Manuscripts
Expulsion and rejection notices for members
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Membership materials and receipts
Manuscripts
Set of items related to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Charity Lodge No.6 in Stockton, California. Includes petitions for memberships, receipts of dues paid, and a list of members as of December 1856.
mssHM 74107-74113
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Members' correspondence
Manuscripts
Letters and receipts related to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Alameda, Sacramento, San Andreas, Diamond Spring, and Stockton, California. Includes a letter of resignation as Vice Grand of Charity Lodge No.6 from Benjamin P. Kooser (also includes notes on a ball to attract new members), a printed prospectus and receipt for the I.O.O.F. "Black Book" (1856), a letter about an Indiana member's wife who is searching for him in California, a printed circular asking for donations, a printed list of how many representatives each lodge is entitled to (1858), and a letter from C.A.E. Hertel detailing his illnesses and asking for sick benefits.
mssHM 74309-74314
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows collection
Manuscripts
This collection contains letters, envelopes, blank checks, advertisements, pamphlets, tickets, a 1924 calendar, and a 1932 sign-in book, and other ephemera related to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Some material is related to Ione Lodge #51, which is no longer an active Odd Fellows chapter. It also contains material related to Centennial Lodge #247 and Golden Rule Lodge #160.
mssOddfellowscollection