Improved Order of Red Men, Willamette Tribe No. 6 records
Scope and Contents
Collection includes minutes, 13 volumes, 1874-1941; House Committee minutes, 3 volumes, 1919-1938; membership lists, 1939; financial records, 5 volumes, 1898-1939; scrapbooks, 2 volumes, 1927 and 1931-1936; question books, 2 volumes; minute book, 1 volume, 1927-1926, for Wickiup Tribe #21; and ephemera.
Dates
- 1874-1941
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative history
The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1834. It is an offshoot of the Sons of Liberty, who participated in the Boston Tea Party dressed as Native Americans. They dress as Native Americans, are organized into tribes and observe rituals. The ladies' auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas.
Extent
3.5 Cubic Feet (3 record cartons, 1 oversize folder and 1 custom box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records include minutes, membership lists, financial records, scrapbooks, question books, and ephemera.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Reed College, 1974.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Improved Order of Red Men, Willamette Tribe No. 6 records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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