MTLioof.xml Preliminary guide to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Montana records 1867-2001 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Montana. records Finding aid prepared by MHS staff Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Montana Historical Society Research Center 2006
Helena, MT
Finding aid encoded by Ellie Arguimbau 2007 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on APPM ( Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts : A Cataloging Manual for Archival Repositories, Historical Societies, and Manuscript Libraries) Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Archives
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UPMC 33 (83:4-3) Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Montana. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Montana records 1867-2001 43 linear feet of shelf space Collection (1867-2001) 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. A8:1-1; A3:2-3; A8:4-7 English

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Friendly societies--Montana. Montana--Social life and customs. Montana Detailed Description of the Collection Original Accession (A8:1-1) Odd Fellows Temple Association Correspondence 1 / 1-16 Correspondence, A-Z (from letterbox) 1920-1930s 1 / 17 Correspondence 1960s Organizational Records 1 / 18 Minute book 1878-1910 1-2 Minute books 1910-1964 1 / 19 Stock book 1884 Financial Records 1 / 20 Journal 1884-1889; 1917-1933 1 / 21 General and dues ledger 1878-1927 3-5 Distribution journals 1910-1957 Odd Fellows Temple Association Financial Records 1 / 22 Cash book 1921-1928 1 / 23 Miscellaneous financial 1960s Odd Fellows Cemetery Association Miscellany 1 / 24 Lot register 1896-1919 1 / 25 Lot ledger 1899-1922 Joint Relief Committee Correspondence 2 / 1 Correspondence received and sent 1897-1915 Organizational Records 2 / 2 Minutes 1923 Miscellany 2 / 3 Record of sick benefits 1924-1929 Rocky Mountain Encampment #1 (Helena) Financial Records 2 / 4 Checkbook (blank) undated 2 / 5 General and dues ledger 1896-1905 2 / 6 "Valuable Papers" undated Organizational Records 2 / 7-9 Officers' roll books 1907-1926 2 / 10 Membership register 1872-1916 2 / 11 Minutes (scattered) 1926-1932 6-7a Minute books 1895-1949 Canton Schuyler Colfax #2, Patriarchs Militant Correspondence 2 / 12-14 Correspondence 1930-1970s Financial Records 2 / 15-16 Receipt books 1932-1950 Organizational Records 2 / 17 By-laws undated 2 / 18-20 Minutes 1887-1954 3 / 1 Membership applications and transfers 1880-1910s 3 / 2 Miscellany undated 8 Roster and register (blank) undated Montana Lodge #1 (Helena) Financial Records 3 / 3-4 Cash books 1928-1954 3 / 5 Checkbook 1931 9-11 general dues and ledgers 1876-1953 3 / 6 Journal 1915-1926 3 / 7 Paraphernalia rental (?) 1921 3 / 8 Receipt book 1902-1908 3 / 9 Receipt book 1918-1926 Organizational Records 3 / 10 By-laws 1904 3 / 11-13 Officers' roll books 1922-1953 3 / 14-16 Minutes 1922, 1972-1976 3 / 17 Membership application book 1867-1873 4 / 1 Membership register 1867-1950 12 Minute book 1867-1950 4 / 2 Miscellaneous Home Circle Lodge #2 (Butte) Organizational Records 4 / 3 Minute book 1878-1880 Western Star Lodge #4 (Bozeman) Miscellany 4 / 4-5 Sunset Hills Cemetery lot books 1912-1962? Excelsior Lodge #5 (Helena) Financial Records 13 Dues ledger; Cemetery lot ledger 1916-1932 14 Journal 1891-1926 4 / 6-7 Cash books 1874-1882; 1906-1915 4 / 8 Ledger 1928 4 / 9 Receipt book (blank) undated Organizational Records 15-19 Minute books 1874-1926 4 / 10 Members register (chronological) 1874-1891 4 / 11 Members register (alphabetical) 1874-1894 4 / 12 Petitions for membership 1880-1910 5 / 1 Question books (for new members) 1898-1925 5 / 2 Question books (for new members) 1898-1925 5 / 3 Transfer list (?) 1891-1924 Northstar Lodge #19 (Townsend) Organizational Records 5 / 4 Minute book (includes District 8 and 9) 1927-1940 Eagle Lodge #22 (Wickes) Organizational Records 5 / 5 Dues ledger 1886-1912 Organizational Records 5 / 6 Minute book 1897-1920 5 / 7 Question book (for new members) 1886-1915 5 / 8 Officers roll book 1899-1910 Marysville Lodge #24 Financial Records 5 / 9 Dues ledger 1895-1907 5 / 10 Dues slips 1897-1903 5 / 11 Receipt book 1912-1913 5 / 12 Record of relief 1895-1901 Organizational Records 5 / 13 By-laws 1896 5 / 14 Minute book 1903-1908 6 / 1-3 Offices' roll books 1889-1911 6 / 4 Question book (for new members) 1886-1902 6 / 5 Suspensions ("black book") 1893-1906 6 / 6 Blank forms, etc. undated Gate City Lodge #37 (Glendive) Mixed Series 6 / 7 Admission certificates/forms undated 6 / 8 Miscellaneous financial records 1945-1961 6 / 9 Miscellany 1935-1945 6 / 10-11 Petitions for membership 1913-1955 6 / 12 Reports (Annual) 1927-1950 6 / 13 Reports (Semi-annual) 1927-1950 6 / 14 Transfer certificates 1902-1948 6 / 15-21 Minute books 1903-1950 7 / 1-4 Minute book 1950-1954 7 / 5 Secretary's cash book 1925-1941 7 / 6-9 Ledgers 1903-1983 7 / 10 Ledger and membership register 1917-1933 7 / 11-16 Officers' roll books 1904-1957 7 / 17 Signatures to constitution 1919-1950 Queen City Lodge #42 (Helena) Financial Records 7 / 18 Cash book 1898-1909 20 Dues ledger 1906-1914 Organizational Records 7 / 19 By-laws 1891,1910 Unidentified Lodges Organizational Records 8 / 1 Membership attendance register 1951-1963 8 / 2 Register of expelled and suspended members (statewide?) 1892-1929 Rebeccas [state-wide?] Organizational Records 8 / 3 Visitor's register (state-wide meetings?) 1922-1924 Minnehaka Rebecca Lodge (Gallatin Gateway) Financial Records 8 / 4 Dues Register 1946-1958 Onward Rebecca Lodge (Coffee Creek) Organizational Records 8 / 5 Membership register ("Signatures to Constitution") 1917-1987 8 / 6-9 Minute books 1942-1983 8 / 10 Minutes book (includes attendance and members lists) 1983-1993 Naomi Rebecca Lodge #1 (Helena) Financial Records 8 / 11 Cash book 1958-1966 21 Dues ledger 1930-1970s 8 / 12 Treasurer's book 1930s-1955 Organizational Records 8 / 13 Officers' roll book 1936-1954 8 / 14-16 Past Noble Grands roll books 1930-1960s 8 / 17 Membership lists 1930-1970s 8 / 18 Visitor's register 1914-1966 22-28 Minute books 1896-1973 Norma Rebecca Lodge #9 (Bozeman) Mixed Series 9 / 1-4 Minute books 1907-1940 9 / 5-10 Dues registers 1891-1966 9 / 11 Day book 1919-1932 9 / 12-13 Membership registers 1981-1981 9 / 14 Visitors' register 1892-1980 Vera Rebecca Lodge #12 (Helena) Mixed series 10 / 1-9 Minute books 1925-1967 10 / 10-13 Dues registers 1892-1959 11 / 1 Dues register 1959-1968 11 / 2 Officers' roll book 1963-1967 11 / 3 Secretary's cash book 1957-1967 Hope Rebecca Lodge #15 (Stevensville) Financial Records 11 / 4-5 Account ledger ("Triple Link Circle" , PNG Circle") 1936-1975 11 / 6-9 Dues registers 1904-1934 11 / 10 Receipt book Organizational Records 11 / 11-17 Minute books 1904-1934 12 / 1-6 Minute books 1935-1992 12 / 7-8 Officers' roll books 1926-1965 12 / 9 Past Noble Grands' roll book 1926-1968 12 / 10 Member admission book 1893-1988 12 / 11 Visitors' register 1923-1971 Eagle Butte Rebecca Lodge #16 (Glendive) Mixed Series 12 / 12-13 Minute books 1921-1926 13 / 1-8 Minute books 1926-1982 13 / 9 Dues register 1897-1899 13 / 10 Officers' roll book 1915-1920 13 / 11 Secretary's cash book 1963-1981 Yellowstone Rebecca Lodge #27 Organizational Records 13 / 12-13 Minute books 1981-1994 13 / 14 Officers' roll books 1975-1993 Sunlight Rebecca Lodge #29 (Whitehall) Organizational Records 14 / 1 Membership register 1899-1910 Ruby Rebecca Lodge #30 (Sheridan) Organizational Records 14 / 2 Membership register 1899-1923 Orpha Rebecca Lodge #36 (Townsend) Organizational Records 14 / 3-7 Minutes books 1934-1970 14 / 8 Minutes 1994 Gertrude Rebecca Lodge #37 (Ekalaka) Organizational Records 14 / 9-10 Dues register 1902-1995 14 / 11 Membership register 1901-1979 14 / 12-14 Minutes books 1901-1928 15 / 1-7 Minutes books 1929-1995 Diana Rebecca Lodge #42 (Dillon) Organizational Records 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) Financial Records 15 / 9-10 Dues ledgers 1903-1967 Organizational Records 15 / 11-14 Minutes books 1910-1929 16 / 1-5 Minutes books 1929-1955 16 / 6 Minutes (loose) 1989-1991 16 / 7 Minutes notebook Sept. 1994-Oct. 1995 Bluebell Rebecca Lodge #52 (Radersburg) Organizational Records 16 / 8-14 Minutes books 1906-1964 17 / 1 Minutes books 1965-1972 Miscellany 17 / 2 Radersburg cemetery map with index 1986? Pansy Rebecca Lodge #57 (East Helena) Organizational Records 17 / 3-5 Minutes books 1913-1984 17 / 6 Signatures to Constitution 1909-1993 Friendship Rebecca Lodge #60 (Clyde Park) Organizational Records 17 / 7 Membership register 1910-1922 Mountain Gem Rebecca Lodge #61 (Polson) Organizational Records 17 / 8 Membership register 1910 Colfax Rebecca Lodge #63 (Deer Lodge) Organizational Records 17 / 9 Minutes book 1969-1980 17 / 10 Officers' roll book 1969-1978 Lincoln Rebecca Lodge #67 (Eureka) Mixed Series 17 / 11-17 Minutes books 1913-1979 18 / 1-2 Minutes books 1979-1993 18 / 3-4 Dues registers 1913-1990 18 / 5-6 Membership registers 1913-1978 18 / 7-9 Officers' roll books 1913-1958; 1985-1992 18 / 10-11 Secretary's cash books 1925-1981 18 / 12 Treasurer's cash books 1982-1992 Jenny Lind Rebecca Lodge #73 (Absarokee) Organizational Records 18 / 13-17 Minutes books 1914-1952 19 / 1 Minutes books 1952-1956 19 / 2-3 Minutes books 1972-1992 19 / 4 Dues register 1914-1931 19 / 5 Membership register 1919-1962 19 / 6 Officers' roll book 1919-1938 Financial Records 19 / 7 Miscellaneous financial records 1992-1993 Onyx Rebecca Lodge #75 (Manhattan) Mixed Series 19 / 8-9 Officers' roll books 1924-1951 19 / 10-12 Treasurer's cash books 1914-1996 19 / 13-16 Secretary's cash books 1914-1997 19 / 17-18 Dues registers 1914-1952 19 / 19 Minutes book 1914-1918 20 / 1-11 Minutes books 1919-1992 21 / 1-3 Membership registers 1914-1990 21 / 4 Visitors' register 1915-1977 Onyx Rebecca Lodge #75 (Manhattan) Organizational Records 21 / 5-6 Membership registers 1914-1928 Verna Rebecca Lodge #77 (Scobey) Organizational Records 21 / 7-15 Minutes books 1915-1986 21 / 16 Membership register 1915-1983 Nicol Rebecca Lodge #109 (Three Forks) Mixed Series 21 / 17 Minutes book 1978-1980 22 / 1 Dues register 1947-1950 22 / 2 Visitors' register 1917-1971 22 / 3-4 Treasurers' cash book 1963-1981 Unidentified Rebecca Lodges Mixed Series 22 / 5 Dues ledger 1925-1947 22 / 6 Suspensions ("black books") 1890-1920s 22 / 7 Membership register (Forsyth?) 1896-1950 22 / 8 Dues register (Miles City?) 1922-1982 22 / 9 Membership register (Miles City?) undated 22 / 10 Ledger 1914-1990 22 / 11 Official Souvenir booklet, IOOF Grand Lodge Session 1910 22 / 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, 1918-1927 1910,1962,1980s? 23 / 2-4 Bulletin, and Montana Oddfellow, monthly newsletters of Montana Rebekah assemblies and I.O.O.F. 1915,1920-1983 23 / 5 "Eastern Montana on Parade" by Claude A. Berry, Brockway, Montana undated 23 / 6 Proceedings of annual sessions of Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Montana 1877-1898 24 / Proceedings of annual sessions of Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Montana 1899-1956 25 / Proceedings of annual sessions of Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Montana 1957-1999 25 / Proceedings of annual sessions of Grand Encampment I.O.O.F. of Montana 1899-1994 25 / Proceedings of the Rebekah Assembly of Montana 100th Session 1998 26 / 1 Scrapbook (Crescent Rebekah Lodge #22, Kalispell, Montana) 1941-1953 26 / 2 Scrapbook (Esther Rebekah Lodge #5, Missoula, 1949-1975 26 / 3 Scrapbook (Gertrude Rebekah Lodge #37, Ekalaka, Montana ) 1981-1983 26 / 4 Scrapbook (Hope Rebekah Lodge #15, Stevensville, Montana) 1938-1969 26 / 5 Scrapbook (Hope Rebekah Lodge #15, Stevensville, Montana) 1941-1942 26 / 6 Scrapbook (Naomi Rebekah Lodge #1, Helena, Montana) 1921-1968 / 29 Scrapbook (Norma Rebekah Lodge #9, Bozeman, Montana) 1935-1938 26 / 7 Scrapbook (Onyx Rebekah Lodge #75, Manhatten, Montana) 1975-1996 26 / 8 Scrapbook (Zelda Rebekah Lodge #14, Billings, Montana) 1955-1995 30 Scrapbook (Department Association of Ladies' Auxiliaries, Patriarchs Militant, IOOF, Department of Montana) 1959-1961 26 / 9 Scrapbook (Rebekah State Assembly) 1915-1951 31 Bible (Montana I.O.O.F. #1) undated 32-34 History of Rebekah Lodges in Montana [Written by Bonnie Van Campen] undated Odd Fellows Home (Helena) Organizational Records 26a / 1 Odd Fellows Home records (including applications, correspondence, and assets lists of applicants) [RESTRICTED] 1908-1958 Accession 2002-47 (A3:2-3) Sheridan Lodge #12 (Scobey) Minutes 27 / 1 Minute book 1913-1918 Canton Sanders #13 (Thompson Falls) Minutes 27 / 2 Minute book 1909-1911 Financial Records 27 / 3 Cash book [possibly from Canton Sanders #13) 1917-1966 Canton Keogh #14 (Miles City) Minutes 27 / 4 Minute Book 1917-1940 Financial Records 27 / 5 Journal 1918-1924 27 / 6 Cash Book 1924-1944 Columbia Lodge #43 (Columbia Falls) Financial Records 28 / 1 Ledger 1891-1943 28 / 2 Dues book 1955-1964 28 / 3-9 Minute books 1892-1933 Lake Lodge #50 (Kalispell) Minutes 29-32 / Minute books; membership records 1893-1982 Beaver Lodge #65 (Ekalaka) Organizational Records 33 / 1 Constitution and by-laws 1903 Absarokee Lodge #66 (Absarokee) Financial Records 33 / 2 Ledger undated 33 / 3 Receipt book undated Organizational Records 33 / 4-5 Officers Roll 1922-1949 33 / 6 Question book 1903-1951 33 / 7 Visitors Register 1913-1944 33 / 8 Minute book 1930-1932 Joliet Lodge #77 (Joliet) Financial Records 34 / 1 Receipt book 1926-1928 Organizational Records 34 / 2 Officers Roll 1967-1975 34 / 3 Visitors Register 1913-1944 Minutes 34 / 4-12 Minute books 1907-1963 Two Medicine Lodge #94 (Cut Bank) Financial Records 35 / 1 Ledger 1911-1917 Minutes 35 / 2-4 Minute books 1911-1915, 1935-1942, 1942-1949 Organizational Records 35 / 5 Signatures to Constitution 1911-1937 35 / 6 Visitors Register 1955-1975 35 / 7 Member Register 1921-1923 35 / 8 Roll of Officers 1925-1939 Valier Lodge #97 (Valier) Organizational Records 35 / 9 Member register 1949? Glacier Lodge #99 (Whitefish) Financial Records 35 / 10-11 Cash books 1917-1966, 1952-1975 Organizational Records 35 / 12 Signature to Constitution 1912-1964 35 / 13 Book of Sub Lodges 1954-1963 Saco Lodge #114 (Saco) Financial Records 36 / 1-5 Ledgers 1910-1987 Minutes 36 / 6-12 Minute books 1926-1930, 1941-1981 Organizational Records 36 / 13-15 Officers Roll Book 1926-1928, 1945-1971 Montana Rebekah Assembly Organizational Records 37 / Montana Rebekah Assembly Journal of Proceedings 1910-1938, 1940-1968, 1971-1980, 1982-1999 Crescent Rebekah Lodge #22 (Kalispell) Financial Records 38 / 1 Treasurer's Cash Book 1918-1931 Minutes 38 / 2-10 Minute books 1896-1911, 1919-1922, 1940-1952, 1959-1988 Organizational Records 38 / 11 Certificates of Transfer, Dismissal, & Withdrawal 1917-1963 Alpha Rebekah Lodge #96 (Hardin) Minutes 39 / 1-2 Minute books 1930-1942 Organizational Records 39 / 3-7 Suspensions (State Black Lists) 1872-1946 39 / 8 Uniform Method Book 1925-1928 Valier Rebekah Lodge #104 (Valier) Financial Records 40 / 1 Cash Book 1970-1993 40 / 2-3 Ledgers 1921-1963, 1967-1989 40 / 4 Secretary's Cash Book 1947-1970 40 / 5-7 Treasurer's Cash Books 1921-1993 Minutes 40 / 8-9 Minute Books 1962-1976 Organizational Records 40 / 10 Officers Roll Book 1969-1989 40 / 11 Rebekah Signatures of Constitution 1921-1948 40 / 12 Report of the Grand Lodge IOOF of Montana 1898 40 / 13 Roll of Officers 1989-1993 40 / 14 Roll of Past Noble Grands 1948-1975 40 / 15 Visitors Register 1928-1962 Melrose Rebekah Lodge #106 (Melrose) Minutes 41 / 1-10 Minute Books 1921-1993 Organizational Records 41 / 11 Register of Members 1921-1931