Register of the Odd Fellows, Independent Order of. Charity Lodge (Stockton, Calif.) Records, 1852-1867
Processed by Holt Atherton staff; revised by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
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Fax: (209) 946-2810
URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
© 1998
University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Odd Fellows, Independent Order of. Charity Lodge (Stockton, Calif.) Records, 1852-1867
Collection number: Mss227
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
- Processed by:
- Holt Atherton staff; revised by Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- Sept. 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Odd Fellows, Independent Order of. Charity Lodge (Stockton, Calif.) Records,
Date (inclusive): 1852-1867
Collection number: Mss227
Creator:
Wendell Hammon
Extent: 0.25 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Odd Fellows, Independent Order of. Charity Lodge (Stockton,
Calif.) Records, Mss227, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of
the Pacific Library
Access Points
corporate name
Odd Fellows, Independent Order of. Charity Lodge (Stockton, Calif.)
subject
Friendly societies -California -Stockton -Records and correspondence
subject
Libraries -California -Stockton -History
subject
Stockton (Calif.) -History -Sources
Biography
Odd Fellows Charity Lodge of Stockton (Calif.) was organizaed in February 1852.
Initially, the Lodge's membership reached about 150, but internal disputes fostered by
the regionalism that gave rise to the American Civil War led to the establishment of a
second Odd Fellows Lodge in Stockton and a subsequent decline in the Charity Lodge's
membership. Activities of the Lodge included participation in civic events, care of sick
and diseased members and the operation of Stockton's first public library. Charity Lodge
built its own meeting hall in 1865.
Scope and Content
The Odd Fellows Charity Lodge Records consist of correspondence, financial statements,
reports, bills and other financial papers (1852-1867).
CONTAINER LIST
BOX 1: STOCKTON ODD FELLOWS RECORDS, 1852-1867
1.1: Aug 1852-Oct 1855 [27 items]
1.2: Jan 1856-Dec 1857 [35 items]
1.3: Jul 1858-Dec 1859 [21 items]
1.4: Undated material [4 items]
