Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), Alturas Lodge No. 80, 1858-1986

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Summary

Title:
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), Alturas Lodge No. 80,
Dates:
1858-1986
Creators:
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Alturas Lodge No. 80 (La Porte, Calif.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), Alturas Lodge No. 80, California State Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Lodge records, 1858-1921: correspondence; I.O.O.F. publications; financial records; annual relief reports listing lodge members; trustees' and treasurers' bonds; committee reports; by-laws and amendments; resolutions, including condolences on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; 2 gavels; regalia. Proceedings from trials provide an interesting glimpse at lodge justice. Also contains miscellaneous notes and documents (1885-1986) about Plumas County.

Biographical / historical:

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal society, was introduced to America by Englishman Thomas Wildey in 1819. The Order was established in San Francisco, Calif. in 1849, and Alturas Lodge was established December 8, 1858 in La Porte, Plumas County. The Lodge served not only as a social and relief organization, but also provided an avenue for justice. Charges of unbecoming conduct brought against a member by an individual or by the lodge were tried by a committee. Sustained charges could mean expulsion and the loss of relief benefits.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The California State Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Brooke Dykman Dockter
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Unrestricted.

Terms of access:

Please credit California State Library.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), Alturas Lodge No. 80, California State Library.

Location of this collection:
900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
Contact:
(916) 654-0176
cslcal@library.ca.gov
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