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Olive Branch Lodge No. 74 F. & A.M.

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P820

Overview

The Olive Branch Lodge No. 74 F. & A.M. history is a brief handwritten document chronicling the Kansas organization's primary activities.

Dates

  • Creation: 1977

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

History of Olive Branch Lodge No. 74 F. & A.M.

The Olive Branch Lodge No. 74 began August 24, 1904, with George Brinker as the first Worshipful Master. From 1904 to 1916, the group met in Armordale, Kansas; they then moved to the 10th and Washington Blvd. location. Olive Branch was one of the first lodges in the area to own their own hall, to organize a school for Masonic instruction, and to recognize meritorious service for master masons.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

The Olive Branch Lodge No. 74 F. & A.M. history dates from 1977 and consists of a photocopy of a four page, handwritten document. The document presents a list of Past Masters from the organizations beginning circa 1904 to 1977 and then gives a brief history of the organization.

Physical Location

RH MS P820

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Rev. Emmett L. Hughes, 1978.

Title
Guide to the Olive Branch Lodge No. 74 F. & A.M. Collection
Subtitle
Olive Branch Lodge No. 74 F. & A.M.
Author
Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2007 Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2007
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Sponsor
Support for the processing of this Collection was provided by the Dana and Sue Anderson African American Collecting Program Endowment Fund.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7372013692
Preferred citation
Olive Branch Lodge No. 74 F. & A.M. Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P820, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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