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Fraternal organizations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Hopkins Lodge No. 87 (Bristol, Pa.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: GA.BH.2
Abstract An altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), which was originally organized in England in the 18th century, was started by Thomas Wildey in the United States in 1819. Hopkins Lodge No. 87, located in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was organized in 1843. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hopkins Lodge No. 87 (Bristol, Pa.) records, 1843-1982, consist primarily of minute books and ledgers, and a Junior 3 Link Club minute book...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1843 - 1967; 1843 - 1982

Small Collections

 Collection
Identifier: GA.BH.9
Scope and Contents

This collection is organized in individual files of record bodies deemed too small to have their own collection and are from a wide variation of accessions and provenance, or have a lack of provenance. Items within these small collections are organized in original received order from the respective creators or donors.

Dates: 1847 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1999