Odd Fellows, Independent Order of Charity Lodge (Stockton, Calif.) Records, 1852-1867

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Summary

Title:
Odd Fellows, Independent Order of Charity Lodge (Stockton, Calif.) Records,
Dates:
1852-1867
Creators:
Wendell Hammon
Language:
English.
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

Background

Scope and content:

The Odd Fellows Charity Lodge Records consist of correspondence, financial statements, reports, bills and other financial papers (1852-1867).

Biographical / historical:

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.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
0.25 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Holt Atherton staff; revised by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: Sept. 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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