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R         Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  Mount Vernon Lodge No. 151

689                                    (Mount Vernon, Mo.).

Records, 1865-1974 (bulk 1865-1957).

            Twenty-four volumes and ten folders.

 

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These are the records of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 151 in Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri.  The records consist of minutes of meetings, rolls of officers, reports to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, membership records, and miscellaneous papers.

 

 

   Volumes 01-11:  Minute books, 1865-1954

 

V. 01:  Minutes, “Degree Book A,” 16 Aug 1865—4 Dec 1881

V. 02:  Minute book, 30 Sep 1871—13 Oct 1877

V. 03:  Minute book, 27 Oct 1877—17 Mar 1892

V. 04:  Minute book, 24 Mar 1892—26 Dec 1895

V. 05:  Minute book, 2 Jan 1896—9 Jan 1902

V. 06:  Minute book, 16 Jan 1902—1 Feb 1906

V. 07:  Minute book, 8 Feb 1906—7 Jan 1915

V. 08:  Minute book, 14 Jan 1915—1 Nov 1917

V. 09:  Minute book, 6 Apr 1922—29 Jan 1930

V. 10:  Minute book, 6 Feb 1930—21 Mar 1940

V. 11:  Minute book, 24 Oct 1946—27 Feb 1954

 

   Volumes 12-17:  Reports, rolls, and registers, 1865-1957

 

V. 12:  Reports to Grand Lodge, 1865-1897

V. 13:  Reports to Grand Lodge, 1899-1919

V. 14:  Roll of Members, 1890-1957

V. 15:  Roll of Officers, 1891-1910

V. 16:  Roll of Officers, 1911-1922

V. 17:  Visitors’ Register, 1893-1942

 

   Volumes 18-24:  Membership account books, 1865-1944

 

V. 18:  Register, n.d.

V. 19:  “Abstract of Initiatory Work and Historical Record,” 1865-1890  

V. 20:  Membership account book, 1869-1896  (index in front of volume)

V. 21:  Membership account book, 1871-1901

V. 22:  Membership account book, 1901-1909

V. 23:  Individual record ledger, 1895-1944  (index in front of volume)

V. 24:  “Questions and Answers,” 1896-1943  (fragment)

 

   Folders 1-6:  Membership papers and certificates, 1874-1954 (alphabetically by surname)

 

F. 01:  Petitions for initiation, n.d.

F. 02:  Applications for membership, 1909-1954

F. 03:  Certificates of dues paid, ca. 1912-1948

F. 04:  Certificates of withdrawal, 1874-1921

F. 05:  Certificates of transfer, 1908-1947

F. 06:  Certificates of visitors, 1892-1899

   Folders 7-10:  Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, 1890-1974

 

F. 07:  By-laws, rules of order, cemetery regulations, 1895-1945

F. 08:  Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1908-1974

F. 09:  Correspondence and papers from the Grand Lodge of Missouri, ca. 1896-1928

F. 10:  Checks, bills, receipts, and miscellaneous financial papers, 1890-1957

    

 

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