feet 3 record cartons, 1 oversize folder and 1 custom box 1874-1941 Records include minutes, membership lists, financial records, scrapbooks, question books, and ephemera. English

Collection is open for research.

Gift of Reed College, 1974.

The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1834. It is an offshoot of the Sons of Liberty, who participated in the Boston Tea Party dressed as Native Americans. They dress as Native Americans, are organized into tribes and observe rituals. The ladies' auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas.

Improved Order of Red Men, Willamette Tribe No. 6 records, Mss 1696, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Collection includes minutes, 13 volumes, 1874-1941; House Committee minutes, 3 volumes, 1919-1938; membership lists, 1939; financial records, 5 volumes, 1898-1939; scrapbooks, 2 volumes, 1927 and 1931-1936; question books, 2 volumes; minute book, 1 volume, 1927-1926, for Wickiup Tribe #21; and ephemera.

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 Improved Order of Red Men. Willamette Tribe No. 6 (Portland, Or.) Improved Order of Red Men. Wickiup Tribe No. 21 (Portland, Or.) Fraternal organizations--Oregon--Portland Clubs and Societies administrative records financial records correspondence printed ephemera scrapbooks