Knights of Pythias Records
Scope and Contents
Contains one Visitors Register from 1900-1921 & two records books. The first book dates from 1910-1928 and the second dates from 1928-1932. Records books contains lists of officers, pages for minutes that include a place to enter income and expenses. There are also some letters and reports glued into the second register.
Dates
- Creation: 1910 - 1932
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Biographical Note
The Fraternal Order of the Knights of Pythias was founded in Washington, D.C. on February 19, 1864. Its purpose is to promote "universal peace" through friendship and understanding. http://pythias.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=13&Itemid=27
There is no information in this collection about the history of the Spearfish Lodge #69.
Extent
1 Boxes
0.25 Linear Feet
Organization of the Collection
Chronological
Acquisition Information
Received February 1985
Processing Information
Dora Jones; Bobbi Sago
- Title
- Guide to the Knights of Pythias Records
- Subtitle
- At the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Roberta Sago.
- Date
- January 25, 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies Repository
Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street, Unit 9676
Spearfish South Dakota 57799-9676 USA
605-642-6361
Lori.Terrill@BHSU.edu